Memorial Service For Four Victims In Aiken
A memorial service is set for 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Aiken to honor Esther Sheryl Wood Ernest Leonard Filyan Charles Griffeth and David Wayne Moore killed at R. E. Phelan last Monday. The service offers a chance for community grieving and support for families. First Baptist Church sits at 120 Chesterfield St NW in Aiken.
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First Baptist Church
R. E. Phelan
Esther Sheryl Wood
Ernest Leonard Filyan
Charles Griffeth
David Wayne Moore
Aiken
Chesterfield St
Autumn Weather Shifts to Cooler Temperatures in Aiken
Fall brings cool air to Aiken with a high near 75 and a low around 55 tonight. The change, reported by Savannah River Site Weather Center, contrasts with Saturday’s heat of about 9 degrees warmer, with a midweek rise back into the 80s and a chance of rain.
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Aiken
Savannah River
School Board Meeting Set For Tuesday in Aiken
The Aiken County Board of Education schedules a meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the district main office at 1000 Brookhaven Drive near Aiken Mall. The public is invited.
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Reguar
Aiken County
Deaths of Local Residents Featured on Page 5A
Obituary notices list Lester Gracey Augusta Billy L Hildreth North Augusta Sylvain Prescott Rath Ginell Stroman Salley Essie Mae Williams Williston with brief funeral details and dates noted for community readers.
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Lester Gracey
Augusta
Billy L. Hildreth
North Augusta
Sylvain D. Prescott
Rath
Ginell Stroman
Salley
Essie Mae Williams
Williston
Georgia Lottery Draws Daily Winners and Fantasy 6
The Georgia lottery lists daily results with Cash 3 and Cash 4 draws showing payouts of 487.29 for a Fantasy 6 combination totaling 2,513,1625 in prize value. No further context available.
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Cash
Fantasy
Runners fight marathon battle against leukemia
Area athletes join the Aiken Chapter of Team in Training to raise funds for leukemia patients across South Carolina. Jim and Sharon Stewart of Aiken plan to run and walk the Chicago Marathon on Oct 19 in memory of Barry Johnson and in honor of 8-year-old Max Lauritzen of Aiken, a cancer survivor active with the group.
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Aiken
Jim
Sharon Stewart
Chicago
Stewart
York
Barry Johnson
Max Lauritzen
Kris
Lauritzen
Max
East Aiken Elementary
Author works to screen for Rusty Charm novel
James Goodman reports his poetry collected in The Treasures of Granville has inspired multiple novels. The Rusty Charm, first in the Rusty Charm Series, is being adapted as a screenplay by Margaret Ford with Nancy Buscher handling rights. Contracts signed last month aim to complete in about six months.
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James Goodman
Angel
Granville
Goodman
Charleston
Margaret Ford
Thad
South Carolina Film Commission
Nancy Buscher
Buscher Consultants
Ginny Sourme
Rusty Charm
U.S. Ready to Pay Up at the United Nations
President Clinton signals readiness to recommit nearly 1 billion dollars owed to the United Nations as reforms push the organization toward efficiency and financial stability. He meets Annan and other world leaders, pledging support for reform and a potential grand bargain on peacekeeping funding.
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United Nations
Clinton
United States
General Assembly
Kofi Annan
Yevgeny Primakov
Pakistan
India
Metropolitan Opera
Washington
U.N
Annan
Leonid Kuchma
Ukraine
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe
Milan Kucan
Slovenia
Fabian Alarcony
Ecuador
Tary
Mike McCurry
Congress
Madeleine Albright
Private military school gains momentum in South plan
Charleston report notes a private all male Christian military college uniting Citadel and VMI alumni with support from the League of the South. Plans for the Southern Military Institute seek 50 million dollars to launch by 1999, with campuses eyed in Texas Georgia Virginia and potential sites in South Carolina Tennessee and more.
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Charleston
Christian Military College
Lees
Jacksons
Forrests
Davises
Michael Hill
League of the South
Citadel
Virginia Military Institute
Southern Military Institute
VMI
U.S. Supreme Court
Lexington
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Abby
UN Day
Bers
Scott Webster
By Liz Victor
Jim Stewart
U.S
Michael Guthrie
SMI
Ambassador University
Big Sandy
Texas
Tift University
Forsyth
Augusta Military Academy
Staunton
Nashville
Tenn
South Carolina
Guthrie
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