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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1990
Page
1
Beech Island pauses to remember its rich history at the fourth annual Heritage Day at Red side State Park. The celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. Details on page 7A.
Wildlife officials ruled the Broadwater area deaths of six teens as caused by a lightning strike. Game warden Joe Ulrich described the event as unusual and noted pelicans, common in Nebraska, can have wingspans up to nine feet. The birds were found southeast of Broadwater after migrating.
Santa Cruz residents report that Kresge College students voted 306 to 79 to secede from the UC Santa Cruz campus. Plans include passports and visas for visits, with toll booths at a border. The measure began as a symbolic initiative.
Notices report the deaths of Charles L. Cushman of Aiken and Pauline R. Ford of Warrenville with details continued on page 6A. The brief obituary items identify the individuals and hint at forthcoming funeral information.
Warrenville officials and researchers argue Langley Pond may restore itself after two years of study. Charles Jeter of RMT Inc. reported on pollution at the 250 acre lake built for Horse Creek Valley mills. DHEC advisories warn fishermen away from lake fish. Graniteville Co. funded studies over $100,000. Believe cleanup may be unnecessary as natural processes purge contaminants.
The story details delays and miscommunication in the handling of Elbert Williams death at the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Williams was reportedly held in a Columbia morgue for about a week before his widow Suedella Williams was contacted. Funeral home employee Larry Weaver says the body was not directly informed to the funeral home by hospital staff. Department officials deny confirming patient status citing confidentiality rules, while relatives and local residents question the process and outreach. A funeral was held in Wagener two days after the widow finally claimed the body.
At Savannah River Site Environ mental Awareness Day a SRS official announced a pilot recycling program in 200 square miles of the 300 square mile installation. One phase will recycle paper cardboard and cans starting in several administration buildings with about 2000 employees, expanding to all SRS areas. Westinghouse Savannah River Vice President and general manager of operations Edward W. Pottmeyer said the plan includes SHS waste into Aiken's program and stressed waste prevention, recycling, and safe disposal as SRS aims to keep in step with the environment century.
A car collision at Fairfield Street and Barnwell Avenue in Aiken cracked the Children's Cornerstone exposing a time capsule. Peggy Ford and Nana Farris opened a six inch by four inch box dated 1935 containing a folded Aiken Standard and Review and an unknown document. The top headline referenced the 1935 County Hospital goals.
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