17 Aug 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1991
Page
1
The IRS postponed a proposal to end the April 15 filing deadline. It will not take effect before next year’s filing season as officials study concerns from taxpayers and professionals. If adopted most refunds eligible filers could file anytime until August 15.
Richard Terzieff helped save John Thompson after a heart attack, performing CPR until medics arrived. Linda Thompson, the land lord's wife, had called for help as her 51 year old husband collapsed. He remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
American Airlines Flight 1058 with 87 aboard landed without flaps at Los Angeles International Airport after wing flaps froze at five degrees during departure from San Diego en route to San Jose. Airline spokesman Marty Heires said the Boeing 737 rolled faster and farther than normal with no injuries.
Virginia Redd Butchington Aik Harmon E Burbury Lawrenceville Ga Lyman Richard Foxx Lynwood S C Nathan B Gilbert Beach Island Brigham Pore Aiken Frances Salter Ryan Charlotte Abetha L Withite Camden S C Elizabeth Wright Edgell details on page 6A
The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association voted South Carolina's wren design best, edging Georgia's peach by two votes in the ninth annual contest. Indiana was rated worst. Nearly 400 members cast ballots, with Nebraska third for a windmill design. Georgia and South Carolina dominated voting.
Tropical Storm Bob formed near the Bahamas and could strengthen to a hurricane by Monday. Forecasters warned Georgia and the Carolinas to stay alert as Bob is expected to hug the Florida coast and move northwest, with tropical storm warnings in the northwest Bahamas and small craft advisories along Florida’s coast. Bob would likely parallel the Florida coast offshore, maintaining its strongest winds offshore. Bob is the second named storm of the 1991 season, following Ana.
Only one day remains to enter the Aiken Standard Ugly Shorts contest. Entries must arrive at 124 Rutland Drive between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday with name, address, and phone number. winners receive 10, 50, and 50 dollars respectively.
Seven people including former state senator Herbert Doyle Morgan and an adult education director Seth Heimlich were arrested in an Anderson rest area on Interstate 85 for soliciting to commit sodomy. The sweep, involving four undercover highway troopers, targeted illicit activity at rest stops across the state as part of a crackdown led by Gov. Carroll Campbell's administration. Morgan, a former Democratic state senator for Anderson Abbeville Oconee and Pickens, reportedly served in the House earlier. Other arrestees included Brian Keith Stewart Jeffrey Neal Sim Timothy Grant Delbert Farley and Smith Anderson Gause. They were held at the Anderson County Detention Center with $1,000 personal recognizance bond each. charges are common law felonies potentially carrying up to 10 years. The cases await action by the solicitor.
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