07 Sep 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1996
Page
1
Friday football scores list Aiken versus Silver Bluff and Swansea versus Wagener Salley with 20 points for Aiken and 33 for Strom Thurmond, and Bates Leesville posting 9 points.
National manufacturers will include coupons in the Aiken Standard starting with tomorrow's edition. The savings come from brands of well known national manufacturers and will appear in Sunday papers nearly every week.
Supreme Court sets October 4 execution date for Larry Gene Bell on death row for 10 years for the 1985 killings of 17 year old Shaun Faye Smith and 10 year old Debra Helmick. Attorney General Condon urged the date, noting appeals are exhausted.
Obituary notices for Hugh D. Atkins Warrenville Lt Col Griffin R Beatty Springfield Hezekiah Rowe Ridge Spring Nicole Nikki Denise Swartz Mortmorenci Lizzie Mae Sadie Williams Williston are noted as appearing on Page 5A of the publication.
Dr. Fred C. Davison of Citizens for Nuclear Technology lamented the federal government’s anti-nuclear stance at a meeting in Aiken. CNTA seeks broader community support for the ITER fusion reactor, hoping to boost local economy and position the Savannah River Site as a national nuclear industry leader. Westinghouse Savannah River Company’s Benjamin Cross outlined fusion energy basics and noted the key question is project location.
Missiles fired at 15 Iraqi targets this week showed uneven results with several facilities and anti-aircraft sites escaping heavy damage. Pentagon officials said overall strikes succeeded by disabling southern air defenses, though some missiles were not launched or malfunctioned. The remarks challenge the idea of perfect precision for smart weapons.
Aiken’s Friday prayer breakfast group marks its 20th anniversary with 1 040 weekly gatherings at Shoney s. Non denominational members from law, business, ministry and education share faith, fellowship, and personal highs and lows.
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory researchers trek to the hurricane’s path to study how amphibians and reptiles respond to Fran. Dorcas Pechmann and colleagues document 55 species on International Paper land near the Pee Dee rivers, aiming to observe rapid ecological changes and possible snake migrations during extreme weather.
Residents awoke to Fran passing offshore and veering away from Myrtle Beach for the second time in two months. Lifeguards and locals praised the narrow miss as South Carolina evacuees fled inland while North Carolina faced the storm's full impact. The beach town, full of shops and miniature golf courses, kept its sunny routine despite the threat.
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