Mystery Series Begins Saturday in Aiken Standard
A four part series on unsolved mysteries starts Saturday in the Aiken Standard which becomes a seven day paper. The edition will also feature a profile of University of South Carolina quarterback Todd Ellis and Air Force General Hansford Tilman Johnson, a native of Aiken County.
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South Carolina
Todd Ellis
Air Force
Hansford Tilman Johnson
Aiken County
Langley
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Edgefield County
Asteroid to pass near Earth again this year
Scientists warn that a mile wide asteroid will fly within about 2 million miles of Earth next Thursday night with no collision risk. Eleanor Helin of JPL in Pasadena notes the event is the closest larger body to approach Earth this century while Brian Marsden of Cambridge calls the odds of impact negligible.
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Los Angeles
Earth
Eleanor Helin
Moon
Helin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Weather forecast with clouds and storms expected
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s, dipping to upper 50s at night. Tomorrow features partly cloudy conditions and a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms with highs in the 80s. Details are on Page 4A.
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Deaths list names prominent Southern states figures
Obituary notice lists James O Austin New Ellenton Mack A Brown Mullins Jessie Day Aiken Lonnie L Harris Vaucluse Johnny B Hutt Evergreen Ala bert L Leverette Burnettown Jessica N Ramirez Edgefield Ilian B Scarborough Stone Mountain William J Stevens Columbia Reese H Williams Graniteville. Please see details on Page 4A.
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James O. Austin
New Ellenton
Mack A. Brown
Mullins
Jessie Day
Aiken
Lonnie L. Harris
Vaucluse
Johnny B. Hutt
Evergreen
Ala
Bert L. Leverette
Burnettown
Jessica N. Ramirez
Edgefield
Ilian B. Scarborough
Stone Moutain
William J. Stevens
Columbia
Reese H. Williams
Graniteville
Planners head for showdown over subdivision rules
The Aiken County Planning Commission signaled a showdown with the County Council and developers over subdivision regulation changes. With one negative vote, the commission reaffirmed seven recommendations and plans to press its case Tuesday night.
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Aiken County
Doug Gingrey
Planning Commission
Ralph Zieger
Council
Medwell Hill
Hill
Consumer Prices Up 0.2 Percent In July
The Labor Department reports July CPI increased 0.2 percent, aided by a drop in gasoline and apparel costs. Food and beverages rose 0.3 percent, nonfood items up 0.4 percent with tobacco rising 2.0 percent and new cars down 0.4 percent. CPI at 124.4 of 1982-84 base, up 0.3 from June.
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Washington
Labor Department
Federal Reserve Board
Five Year Plan Aims to Guide Aiken County Education
Aiken County Board of Education approves a five year instructional plan to boost academic achievement for all students during the 1989 90 school year. The plan funds instruction and sets yearly priorities built from the Savannah River Site Impact Plan Task Force 2000 Report and other studies while engaging staff parents and the community. The draft goals introduced August 15 will be reviewed by principals staff advisory councils and area boards before final adoption.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Clemson Extension Service
Robert Slay
Slay
Savannah River
Task Force 2000
Devel
Pipe-Bomb Killer Richardson Executed in Alabama
Herbert Lee Richardson, 43, was put to death in the electric chair at Holman Prison for the 1977 pipe bomb killing of 11-year-old Rena Mae Callins in Dothan. The execution followed denials of stay requests by federal courts and Gov. Guy Hunt. Richardson, married in prison a week earlier, spoke a brief statement before the 1,800-volt sentence.
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Atmore
Ala
Alabama
Herbert Lee Richardson
State Department of Corrections
Debbie Herbert
Rena Mae Callins
Dothan
U.S. Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
U.S. District
Robert Warner
Montgomery
Richardson
Guy Hunt
Holman
Charlie Jones
Morris Thigpen
AZT Proved Effective For Mild AIDS Patients Trials show AZT may make AIDS a treatable disease
Federal officials announce that AZT halts infection in mildly infected AIDS patients, marking a turning point in the epidemic. Secretary Louis Sullivan cautions AZT is not a cure and transmission remains possible. Trials modified after showing benefit, with earlier studies halted to give placebo recipients access. Medicare reimbursement ordered, price around 7000 to 8000 dollars per year. Dr. Fauci notes the ongoing trials and the broader hope for HIV-positive individuals worldwide.
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Washington
Jean McGuire
Aids Action Council
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Burroughs Wellcome Co
McGuire
HHS
Medicare
Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Cambridge
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Central Bureau For Astronomical Telegrams
Abby
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Carl Langley
County Engineer Authority
Zieger
Consumer Price Index
Bak, Hage VA
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Warner
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