02 Feb 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1996
Page
1
The Aiken Standard announces a Sunday special exploring nine life trends in Aiken County as the 21st century approaches. It asks where the county is headed and what general direction it takes in the coming era.
William Haggar, 67, of Aiken, is hospitalized in critical care at St. Marys after a fall during a practice jump left him with head and spinal injuries. He reportedly had to be revived on scene and airlifted for treatment. hospital will not release updates. Meanwhile the Military Order of the World Wars holds its national Mid-Winter General Staff meeting in Augusta with Cmdr. Robert C Barnett presiding. Charlie Norwood and Floyd Spence among Saturday speakers.
Obituary notices for Robert M. Baxley Daisy Mae Jamison Joseph A. Jerry Eddie Lee Matthews Corrie J. McManus Mildred Yonn Slayton and Carl Russell Tillberg appear on Page 2B detailing their deaths and brief biographical notes for Barnwell Aiken Edgefield Graniteville communities.
Frigid air moves in with weekend highs in the 30s and 40s and lows in the teens. Winds stay high as arctic conditions extend from the Plains to Dixie with potential snow and ice on some areas while heating systems strain and officials open more shelters.
Rev. Ken Nelson, 27, serves as associate pastor at St. John's in Orangeburg District, the first Black minister in a predominantly white church in the area. He describes a nurturing path from Epworth Children's Home to the church, saying his worst days here beat his best days elsewhere. He credits Epworth with restoring meaning after early abuse and foster care, noting lasting lessons on unity beyond color.
A new influenza B Beijing group strain is spreading across Georgia? No, South Carolina with outbreaks in areas representing over half the state’s population. Health officials say symptoms and treatment will resemble previous flu strains. researchers note the lab findings differ. The strain adds to a challenging season noted by DHEC officials as a strong flu year with early activity.
South Carolina critics oppose sending twenty two tons of spent nuclear fuel from foreign reactors to the United States and to the Savannah River Site. Energy Secretary Hazel O Leary defends the plan as essential to prevent terror access to material. Senator Strom Thurmond attacks the idea as unsafe and indefinite, citing Yucca Mountain storage debates. The Energy Department says a final storage and reprocessing plan report will be issued later this month.
Alumni and the Martha Schofield Historical Society gather in Aiken at Friendship Baptist Church on Sunday for the 80th Founder's Day celebration. Estella Knight of Aiken, class of 1923, will share reflections about Martha Schofield who founded the school in 1868 and trained Black students, with artifacts on display at the Aiken County Museum.
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