24 Apr 1984
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1984
Page
1
Charles Day and EMT Michael Johnson delivered Tammy Hiers and her newborn Anna Renee Hiers in an ambulance near the Aiken County Emergency Services substation. The birth occurred at 8:15 a.m. at the intersection of highways 421 and 478, about three miles from the hospital.
The Public Service Commission holds a hearing to decide fuel charge cuts for South Carolina Electric and Gas. The PSC seeks a 75 cent reduction per 1 000 kilowatt hours, while SCE&G proposes 50 cents. Law requires semiannual fuel adjustment hearings.
Sen Strom Thurmond has spent 850392 dollars on his bid since January 1983 as he seeks re election amid a GOP primary challenge from Robert Cunningham 64 a retired CIA officer Thurmond has raised about 1.3 million and reports show 349820 dollars left in the bank He could face Cecil Williams if he clears the primary.
In General Sessions Court last week Judge Walter Bristow joked when a juror walked off with an exhibit half a bottle of Napoleon 80 proof brandy during a DUI trial. The bailiff recovered it and the judge quipped about drinking.
Neighbors recall a red dusk and black yard as a tornado-like storm struck the Westmont area. A 70 foot tree toppled, power lines fell, and a cherry tree near a trailer was uprooted. A pregnant woman delivered a baby at a hospital after the storm. Public Safety crews and utility workers responded quickly to restore services and secure the area.
Government data show consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in March as cheaper meat and poultry eggs and fruit offset a 1.0 percent gasoline rise. Food prices fell year over year in several categories while energy costs eased, keeping inflation in line with forecasts and signaling a cooling trend despite ongoing wage and demand pressures.
President Reagan relaxed in Honolulu with Nancy Reagan at the pool and Waikiki beach after a lengthy briefing on Soviet activity in the Pacific. He prepares for a Guam stop en route to Peking where a nuclear cooperation accord with China may be signed.
U S District Judge Dudley Bowen Jr. approved a 12 jurors panel nine whites and three blacks for Augusta Mayor Ed ward M McIntyre trial on Hobbs Act charges. Defense alleged racial bias in strikes. prosecutors claim whites were removed by defense strikes. Former councilman Joseph Jones indicted for aiding and abetting and pleaded guilty. Trial set to open today with sequestered jurors and four white alternates.
South Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 7.6 percent in March, the lowest in over three years, as the state Employment Security Commission cited general economic improvement and seasonal gains in agriculture, construction, trade and services led by executive director Robert E. David.
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