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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1995
Page
4
Savannah River Site researchers report a family of screech owls with visible deformities at Par Pond, a cooled basin near a decommissioned reactor. An adult owl and three owlets show defects including a four legged form. Studies will seek causes, with Brisbin noting defects occur in many species worldwide.
The New York senator D Amato mocked Judge Lance Ito with a Japanese accent on a syndicated radio show while commenting on the O J Simpson trial. He apologized saying he was sorry if anyone was offended, but critics view the remark as further self diminishment of his stature and effectiveness as a senator.
Environmental advocate Camille McCall warns of a hazardous lead smelter run by felons as a county ordinance is debated after halting a lead acid plant in Aiken County. Congressman Graham urges continued tritium production at Savannah River Site. William H. Nock touts the merger making Carolina First the largest independent bank in South Carolina. Michael Graham says NationsBank faced an accounting demand after government pressure. Governor Beasley cites extending Barnwell waste facility life amid regional concerns. Chicago police describe a case of a 16 month old child thrown from an eighth floor window.
Location and mailing addresses for the Aiken Standard are 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Office hours are 830 am to 530 pm Monday through Friday and delivery times are 5 pm on weekdays 7 am Saturday and 8 am Sunday.
The piece laments fading memory of World War I veterans and Civil War kin, noting the 1917 doughboys who dwindled to about 25,000 by 1994 and 9,000 deaths in 1993. It recalls interviews with veterans, family histories like John Warren Cooke, and cultural echoes from Forrest Gump author Winston Groom. Gene Owens, born in Aiken County, is now in Mobile Alabama.
A critique argues President Clinton’s Vaccines for Children program expands an entitlement and distorts vaccine data. The piece contends the initiative increases federal spending dramatically without solving immunization gaps, and accuses unaccountable officials of overreach and inflated figures.
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