Local firms work to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act took effect in July 1990 and prompts local businesses to adjust. The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce notes few inquiries from larger firms, while Ray Manship of Aikance Supply cites ADA compliance in office design and furniture. Sid Ballentine of South Carolina Electric and Gas highlights longstanding accessibility efforts. The law requires reasonable accommodations to help people with disabilities obtain and keep jobs.
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Greater Aiken
Manship
Sid Ballentine
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Function not form guides local law enforcement say expert
Dr. James Fraser of the University of South Carolina urges focus on function over form for police effectiveness. He favors Britain's inspection style over accreditation and calls for a state inspector of police services to oversee daily operations and address strengths and weaknesses.
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James Fraser
University of South Carolina
Fraser
Aiken
Etherredge Center
Committee Denies Funds for Two Non-Profit Agencies
Aiken County Council administrative committee denied funding requests from Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center and Aiken Area Council on Aging. The panel will not forward the requests to full council, citing the county’s tightened finances, though they may top contingency priorities if funds remain next May. Louise McAulay outlined $133,000 from a 1989 bond issue to automate two major libraries in the system.
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Aiken County
Jane Boston
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Lynnda Bassham
Aiken
Council
Alan Brodie
Louise McAulay
Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
NAACP seeks federal probe into Springfield shooting
NAACP leader Dr. William F. Gibson calls for federal investigation into the July 11 fatal shooting of Willie Edward James by Springfield Police Chief Henry Dukes. The group cites witness statements and says civil rights may have been violated, urging action by Attorney General Barr and FBI Director Sessions. State Law Enforcement Division already probes the case.
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Springfield
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
William F. Gibson
Greenville
NAACP
South Carolina
Willie Edward James
Henry Dukes
James
Gibson
William P. Barr
FBI
William S. Sessions
Dukes
Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia Sells Fast at Local Shops
Local retailers report strong demand for Marilyn Monroe items including prints posters and memorabilia. Collectors snap up pieces from The Southside Gallery and Pipe Dreams in the Aiken Mall while owners note such artifacts remain scarce and highly prized.
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Bayles
Marilyn
Pipe Dreams
Aiken
Frank Williamson
Perot Veterans Endorse Clinton Gore in South Carolina
Two former Ross Perot state leaders and Perot organizers in South Carolina endorsed the Clinton Gore ticket. They urged defeating Bush while noting Clinton leads Bush in a July poll, with undecided voters and a six point margin amid preconvention expectations.
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S.C. Perot
Clinton- Gore
Columbia
Ross Perot
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Tennessee
al Gore
George Bush
Pat Squires
Perot
Tommy Greene
Midlands
Squires
Clinton-Gore
Greene
Linwood Avin
Lawrence Loveless
Warren Tompkins
Bush
Clinton
South Carolina
Heyward Bannister
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Batman
Dick Tracy
Roger
Tunney
Workman
Midland Valley
David Bayles
Southside
Roger Workman
South Carolina Press Association
Southern Opinion Research of
Tuscaloosa
Ala
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First Baptist Church
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Procter & Gamble
Sunnybrook Drive
Cinemaat
Ohio
Free Fuji
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Cary
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Otality Party
Sors
P.O
Fu Discovery
Fuy Discovery
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USA
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