Celebrity Waiter Night draws crowds for charity in Aiken
A lively Celebrity Waiter Night packed venues across Aiken with city officials and volunteers serving meals for a good cause. Notables including Director Pete Frommer and Capt. Tom Galardi joined patrons at Up Your Alley and West Side Bowery, praising the event while jokes and playful roasts abounded. Organizers touted substantial corporate sponsorships and expected proceeds surpassing last year's total of about 16 000 dollars, with seven restaurants participating and gifts exceeding 15 000 dollars as the evening progressed.
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Pearce
Up Your Alley
Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Tom Galardi
Kathy Reynolds
Frommer
Aiken County
Galardi
West Side Bowery
Skipper” Perry
Perry
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken Heart Board
Im Moore
Ken Fallan
Moore
Fallon
Children’s Place
Pegey Ford
Students Sent To Wrong School In New London District
Dozens of students in the New London School District have been attending the wrong elementary school. District Administrator John Foster told the Board of Education that about 60 pupils live in one attendance area but go to a different school, a significant misassignment uncovered last week.
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NEW
London
Wis
New London
Board of Education
John Foster
Fed expected to raise federal funds rate to 6.5 percent
Analysts forecast a half point Fed funds rate hike to 6.5 percent, lifting the prime rate toward 9.5 percent. Some economists warn against too large a move, while others push for rapid tightening to curb inflation as growth slows. If implemented, further hikes may follow at the June meeting to test the economy’s soft landing.
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Fed
United States
Greenspan
Richard Yamarone
Argus Research Corp
David Wyss
Standard & Poor
DRI
Kosovo dispute fuels Cohen veto threat on emergency funds
President Clinton could veto a 4.7 billion package of emergency defense funds if it keeps U S troops in Kosovo without Congress approval. Sen Byrd calls the veto threat a scare tactic as lawmakers debate an 8.6 billion military construction package with Kosovo language. About 5,900 U S troops serve in the 37,000 strong NATO led Kosovo peacekeeping force.
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Cohen
Washington
Clinton
Congress
U.S
William Cohen
Robert Byrd
D-Wva
White House
Senate
Byrd
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Warner
R-Va
Yugoslavia
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Europe
Microsoft to patch Outlook to block virus attachments
Microsoft will update Outlook to prevent running any executable attachments and warn users when programs access the address book or send mail. The patch for Outlook 98 and Office 2000, in response to the Love Bug and ILOVEYOU virus damage, will be available on Microsoft’s web site next week.
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Seattle
Microsoft
Microsoft Corp
Steven Sinofsky
Microsoft Office
Outlook
Sinofsky
Ira Winkler
Internet Security Advisors Group
North Augusta to decide on Knology and Comcast franchises
North Augusta City Council moves to third reading of Knology and Comcast ordinances. Knology aims to use publicly owned rights of way to provide cablevision and related services. If approved, five year build out to 85 percent customer reach, with a further five year term if goals met. Aiken County Council also schedules third reading for Knology rights in unincorporated areas.
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Comcast
Knology
North Augusta
Aiken County
Drug arrest highlights sting operation and light sentence
Weeks described an unrelated case where officers responding to a drug search responded to a pager call from an Augusta customer. The buyer was lured to a residence and a bogus crack made from light bread was prepared. Williams received a two year sentence suspended to one year probation. Paetz argued he did not have a drug problem and acted to please a girlfriend. Williams, a Virginia resident, was arrested on Chesterfield Street by a narcotics task force.
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Paetz
Williams
Chesterfield Street
Cooper
Virginia
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