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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1986
Page
13
The Aiken County Planning Commission will hold hearings at 8 p.m. to rename Beaver Dam Road to Coleman Bridge Road and Dianne Street to Willingham Drive. They will also review final plat approval for Northbrook subdivision on the west side of U.S. Highway 1, about four miles north of Aiken.
Parents may request that certain student information not be released by notifying the district superintendent in writing by Sept. 11. A musical benefit tomorrow night at Schofield Middle School at 7 30 p.m. will aid Jumorris Landy, a heart transplant patient from Aiken, with The Word performing. Call Augustus T. Stephens Jr. at 648 0422 for details.
Two South Carolina men booked for escape after leaving the Aiken Youth Correctional Center Tuesday night. John R. Lewis 21 of Fairfield and Jerry Yarborough 18 of Darlington tracked by bloodhounds from the State Law Enforcement Division. Yarborough serving 13 months for burglary Lewis 18 months for driving with a suspended license and forgery.
Boston researchers report a unique visual nerve degeneration in Alzheimer's patients as described in the New England Journal of Medicine. If confirmed, this eye damage could help separate Alzheimer's from other treatable causes of confusion, aiding diagnosis though offering limited benefits in early stages.
Executive Director Sarah Jordan announced a first time goal above one million dollars for the United Way of Aiken County. Jeff P Spears is named campaign chairman and will lead the drive beginning Sept 18 as the group targets $1.014 million for 28 agencies.
Robert Earl Feaster 26 of Carlisle died after fumes from sodium hydrosulfite and nitrogen filled the tanker as he attempted to clean it at S S Truck Stop Belvedere. Autopsy to be performed in Charleston to confirm asphyxia as the cause.
Army Corps of Engineers reports outflow reduced to 4700 cubic feet per second with a planned drop to 3600 cfs by Sept 15 at Clarks Hill Lake. Meeting attendees fear downstream impacts for North Augusta and Augusta Canal users as questions about post drawdown flow and plant operations remain unsettled. Rainfall deficits and lake levels show drought effects on the river system.
Aiken Public Safety and the AAA promote safe driving as school opens. The city reports a 1986 pedestrian safety citation and celebrates a second year without a pedestrian death. In 1985 South Carolina recorded 16 child pedestrian fatalities.
Aiken Technical College moves forward with an on campus day care center approved by college leaders and the county and awaiting state approval. The 1500 square foot building will serve about 30 children ages 3 and 4 and cost 110000 with lunch duties borne by parents.
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