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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1996
Page
1
College football score rundown listing Florida defeating Carolina and North Carolina margins, plus scores for Arkansas Penn State Michigan Florida State 54 Southern Miss 14 with sports details on page 1B.
Washington reports that Boeing and Lockheed Martin advanced to the Joint Strike Fighter contest after McDonnell Douglas was eliminated. Defense Secre tary Perry and Boeing spokesman Harrison touted the match as a major league test of cutting edge military aviation capabilities. Lockheed Martin brings F-22 experience, while Boeing returns to fighter design after decades.
Obituary notices from Batesburg Leesville to New York and Augusta list Addie Bell Scott Smith of New York City and Henry H. Bush of Augusta, with Ernest F Shumpert Jr of Aiken and Marshall Lyle Sr of Batesburg Leesville noted on Page 8A.
Saturday numbers show Tah 3 results with a 2.00 prize value. Georgia Lotto lists numbers 15 6122 with a winning outcome reported for the draw.
In Aiken County cotton fields endure muddy, damp conditions delaying the harvest. Rains and wet lint prevent picking and ginning. defoliants were used earlier but storms halted work. After a brief dry spell farmers resume harvesting the valuable crop amid high costs.
The Gen Barnard E Bee Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans offers a 1000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of those responsible for desecrating a Confederate cemetery off Clinton Church Road near Wagener. Graves were disturbed the weekend of Nov 23. Coroner says desecration is a felony. camp will assist owners in repairs.
Aman tied to one of Aiken County's landmark murders seeks post convicion relief to overturn an armed robbery sentence. Roosevelt Bryant 41 alleges obstruction of justice perjury and double jeopardy after a 1979 case linked to the killing of Sandra Fulmer Griffin and the Holoways. He and co defendants faced life terms after a Georgia crime spree.
US Representative Lindsey Graham cautions the Aiken Augusta community against relying on Congress funding for a tritium production line. He predicts hundreds of layoffs at Savannah River Site as it shifts to balance the workforce amid evolving mission needs, urging focus on realistic projects like a $50 million tritium extraction facility.
Sunny skies welcomed about 4,000 spectators at Ford Conger Field for the Aiken Fall Steeplechase. Dozens of horses competed as racing figures and locals enjoyed a bright, breezy afternoon. The Hitchcock Foundation won the day, earning profits from the event, with fans from South Carolina, Georgia and the East Coast.
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