23 Aug 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1991
Page
1
Cherie Houchin, 16, of Cincinnati calls her 1929 built school a disgrace and says it is about to fall apart. Kias respond to a survey labeling their school buildings filthy and condemned as unacceptable.
Virginia and Missouri executions are reported with details of the methods used. Derick Lynn Peterson was declared alive after an initial electric chair dose in Virginia, prompting a second treatment before death. A separate case in Missouri involved a lethal injection for murdering four cafeteria workers during a holdup.
Obituary notices list deaths including Sister M Bernard Campbell Charleston Lolita S Hair Barnwell Wallace Harrison Johnston Ross Herman Jr Aiken Otis R Holley Granitevile George Kester Greenvil Paul McCollum Royston Go See Page 3B for full details and dates.
A compact overview shows features including comics crossword cryptic puzzle and a Dear Abby style column along with horoscopes movie notices obituaries and sports coverage from the local front.
Aiken County leaders condemned racism after two black Cub Scouts were barred from Richardson's Lake near Warrenville and Graniteville on Aug 17 while white scouts from New Ellenton Pack 409 gained entry. The incident spurred plans to form a county Human Relations Commission to educate and reduce discrimination, with five county appointees and representation from Aiken, North Augusta and smaller towns. The NAACP called for a federal probe under the Public Accommodations Act and Sen. Moore labeled the act violation deplorable. Lake owners defended public access and said the manager acted independently in denying tickets to the boys.
After a failed hard line coup, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to meet with Boris Yeltsin and nine republic leaders to discuss a reform government and the Union Treaty. Bush signalled faster Baltic independence talks as Gorbachev described his captivity and how plotters were arrested after a nationwide call for reform.
Joe D. Wyatt of Aiken and his brother Vernon E. Wyatt built Wyatt Development Co into a leading regional firm during the 1970s and 1980s. He collapsed at a sister’s home while dining and was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. An autopsy is planned to determine cause, with the firm’s lawyer noting the company is closed today.
Greenville and Spartanburg shelters report no healthy puppies euthanized for months as Long Island's North Shore Animal League ships dogs south. Fostered via a funded transport network, the dogs are placed for adoption at shelters that face overcapacity and rising demand on weekends.
Six year old Steven Arthur McVey selected a blue and white checked pair with blue and black roses as the winning entry in the Aiken Standards Ugly Shorts Contest. He will share a $100 prize with his siblings and plans to buy them new shoes. His second prize came from George R. Kierspe and his wife, who hoped the shorts would stay with the paper.
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