Weather forecast part cloudy with warm highs
Partly cloudy skies forecast today with highs in the upper 80s. Tonight mostly fair with a low near 70. See Page 10A for details.
11 Sep 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1988
Page
1
Partly cloudy skies forecast today with highs in the upper 80s. Tonight mostly fair with a low near 70. See Page 10A for details.
Death notices list Essie Stone Green Aiken Edgar Price Morgan Edgefield Ronald D. Kelley Aiken Donna Collum Higgenbottom Langley Annie Evelyn Quattlebaum Columbia and The Rev. Lee E. Holdman Aiken. Obituary brief for community readers with confirmed names and cities.
Westinghouse executives celebrated their Savannah River Plant prize as the DOE chose the Pittsburgh company to replace Du Pont. The transition begins next week with about 15 to 20 staff arriving, rising to 50 in a month and hundreds later, creating local jobs and a new engineering office in two years. Moore and Herrmann spoke at USC Aiken pledging community support and safe operation.
Miss Minnesota Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson, a Harvard pre-law hopeful, won the Miss America crown in a close contest at Convention Hall Atlantic City after two judge polls. First runner-up was Miss Colorado Maya Walker, second Miss Oklahoma Lori Lee Kelley, third Miss California Marlise Sharleen Ricardos, and fourth Miss Alabama Jenny Lee Jackson.
Accidents on U S 1 totaled 224 from January through June as officials cite driver error and high traffic volume as primary factors. Other risky routes include U S 25, SC 19, and SC 302 with high counts.
Thousands of firefighters faced high wind as fires roared in and around Yellowstone National Park. Officials warned the day could be the worst on the lines since the blazes began three months earlier. Roads were closed while evacuees left a nearby mining town and park headquarters. Interior Secretary Hodel and Agriculture Secretary Lyng visited West Yellowstone and Old Faithful to assess the situation. Weather fronts and gusts to 60 mph hampered suppression efforts despite some showers.
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