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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1986
Page
2
State and federal officials review the current measles surge with no final explanation yet. CDC says South Carolina has 180 cases, New Jersey over 500, Arkansas 150 as the outbreak grows across several states.
Black Americans are twice as likely to have high blood pressure as whites, with research suggesting heredity may play a role. Dr. Akinkugbe noted similar hypertension patterns in west Africa, where rural and urban surveys show 10 to 14 percent affected. High blood pressure links to heart attacks strokes and kidney disease.
Gov. Dick Riley headlined the state Democratic Convention praising economic growth and educational parity while Republicans faced criticism for negativism. Don McElveen was chosen state chairman over Herbert Fielding amid a brief protest, as four gubernatorial candidates spoke and Lyndon LaRouche pamphlets circulated.
Four Democratic candidates for South Carolina governor debated crime and prison policy at an AP Broadcasters forum in Columbia. They argued education cuts crime, with Eppes promoting work programs for inmates, Lader citing low reading levels, and Leatherman warning against tax incentives.
Hollywood producer Ted Gomillion, a native of Aiken, has bought 145 acres along U S Highway 178 in Pickens County for a movie studio. He aims to acquire a total of 340 acres and employ 1000 to 1500 people, with development to occur in three phases over five years.
Twelve present and former inmates of South Carolina prisons were indicted by a federal grand jury for taking part in a scam to file false tax returns. They claimed earned income credits, inflated income, and deductions for dependents, with refunds estimated above six thousand dollars. Nine checks totaling four thousand four hundred fifty seven dollars were mailed to a Langley post office box used to launder funds. The indictment names Charles Bruce Tomes, 41, of Bath, as filing false returns while an inmate at Wateree River Correctional Institution in Rembert.
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