14 Nov 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1996
Page
1
The Aiken Standard launches a four part look starting Sunday at stages of cotton in Aiken County. Sunday covers growing cotton followed by cotton ginning Monday weaving cotton Tuesday and wearing cotton Wednesday.
The Labor Department reports first time claims totaling 328,000 for the week, down from 332,000, the lowest since October 19. The four week moving average declines to 330,250, with strikes at GM cited as a past distortion. States show mixed changes, led by California and Wisconsin.
Readable names listed include Alice Childs Eden Md Pansy Lee Salter Johnston James Edd Stringfield Bath Thomas M Walker Beechsland as part of the page 2B lineup.
Lottery update notes Wednesday drawing results with Cash 3 numbers listed as 8 0 0. No additional context or official draw details provided.
City officials approve a 300000 funding package to purchase and renovate the Aiken Center for the Arts, the former Rose Hill Art Center. The plan allocates 90000 to buy the facility from Billy Morris and 210000 for major renovations including roof, wiring, and elevator upgrades as part of a broader downtown anchor project.
North Augusta Middle School gains a pint sized wetland created by USC Aiken ecology students. The project provides a real life lab for youngsters and a habitat for pond life as plants and animals are expected to thrive in the coming years.
Bruno's Inc of Birmingham announced plans to sell 42 Foodmax and Piggly Wiggly stores, but no buyer emerged. The Aiken and North Augusta Foodmax locations will shut November 28, with over 80 workers to receive severance and benefits. Staff cite uncertainty and holiday timing as hardest.
Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary submitted her resignation to President Clinton effective January 20 1997. A department statement praised her for guiding the post Cold War transition and downsizing a bloated bureaucracy while noting partisan attacks and controversy over travel expenses and press monitoring.
A 30 year old Columbia woman was found shot up to three times in the head on a gravel road near a soccer field across from the airport. Police identified her Wednesday but did not release her name pending relatives' notification. An autopsy was planned.
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