08 Sep 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1997
Page
1
Regular Aiken County Board of Education session set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the district main office at 1000 Brookhaven Drive near Aiken Mall. Agenda includes an Aiken-Welsh teacher exchange, student motivation efforts, grants, construction and repair projects, SAT results discussion, and an executive session.
Obituary notices list Ruth Brantley and Johnston Calvin Coot Green among the deaths reported on page 5A. Local notices mark their passings with brief biographical lines and service details.
A Georgia lottery Sunday draw lists the winning numbers 32 and 0.2 along with the game Pan tasy 7 1. Players are advised to check tickets for eligibility and claim details through the official Georgia Lottery channels.
President Clinton abandons vacation leisure for a fall agenda focused on education standards and testing. He plans a Maryland elementary school appearance to counter GOP efforts to block funding for voluntary testing, signaling a veto threat on the Labor Health and Human Services and Education bill if amendments pass. Clinton aides describe this as his strongest push yet and note irritation at slow progress.
Cassandra Staley and her three daughters celebrated the dedication of Habitat for Humanity’s 22nd Aiken house at 346 Fairfield St. The three bedroom, $35,000 home marks a fresh start after leaving Wagener public housing. Habitat board president Buzz Rich praised the program for enabling families to own homes with volunteer support and sponsor involvement, aided by a $100,000 city grant.
Calcutta officials announce a state funeral for Mother Teresa with gun carriage and military honors. Sunita Kumar calls the act fitting, while church leaders urge reverence for the Nobel laureate’s simple faith. She died Friday from a heart attack after decades of serving orphans and the poor.
Daniel M. Smith has long served in the Boy Scouts Augusta Council on Aging and the Optimist Club. After 27 years with the Social Security Administration he retired and started a disability claims consulting business. He is active at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church North Augusta and chairs the building committee. Pope John Paul II will honor him as Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great on November 30 at a ceremony in North Augusta.
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