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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1989
Page
7
Students return to classrooms as Monday marks the start of the new term. Teachers plan lessons and schedules, with principals inviting families to attend open house sessions and confirm enrollment records for the fall semester.
Myrtle Beach reports a $1 million DOE weatherization grant could not reach hundreds of poor residents. Only 10 of nearly 200 applicants met the income threshold, leaving many in need. WEOC holds weatherization funds to assist about 160 homes this year.
Gibbs, 37, awaits a second trial for allegedly pushing Helen Gibbs 30 and Susan Ladson Haire 32 to their deaths from a 2-foot ledge on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linville Falls. Prosecutors say the deaths ended a troubled marriage. defense notes claim Gibbs is destitute and seeks new counsel as creditors pursue him. Gibbs communicates with his children from a temporary home as his finances deteriorate and his trial schedule moves through McDowell and surrounding counties.
Aiken County foreign exchange enrollment dispute nears resolution as guardianship papers are prepared in Norway for Barbro Gulliksen and other students. Boucek expects enrollment by Wednesday if guardianship is granted, with Aiken Office Supply accepting fax copies and attorney Morris Rudnick handling filings.
Westinghouse Savannah River Co is evaluating six proposals for a 127 million cooling tower to reduce K Reactor water discharge to 90 degrees and 20 000 gallons per minute. The project aims for completion by end of 1992 amid environmental concerns and related site work and piping.
Goose Creek authorities warn feeding alligators in the Goose Creek Reservoir is dangerous and illegal. Two large alligators are attracting crowds of up to 100, with estimates of 40 to 50 more in the reservoir. State expert Tom Swayngham says the animals have lost fear of people and could attack a child. attempts to trap them have failed. If caught, the alligators will be destroyed to protect the public.
Brett Bursey, USC student, burned a Confederate flag outside President Thomas Jones’s home on Lincoln’s birthday in 1969. Five days later he was arrested for flag desecration, posting a $100 bond for violating a state law. The charge remains, with the possibility of a trial or bond return. Bursey may be the last charged in the state as the U.S. Supreme Court protected flag burning as political speech.
Mayor J C Brown announced Chief Charlie Widener resigned rather than quit his automotive business. The council required a fulltime law enforcement role, and Wagener is advertising for applicants in multiple papers. Widener had 45 days to choose between the police post and his business on Main Street.
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