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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2008
Page
1
Watch Aiken Standard’s Friday night football coverage on Atlantic Broadband channel 95 at 7 p.m. as Aiken defeated Irma..re
Olympic hero Michael Phelps was celebrated in Baltimore after achieving eight gold medals in one Games. A parade led to a fireworks finale at Fort McHenry, marking his historic homecoming and reception by the city.
The article explains the bailout’s estimated price versus other federal outlays in fiscal 2009. It notes a rough $3,000 per person impact and imagines spending at $1,000 per second, requiring nearly 32 years to exhaust the amount.
The Aiken High School Class of 1958 and the St. Angela Class of 1958 held their 50th reunions in Aiken this weekend. Attendees recalled youth, music, dances, football games, and a town that has changed yet kept its character. They spoke of raising funds for Teen Town in 10th grade through bake sales and car washes.
The 50th page 10A item catalogs former and current local hangouts and sports venues. It lists favorites such as Hornet's Nest CVS Whiskey location A and W Root Beer Richland, Teen Town Council on Aging site, Rosemary Theater Downtown Joe's Drive-in Kalmia Plaza area Quonset Hut opposite Council on Aging Bowling Alley Whiskey Road Fox Drive-in Marvin's Drive-in Scot's Lake Highland Park Golf Course couples Gem Lake and Aiken High football and basketball games.
In 1958 Elvis Presley enters the U S Army. Jim Henson Company is founded. Nabokov publishes Lolita amid controversy. Bobby Fischer wins the U S Championship at age 14. A Mark 15 hydrogen bomb is lost off Savannah. A B 47 drops an atom bomb on Mars Bluff South Carolina injuring people. Khrushchev becomes premier and Explorer 1 launches as NASA is created by Congress.
J Calk named Most Handsome in St Angela Class of 58 recalls no football team but annual basketball games with Aiken High. Anecdotes mention Untoieiss Laughter nickname Frenchie and frequent visits to A W Root Beer drive in. Five boys in senior class but many great times center on prom night.
The SRS Heritage Foundation plans a Heritage Center to showcase Savannah River Site work from the Cold War to the present. It seeks DOE funding and an education focus to inspire youth toward diverse nuclear and environmental careers. The group also pursues a documentary and a walking trail as part of the initiative.
Norman Spencer 49 who has Down syndrome attended the CSRA Buddy Walk at USC Aiken Stadium with Grant Spencer and family. The event drew hundreds, with more than 26 000 raised to support Tri-Development services and Down syndrome families.
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