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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2005
Page
3
Readers commend horses and officers for a military style training drill and thank volunteers who cleared woods in Aiken Estates. They note expired groceries and discuss Hastings Wise death penalty views while praising Christine and Thomas Hang and suggesting they could appear on From the Top.
Optimists across the state rush to buy tickets for the Wednesday Powerball drawing with an estimated $340 million prize. Kathy Greene of Bath says ticket sales surged, especially after school and work hours, as residents hope to win the record sum and perhaps cruise to Hawaii. A South Carolina Education Lottery press release urged responsible play and highlighted the Match 5 Bonus Prize, with a 9:45 p.m. ticket deadline.
Police probe a series of weekend burglaries as a man cashed four stolen lottery tickets at a Graniteville Quick Pantry. Surveillance shows a black man in his 30s with Yankees cap and Atlanta shirt, about 5'9" and 170 pounds. Investigators link two other Graniteville and Aiken burglaries and urge tips to the sheriff's office or New Ellenton PD.
The 37 year old Thomas E. Mikell Jr was found dead in a yard on Tower Place in Aiken. An autopsy showed the body had been there hours and investigators await toxicology results to determine cause and manner of death.
Coroner reports 62 year old Michael B. Adamick died from severe head injuries after an ultralight plane crash near Ridge Spring South Carolina. Witnesses say the aircraft took off from the home airstrip, turned hard right, then plunged into woods near the Southwood Manor Bed & Breakfast. The plane became lodged 40 feet up in a pine tree and a crane was used to retrieve it. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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Aiken declares October as the month of Patience. Lottery numbers drawn include Pick 3 Midday 0 4 7 Pick 4 Midday 4 1 2 6 Pick 3 Evening 7 7 7 Pick 4 Evening 2 4 8 1 Palmetto Cash Five 9 13 17 21 23 Multiplier 2 Cash 3 Midday 2 3 8 Cash 4 Midday 4 4 5 4 Cash 3 Evening 6 3 3 Cash 4 Evening 0 6 7 2 Fantasy 5 6 11 13 27 29.
Officials schedule a public hearing on a Tax Increment Financing plan with a potential decision the following day. The Aiken County Council invites public input as debate continues over the funding mechanism. Meanwhile the Western Carolina State Fair opens Thursday with food games rides and music. The Aiken Standard will cover the event.
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