12 Nov 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1997
Page
1
Mayor Fred Cavanaugh sits with Orvieto Italy delegation at a round table. Seated beside him are Erika Pauli, Orvieto Mayor Stephano Cimicchi and Maria Rita Paggio during the meeting.
University of South Carolina Aiken hosts visitors from Orvieto for a first full day of discussions on a possible sister-city partnership. The roundtable covers small business, tourism, culture, and education with talks and videos in Italian and English. Local figures like Fred Cavanaugh and Stefano Cimicchi weigh tourism development and shared cultural goals.
Aiken County Board of Education meets to discuss bills aimed at expanding local board authority over administrative area offices and advisory councils. Chair Dr. Bradley and member Sheran Proctor clash over potential changes while others defend the measure as shifting authority from Columbia to the local board amid the county's large geographic area.
Four American Audiotors employees of Union Texas Petroleum were shot dead in Karachi after a car forced off the road. Police link the attack to the CIA workers murders in Washington. State Department warned Americans abroad of possible retaliation. Police hunt two gunmen who fled in a second car. Company weighing evacuation.
The Savannah River Regional Diversifications Initiative executive committee approved adding 3.2 million to the 1998 budget to support Hankook Synthetics Inc. plans for a 60,000 square foot training facility in Augusta Corporate Park and a rail spur linking to a 1.8 billion manufacturing site. The project could create up to 1,800 jobs in the next decade and as many as 3,348 during construction, with DOE funding sought.
The page notes Tuesday's winning numbers for the local lottery, listing the sequence drawn and expected prize breakdown. Community members are advised to verify results with official lottery sources and claim prizes before the stated deadlines.
South Carolina Southern Baptists at their statewide convention adopted a resolution urging pastors to teach congregations about what they call the destructive force of video poker and to urge citizens to contact lawmakers. The measure targets video poker funding for public education, while GOP Beasley opposes the idea and Hodges supports a gambling revenue tax to fund a scholarship program.
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