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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1981
Page
1
The Aiken County Council will meet at 7 tonight in the County Council Chambers at 736 Richland Avenue West to discuss hiring a new county administrator. The council is expected to vote to enter executive session to discuss the matter.
North Augusta Aiken County School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Paskel will address the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting Wednesday at 7 30 a.m. at S S Cafeteria. Reservations are through the Chamber.
Readers debate the correct English rendering of Khadafi Muammar Qadafi and his various spellings. An editorial notes multiple transliterations of the Arabic name. A reference to a recent raid on U S jets is noted for Page 4A.
Have You Heard that Lowman Tyler says club members cannot sing while sitting. Bobby James doubts his golf future after a church tournament where a digit turns to a 64 to win and sparks lessons plans.
Unlawful burning charges against Aiken County Council Chairman Carrol H. Warner are dropped after the state Attorney General's office cites insufficient evidence. Forestry Commission officials signed the dismissal March 19 after Ranger Raymond Scott refused to sign. Warner and Scott dispute the outcome, each claiming a jury would have ruled for them.
The article notes a dispute over pursuing a Warner charge with Scott returning his Forestry Commission powers to Haywood after saying he could not enforce laws selectively. The Attorney General's office says legal advice is requested by agencies and recommendations reflect what would be good law. Assistant AG Willoughby deemed the evidence circumstantial and insufficient for a conviction.
Inflation rose 1.2 percent in July bringing the annual rate to 15.2 percent, the highest since spring 1980. Housing costs jumped 1.6 percent, driven by mortgage and home prices, while food and transportation costs also climbed amid broad gains across major components.
About 100 residents attended a public meeting in Aiken to discuss drainage issues mainly in Bonnieview Estates and Edisto Avenue. Officials pledged a comprehensive study, noted existing rules, and heard from Kalmin Hill and other areas about runoff and property damage from recent heavy rains.
Fourteen year old Doug Turno, a brain cancer patient at the University of Oregon Health Science Center, fights for life as a new drug therapy planned to cross the brain barrier may attack his tumors. His mother reports cautious optimism amid ongoing radiation and a two week treatment window starting September 7.
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