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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1995

Page

9

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Police Release Sketch Of Ridge Spring Robbery Suspect

Authorities issued a composite sketch of a Black woman 28 to 33 years old, 5 feet 6 inches, about 110 pounds, with brown eyes. She wore a camouflage coat a blue shirt and black pants during the armed robbery at a residence last Sunday. A Chevrolet 10 pickup truck, driven by a Black man, was seen fleeing the scene. Contact Investigator Lynn Ghant at 642 1761 with information.

Ridge Spring Lynn Ghant Aiken County Sheriff's Office

Holiday Pit Stop Greets Labor Weekend Travelers

Labor Day travelers at the S C Welcome Center on Interstate 20 in North Augusta receive a Holiday Pit Stop with hot coffee cookies snacks and alcohol safety information sponsored by A B Beverage Co Inc of Aiken. Open Friday noon to 4 30 p m and Monday 10 a m to 4 30 p m last year drew over 3000 visitors. Midland Valley Lions Plan Candy Days to aid conservation projects by giving candy and accepting donations at local banks in Langley Graniteville and Clearwater and Palmetto Federal Bank in Clearwater.

Midland Valley Lions Midland Valley Lions Club Lions Club Security Federal Banks Langley Graniteville Clearwater Palmetto Federal Bank Lions

Correction notice misstates details of Teacher Outreach Chemistry Institute

The Aiken Standard regrets an error in Tuesday's edition about Beth Beckham of South Aiken High School. The photo outline wrongly claimed the institute was at the College of Charleston and that instructors trained at Princeton University.

Beth Beckham South Aiken High School College of Charleston Princeton University Aiken

Bond Hearings May Go High Tech In Aiken County

Aiken County may deploy closed circuit television by January to hold bond hearings for defendants at distant sites. County Administrator William Shepherd outlined a pilot linking magistrates offices with a jail or central court, with a demonstration attended by Judge Max Meek, Judge Rodger Edmonds, and others. If approved by state courts administration, the system could cut prisoner transport needs and speed hearings, reducing jail population.

Aiken William Shepherd Shepherd Max Meek Rodger Ed Augusta

Stray Pup Wins Hearts Aboard WWII Repair Ship

On the USS Dionysus, a wire haired terrier named Rivers joined the crew in Baltimore in 1945. The dog, cared for by machinists and electricians, rode the ship through the Pacific to Pearl Harbor and Tokyo Bay, earning the rank of specialist first class as the crew repaired damaged vessels.

Frank Wiland Baltimore Wiland Pacific Dionysus Pearl Harbor Tokyo Bay Little Dog Savannah River du Pont Navy Frostburg

South Carolina Leads Nation in Reducing Drunk Driving

Go Magazine citing AAA data reports Alabama? No. South Carolina shows 59 percent drop in alcohol related fatalities from 1982 to 1994, with Ohio 49 percent Arkansas 47 percent and North Carolina 41 percent. Col James Caulder of the S C Highway Patrol credits awareness tougher penalties DUI education and media campaigns plus saturation patrols during holidays.

South Carolina Go Magazine James Caulder S.C. Highway Patrol Caulder

Labor Day Gas Prices Decline For Local Motorists

Labor Day travel funds ease as AAA Carolinas reports a 7.7 cent drop in South Carolina gasoline prices since July 4th. Aiken area stations show regular unleaded down 6 cents from July 4 and 2 cents from last Labor Day, easing holiday costs for travelers.

South Carolina AAA Carolinas Aiken Standard

Trooper Saturation Patrol Planned for Labor Day Weekend

Caulder announced Labor Day weekend saturation patrols with troopers out in force across the state. Cars will be deployed statewide to enforce traffic laws and ensure safety during the holiday period.

Caulder

Argument Ends in Shooting Death on Morgan Street

An Aiken man was shot and killed Tuesday evening on Morgan Street near Pinecrest Avenue. Derrick Lashawn Briggs, 20, of Duke Street, was fired upon as he pushed a bicycle. he died at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Suspect 19-year-old Sticky Coral Lloyd was arrested nearby and charged with murder and firearm possession. A prior probation violation prior drug charges was cited by officials.

Morgan Street Derrick Lashawn Briggs Duke Street Aiken Pinearest Avenue Michael Frank Aiken County Frank Stcky Coral Lloyd Lloyd's Peter O'Boyle S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services

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