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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1996
Page
4
Quotes cover Greg Norman on Masters collapse and Nick Faldo on overcoming a six shot deficit. Denver officials discuss McVeigh Nichols trial crowds. Tom Moore notes bond grant for industry development. Erik Barnouw criticizes TV violence. Local New Mexico death scene. Jessica Dubroff funeral remarks. Police praise for arrest at wedding rehearsal. Sheriff Lowder on bulletproof vests. Aiken County planning delays horse staking rule.
Location 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 provide office hours 8 30 am to 5 90 pm Monday Friday. Call 349 5315 to subscribe and 649 5315 for delivery problems. Switchboard 648 2311 fax 648 6052 editors and publisher contact line 648 2311.
The General Assembly moves toward reform to curb legislative influence in judicial elections while Senate debates a constitutional amendment. Leroy Davis becomes South Carolina State University president amid controversy over Barbara Haton. Higher Education Commission guides $30 million scholarship distribution with Barnwell waste storage revenues funding 14 000 students.
The Spartanburg Herald Journal notes that a November referendum could replace automobile property taxes with a 1 percent sales tax increase. While attached to a bill limiting local tax power, the plan may shift burdens, raising tax with purchases for some and lowering them for others, prompting debate on how local governments should be funded.
Readers criticize extensive roadside trash along Belvedere Clearwater Road and Highway 1 in Aiken County urging better cleanup and enforcement. They question unmarked trash trucks, insist litter controls and proper receptacles, and call for community action to raise standards.
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor with writer signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters addressed to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
South Carolina moves to create a state funded financial aid program for college students as the state becomes the only one without such support. The Greenville News reports the plan to fund aid and expand access to higher education.
A town invites all residents to visit the park and tie ribbons on the Tree of Hope and Peace. Participants are encouraged to pray for the nation and for young people serving abroad and at home, hoping for peace on Earth.
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