29 Apr 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1996
Page
1
Competing firms pushing a secrecy bill have donated about 200000 dollars to state senators since 1992 and spent tens of thousands on lobbyists in the last two years. The measure would allow internal environmental reports to remain secret and reduce penalties if violations are reported and fixed, backed by paper plastics and textile sectors.
AP reports in Phoenix that Johnny Love, president of Love Chevrolet in Columbia, died after a balloon crash on April 15 that killed nine aboard and his fiancée Julie Whisnant. Love, 43, died Saturday in Phoenix after attempting to rescue others. two young children survived.
Deaths Kaye Bushee Mann of North Augusta and Bessie Lee Trotter of Saluda are listed in obituary notices on Page 8A. The brief notice records their names and locations, reflecting local posthumous announcements.
Sunday's Georgia Lottery draw confirms the win for the state with numbers 6 0 9. No additional details provided on prize amounts or prize tier.
Convicted killer Willie Hicks, 31, was led from the Aiken courtroom after a guilty verdict for the December 29 1998 slaying of former Ai ken police officer Andrew C Hagan. A sentencing phase will be held Tuesday to decide between the electric chair or a life prison term.
Trial details show Hicks facing indictments for murder robbery and kidnapping with a weapon in the Hagan case. Gary Hagan voices hope for a new life as jurors hear testimony from Felder and others shaping a circumstantial evidence case linking Hicks to the day of the killing.
Nelson Navarro, 21, a Guatemala resident, recently moved to Aiken to join his parents and pursue art studies at USC Aiken. He supports himself with carpentry and painting while developing a diverse portfolio in colored pencils ink and watercolors. He attends USCA art classes and Aiken High School English, aiming for a future show at the Aiken Center for the Arts.
Avondale Mills chairman Stephen Felker announced the Graniteville Co acquisition for 255 million dollars. The deal unites Avondale with Graniteville, expanding denim and utility wear fabric production while preserving employee well being and committing capital for plant upgrades. The transaction, closed in Atlanta, ties a 1695 founded company to Graniteville’s nine plants in Aiken County and three thousand six hundred workers.
Aiken's Stone Soup project led by the Sand River Wom en's Club and the Aiken Junior Woman's Club captured top honors in the state two year community outreach award from the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The project aims to unite neighborhoods Hahn Village Smith-Hazel Area the Hispanic Community and Westcliff and is a finalist for a Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation award with a possible $50 000 grant if it wins the next national prize in June.
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