23 Aug 1995
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1995
Page
1
The Tigers overhaul their defensive alignment in response to recent struggles as coaches implement new schemes and personnel roles. Analysts note adjustments aim to shore up gaps and improve on-ball pressure across the line and back seven.
Larry Darnell Brown, jailed July 19 after a call to the county Recreation Department warned of a Union County Court house bomb during the Susan Smith trial. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 7. Brown’s lawyer Chuck Thompson of Spartanburg says he has not yet seen the state’s evidence.
Loquann Jolson sixteen pleads guilty to murder armed robbery and weapons charges in exchange for testimony. He and two other teens face possible death penalty for the November nine eighty eight killing of Margie Purvis, forty, during an armed robbery.
Obituary notices for Andy Hudson Sanders of Batesburg Leesville Bonnie Stiles Voyles of New Ellenton Otis Woodward of Graniteville appear on page 2B. The notices provide basic death and survivor details standard to local obituaries.
Energy Secretary Hazel O Leary visited the Savannah River Site and hinted a preferred location for a tritium production project may be announced within two weeks. Nevada Test Site remains a main contender as environmental reviews are due by November and a final decision this fall. Linear accelerator technology is among options under consideration.
Registration day in Aiken County drew excited elementary and high school students in Area 1 and Area 5 with Area 4 covering Ridge Spring-Monetta and Wagener. Officials report smooth handling as students pay fees, obtain IDs, and meet classmates ahead of the Monday start.
Henri Lefauvre and companions travel across America to honor F L Eaves, a former New Ellenton councilman and WWII veteran. Eaves died May 7 and is buried beside his parents in Barnwell City Cemetery. The group plans stops from New Ellenton to Atlanta New Orleans San Antonio Nebraska and Washington before continuing their pilgrimage.
Public hearing on a ordinance to overhaul the county compensation plan could raise the average annual pay by about 1 000 for 530 workers. The plan consolidates grades from dozens to 32 and eight steps, aims to end inequities, and ensures no permanent worker starts below seasonal or part time levels. Five long time employees are slated for increases ranging from 4690 to 10484, while 26 department heads signed a letter supporting the change.
Work to begin next week on Laurens Street and Richland Avenue to remove diseased or unsafe trees in parkways. City engineers cite declining trees with cavities and plan to replace with new plantings as part of a three for one entrance project to welcome visitors to downtown Aiken.
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