Creative Sentencing in Aiken Plea Case Sparks Debate
Circuit Judge Richard E. Fields accepted neighbors recommendation of creative sentencing for Mitchell Burgess 65 who pled guilty to two counts of lewd acts on a child under 14. Burgess escapes prison with six year suspended sentence $2000 per count and five years probation plus funds for victim counseling and community programs. He faces strict supervised contact restrictions and must attend church with limited home confinement. The piece argues for balancing punishment with victim aid and calls for broader societal reform.
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Richard E. Fields
Mitchell Burgess
Burgess
Coalition To
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Clinic
Aiken County Department of Social Services
Fields
Gooney Birds Endure In Flight Through Decades
The DC-3, a 21 passenger airliner from the 1930s, remains widely in service fifty years after its maiden flight. Douglas built 10,629 DC-3s from 1935 to 1945 and licensing produced another 4,000 in Japan and the Soviet Union. The aircraft served pilots in WWII and supported West Berlin during the 1948 Soviet blockade, earning the nickname Gooney Bird.
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West Berlin
Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglas Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Japan
Soviet Union
Douglas
Chestnut Trees May Be Making Comeback Today
Essay notes the American chestnut decline after the 1904 blight and explores a possible natural recovery in western Michigan. It compares chestnuts to horse chestnuts and cites Dr. Dennis Fulbright and others studying disease interactions while reflecting on historical planting and legacy.
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Maine
Louisiana
Michigan
Appalachia
United States
Illinois
Concordia College
Longfellow
Dennis Fulbright
Michigan State
Robert Frost
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Kennedy’s Senate Decision Shifts 1988 Presidential Landscape
Senator Edward M Kennedy shocks by announcing he will not run for president in 1988, choosing re election to the Senate. The move boosts Gary Hart and stirs talk of Mario Cuomo and Joe Biden as potential candidates, with polls showing Kennedy ahead among Democrats. Kennedy defends liberal agenda while facing mounting speculation and timing questions.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Gary Hart
Mario Cuomo
New York
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Kennedy
Gallup
Hart
Cuomo
Denver
Senate
South Africa
Washington State
Missouri
West Virginia
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Congress
John
Robert
Propose a U S rights amendment and public notes
A column debates a simple constitutional amendment on rights for women, criticizing court reliance to define rights and exploring practical questions about gender parity in employment, politics, sports, and public life. It also includes satirical items and brief quips on current events and oddities.
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United States
Supreme Court
New York Yankees
Miami Dolphins
U.S. House of Representatives
Beth Daniel
Fuzzy Zoeller
Coroner Urges Safe Holidays In Aiken County
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend warns of holiday hazards citing 63 accidental and personal crisis deaths in 1985. She urges buckle up helmets safe lighting heating ventilation and careful drinking and driving to reduce fatalities this Christmas season and into 1986.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Aiken
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