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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1985
Page
5
Various letters critique free enterprise versus government, cite Ford wage practices, and warn against taxation and socialism. A reader notes courthouse parking woes as payroll irony, and another urges ATC support for adult reemployment with council backing.
An Aiken Standard report notes courthouse staff parking near their offices. A committee suggested spending to relocate employees to off site or distant lots to free nearby spaces. The piece hints at broader city parking issues requiring a full study.
A Graniteville resident on Sunday afternoon August 11 reports a deputy sheriff in a 25 mph zone near a church speeding past two vehicles. The writer urges Sheriff Heath to review speeding and stop sign violations, urging officers not to exceed limits except in extreme emergencies.
Aiken County residents praise Bill Clyburn Medwill Hill Marilyn Smith LaVana McKenzie and Mike Toole for backing the Aiken Technical College tax increase. The writer, an ATC student and county resident, notes council inaction on maintenance costs and operations delayed program development and training access for displaced workers seeking retraining or career programs.
An opinion piece contrasts South Carolina and North Dakota on education quality and outcomes. It argues money helps but is not enough, cites graduation and imprisonment rates, and urges reforms driven by parents, administrators, and policymakers.
Letter criticizes Aiken County public officials for spending 8358.83 on vacations this summer. Accuses elected leaders of seeking seminars and conferences after taking office while county funds fall short for essential services. Calls for accountability from property taxpayers amid recent tax increase.
Reba Polattie Jackson blasts Councilman Toole as wasteful and a liar accusing him of traveling on the council's dime and claiming trips pay for themselves. She argues Republicans also fund freeloaders and urges voters to remember at the next election.
Director John Huston, 79, hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with emphysema, in satisfactory condition. A spokeswoman said Huston was undergoing tests after his latest film Prizzi's Honor and the Maltese Falcon director remains under observation.
Vendors faced long lines as New Yorkers chased a 41 million dollar lottery jackpot the largest in North America. Lottery director John D. Quinn ordered outlets closed an hour early to ensure a safe restart and processing of about 36 million bets before the 10:30 p.m. drawing.
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