05 Apr 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1996
Page
1
Thaddeus Antonio Thompson, 21, was found guilty of aggravated assault and battery for burning his month-old son with an electric iron in March 1985. A jury deliberated for about one hour, and Circuit Judge Frank Eppes sentenced him to 10 years in prison, with Thompson free on bond pending appeal.
AP report says Debra Owens previously chained her teenage daughters to deter running away and sex. A different judge removed one daughter and her infant son from Owens due to allegations of husband abuse, granting DSS custody of 16 year old Tharee Mascetti and her newborn while the agency investigates further claims.
Obituary notices record Laura Joan Flanagan Goad and Guy Dunnaway Morgan Sr., both linked to Aiken and Augusta regions, with Walter and Burt O’Banion also noted. The notices appear on page 4B, listing dates and service details in formal obituary style for local readers.
Georgia Lottery results list Thursday numbers with the Chere 3 and One Fantasy Five draws showing combinations 3 16 20 26 95. No payouts or prize details provided.
North Augusta community aid for Savannah River Site layoffs is cut to 82.5 million in 1996 and 67 million in 1997. DOE funds under the National Defense Authorization Act fund the programs. Local leaders offered few ideas at the DOE hearing, with apathy and denial cited as obstacles to wider community participation.
FBI agents comb a remote Montana mountain cabin of Theodore Kaczynski seeking a solid case against the Berkeley math professor suspected of the Unabomber crimes. They found a partially assembled pipe bomb materials and a typewriter used for the manifesto while guarding the suspect held without bail.
Savannah River Ecology Lab researchers will appear on CNN Presents in a Sunday broadcast about radiation effects ten years after the Chernobyl disaster. The report covers wildlife genetic mutations found in the exclusion zone, ongoing studies of various species, and residents returning to contaminated homes despite risks.
Aiken County legislators demand explanation for the vanished Schedule 2 road projects. Rep James Roland Smith says he will request a meeting with the six member Transportation Committee to discuss programmed projects not yet contracted. The Schedule 2 work moved to the committee after the delegation’s road panel was dissolved by a court ruling. The 1992 South Carolina Supreme Court decision barred use of state C-Fund money for construction while selections were made.
The March jobless rate rose to 5.6 percent as an auto industry strike reduced manufacturing employment. Payrolls rose by 140,000, far below February’s 624,000 gain, spooking markets and prompting concern inflation may rise.
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