20 Oct 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1997
Page
1
A group using plastic pink flamingos to raise money for a local park reports 10 birds stolen. Organizers say each ornament costs about $10 and the loss hampers an autumn fund drive that has raised about $4,000 so far.
Obituary notices list deaths of Dr. Leonard V. Kosinski of Aiken, Gloria M. Morrison of Marathon Florida, Nettie Shull and Salley Hildegard Spiers of Beech Island. The items appear in the page 7A tuary notices.
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 with numbers 8 and 12. Cash 4 drawn 5 403. Fantasy 5 drawn 10 18 20 28 81. Players chase prizes across the Sun.
Robert Barnwell, minister of drama at Second Baptist Church, shapes words into poetry and performance. His annual Stepping in Character event blends music drama and dance and was staged this past weekend at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center, highlighting his passion for poetry since school days.
Governor Beasley pledges to outlaw video poker tied to alcohol sales as a major gambling concern. State agencies sued to ban machines in beer wine venues under a 1942 law. Beasley spoke at Greenville GOP gathering vowing to curb the industry despite lobbyist opposition.
Beasley stands by his stance opposing a statewide lottery to fund free in state college tuition calling it a quick fix. Hodges backs a lottery as one option alongside revenue growth and a tax on video poker machines. House minority leader says tuition for high school grads with a B average would cost about 30 million annually. A referendum remains uncertain as polls show broad support for a lottery.
In Columbia, youths and experts wrestle with rising violence amid reports of a 1996 decline. A Benedict College senior questions why peers act violently while adults urge broader causes, from drugs to family change. Local cases include a Richland County shooting death, a 12-year-old homicide, and a Batesburg Leesville teen tried as an adult for stabbing an ex-boyfriend.
A Washington study of 8,000 births from 1992 and 1998 finds HMO enrollees have 40 percent better access to prenatal care and higher infant birthweight but 30 to 40 percent more labor and delivery complications among low risk patients. Researchers call for more detailed data to explain differences and note record-keeping factors.
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