Aiken Standard Profiles South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Candidate Race
The Aiken Standard announces its ongoing series profiling South Carolina candidates for the lieutenant governor race with all general election contenders to be featured. A special November 3 tabloid will cover that election. Tomorrow features Rep Irene Rudnick running unopposed in House District 81.
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Rare bird dies after long Atlantic flight in England
A rare bird that crossed the Atlantic about 3,000 miles died after striking a plate glass door at a famed Slimbridge bird sanctuary in England.
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Deaths of several individuals listed with locations
Obituary brief lists deaths: Julian Goss Aiken David Hamilton Kennedy Williston James Pennington Louisville Ga William Robinson North Augusta Robert E Silas Augusta Clyde Turner Augusta. Page 8A details form.
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Aiken
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Williston
James Pennington
Louisville
William Robinson
North Augusta
Robert E. Silas
Augusta
Clyde Turner
Senate Debates Tax Hike and Medicare Premium Increases
The Senate weighs raising taxes on the rich and moderating a Medicare premium boost as part of a deficit-reduction bill on a fast track to President Bush for signature. The package would also raise gas and diesel taxes, tax alcohol and luxury goods, and tighten retiree Medicare contributions while capping itemized deductions and raising the wage base for Medicare taxes.
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Steven Symms
Idaho
Edwards Receives Textile Citizen of the Year Honor
Herman Lyle Edwards, 57, foreman in Graniteville Company’s welding division, was named the 1990 National Textile Citizen of the Year by the American Textile Manufacturers Institute. He says public speaking isn’t his strength and relies on Derrick Lee for media matters.
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Herman Lyle Edwards
Raniteville
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American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Derrick Lee
Energy Costs Signal U S Recession Risk
Washington reports a 0.8 percent rise in consumer prices for September driven by a 5.6 percent jump in energy. Gasoline up 9.5 percent and fuel oil 15.9 percent push annual inflation toward 9.5 percent if the pace continues. Analysts warn the energy shock could slow the economy with price trends likely to persist through year end.
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Social Security benefits rise 5.4 percent in January
The 40 million Social Security recipients will receive a 5.4 percent boost starting in January, the largest in eight years. The average retired worker gains about $31 monthly, from $571 to $602, while the maximum for a 1991 retiree reaching 65 climbs to $1,022. Benefits have risen automatically since 1975, barring six months in a prior period.
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FEMA Inspects Flooding Damage in Aiken County
FEMA representatives and local officials toured Aiken County assessing flood damage for possible federal aid. County coordinator Bobby Mauney expressed doubt the losses meet disaster thresholds, noting flooded basements and damaged HVAC systems rather than widespread residential ruin.
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Aiken County
Scott Barnes
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Mauney
Elvis in the 90s The Elvis Files author offers new theories
Gail Brewer-Giorgio, creator of Is Elvis Alive, returns with The Elvis Files about Elvis Presley and his supposed death. The piece notes Graceland disputes and references Albert Goldman as a biographer. Elvis is depicted in various roles and rumors persist about his fate.
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Elvis alive belief lingers in reader sightings and rumors
A Minnesota reader questions Elvis Presley’s death after a postal worker notes creation of stamps requires death. Brewer-Giorgio’s book argues Elvis lives, predicting a comeback on August 16, 1993. CBS News poll shows seven percent of Americans doubt his death with fan reports like a Nashville area gas station encounter.
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