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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1995
Page
1
New York evangelist Ruy Graham, 77, whose Parkinsons affects balance, fell in his hotel shower on Tuesday causing a fractured rib and a severely bruised right shoulder. Doctors say the fall was not directly related to his Parkinsons disease.
Federal charges against Floyd Brown were dismissed after his acquittal for the January 1994 Eau Claire High School murder. U.S. Attorney Pete Strom Jr. said the gun-law charges, overturned by the Supreme Court, were dropped following Brown’s murder verdict on October 27. In Conway, two Coastal Carolina staffers received probation for diverting 7000 dollars in state funds to private eateries with cafeteria food and alcohol.
Obituary notices list Edward Bubble Holston of Brooklyn New York Clyde Shealy of Aiken and Rosa Lee Williams of Brooklyn New York in a vascular notices column on page 2B detailing individuals and locations without sensational detail.
Aiken County man John James Bell now Ragib Omar Abdel Al Mumit seeks post conviction relief claiming ineffective assistance and withheld evidence. He was convicted in 1991 for murdering 2 year old Krystal Scurry and received life plus 30 year terms. Evidence includes photographs by a Public Defender investigator and a wheelchair bound witness, both disputed and not entered. The judge postponed ruling as Bell questioned trial and appeal representation.
Secret Santa of Aiken County may miss its nine year goal as 150 children still await sponsorship. Mary Cunningham, project director, said volunteers will shop Thursday night and donations are still welcome. Families will pick up Friday and other charities may help ensure no one is left without.
An Aiken County Board of Adjustments and Appeals voted 5-1 to uphold a zoning administrator's permit for a 30,000 square foot nuclear laundry near Interstate 20 and US 1. The decision bolsters Interstate Nuclear Services and drew mixed reactions from supporters and opponents led by Center Community of Concerned Citizens.
A compromise defense spending bill allocates more than 250 million for South Carolina, including 134 million for Savannah River Site operations and designation as the new tritium production site. Also funded are 32 million for Fort Jackson barracks, 16.5 million for an Army maintenance complex at Charleston Naval Weapons Station, 15.2 million for a National Guard center in Eastover, and 15 million for bachelor enlisted quarters at Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station.
Kimberly-Clark Corp plans about six thousand layoffs this month as part of a cost-cutting move following shareholders approval of its 9.4 billion acquisition of Scott Paper. Beech Island plant to remain unaffected. The deal, creating a 12 billion annual revenue consumer products firm with brands like Kleenex Huggies Scott and Depend, faced antitrust conditions including divestitures of tissues and baby wipes.
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