18 Apr 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1996
Page
1
In today’s edition the magazine’s monthly Active Attitudes section targets readers age 50 and over. The cover feature highlights Julian B. Salley Jr. with likely biographical notes and insights.
Senator Strom Thurmond arranged a restricted meeting for April 29 at the Aiken County Council building to hear citizens opposed to a proposed S C 118 bypass. The DOT seeks to reroute Beaufort Street from U S 1 to U S 7B as part of an expressway project northeast of the city.
Sen Strom Thurmond 98 denies shoving a USAir flight attendant after an argument on a Washington to Charlotte flight. The Hill reported the allegation which the Thurmond spokeswoman called a misinterpretation of a tense moment following Thurmond hanging his coat in a closet the attendant said was reserved for first class.
Obituary notices for The Rev. Jack Filson of Pelion and Katherine Gantt Padgett of Leesville appear on Page 2B, listing their deaths and basic biographical details. The notices identify families and dates of death within the local community obituary page.
Georgia Lottery draw results show Cash 3 numbers 5 6 2 and Powerball entries 2 20 26 with 31 36 and Power Ball 2 also listed. No further context provided.
Future officers Eagerton and Boynton work with the Aiken Department of Public Safety as cadets while attending college. The program began in 1961 and unites the fire and police departments. Eagerton values the responsibility and excitement, saying the job offers learning and a foot in the door to becoming an officer.
Legislative panel in Columbia delayed action after hearing testimony from state and local police about prohibiting unmarked cars for traffic enforcement. Public Safety Director Boykin Rose warned the rule could raise highway deaths while noting unmarked cars aid in catching drunken drivers and speeders.
Nineteen warrants charging six fired Department of Social Services workers with professional failures and child neglect remain in the active file at the Aiken County Judicial Center. The cases, filed in 1993 94, lack court hearing dates as Solicitor Barbara Morgan plans talks with state officials after a capital punishment trial ends.
Tennessee bars shipments from the Savannah River Site to Oak Ridge after a misrouted load carried vastly more radioactive tritium than planned. regulator Mike Mobley cited safety alarms and workplace exposure, with waste stored at Oak Ridge and to be returned to Savannah River Site.
Aiken 20 20 unanimously approves a two year funding plan for The Literacy Project at North Aiken Elementary. The program aims to raise at risk first graders from the 10th percentile on MAT to higher levels through teacher training parent involvement and community support. Target outcomes include 7 percent above the 50th percentile on MAT 77 percent ready on the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery 85 percent positive attitudes toward reading and 1 percent able to write a coherent paragraph.
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