Aiken School Enrollment Falls Short of Estimates
First day attendance for 1993-94 shows 24,209 students, up 78 from 24,131 last year, but final figures await Labor Day revisions. District says initial estimate of 26,093 was optimistic, with staffing and supplies to be adjusted as registrations and transfers continue. Area breakdown shows mixed changes across four areas.
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Aiken County
Joseph R. Brooks
Brooks
Area 3
Area 4
HRC Presents Another Option To Win Justice
The Aiken County Human Relations Commission offers an alternative path to resolve disputes tied to discrimination. Formed in 1991, the commission has 11 board members from public offices, minorities, business, and the public, with advisory committees in housing employment education and law enforcement. Public contact and complaint registration are handled by Ms. Ceasar, the staff liaison.
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Aiken County
Arthur Young
Chris Ceasar
Dina Price Craig
Citadel Receives State Aid. Tuition Rollback Possible
South Carolina colleges share $101 million surplus. The Citadel will cancel a planned tuition increase funded by $680,311 of state surplus, while Clemson USC and College of Charleston retain higher fees. USC and Clemson had raised in-state and out-of-state rates, with rollback under consideration at Citadel.
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Columbia
Citadel
South Carolina
Earle Morris
Clemson
Max Lennon
Palms
USC
College of Charleston
Alex Sanders
Sanders
Contact details and names listed for tip line notice
Readers are urged to call 618-2311 with tips. The notice lists Ford Conger Aiken adie Gallman Hempstead NY Henry Johnson Ridge Spring Chad Prewel Allen ichael Ray Augusta Mary J Walker Johnston and directs to see Page 3B for details.
Verdict In Police Beating Pleases Victim's Brother
In Detroit, ex officers Larry Nevers and Walter Budzyn were convicted of murder in Malice Green's death after a beating with metal flashlights. A third officer, Robert Lessnau, was acquitted of assault. The case drew hundreds to the courthouse for a memorial and community forum.
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Detroit
Sherry Green
Malice Green
Larry Nevers
Walter Budzyn
Green
Robert Lessnau
Ms. Green
Nevers
Budzyn
South Carolina default rates show wide gaps in 1991
USCA posted a 6 percent loan default rate, while Aiken Technical College reached 16.4 percent. Among USC branches, USCA ranked sixth, with other campuses ranging from 12.9 to 6.9 percent. Denmark Tech led tech schools with 41.2 percent. Chesterfield-Marlboro had none. Propriety schools faced possible loss of eligibility as several exceeded 30 percent.
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Hale
South Carolina
U.S. Education Department
USCA
Aiken Technical College
Associated Press
Aikens Technical College
University
Losses Run Into Billions On Students
More than 900 colleges and trade schools face loss of federal student loan eligibility due to high student loan defaults. The Education Department will publish default rates for every school in the FFEL program, with many 1 2 year for profit career schools hit hardest. A 1989 law aims to reduce defaults by suspending federal aid to schools with 30 percent defaults for three consecutive years, dropping to 25 percent next year. Estimated losses reached 3.6 billion in 1991.
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Washington
Education Department
United States
Ers
Gloomy scientists worry over fate of Mars Observer
In Pasadena NASA teams race to revive the $980 million Mars Observer after radio contact halted. University of Arizona scientist Bill Boynton heads a key instrument as engineers operate around the clock to reestablish thrusters and proper antenna orientation for an expected Mars orbit.
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Mars
Pasadena
Calif
NASA
Mars Observer
Bill Boynton
University of Arizona
Red Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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