03 Feb 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1996
Page
1
The Aiken Standard announces a special Sunday Trends section covering business industry the arts recreation agriculture religion health care education retirement and five other topics of interest. The feature will examine current trends and how directions in these areas affect residents of Aiken County.
The Aiken Standard reports rising teen pregnancy in Aiken County with staff writer Chas it Kirkland examining community efforts to cut teen births. Local programs and parental guidance outreach are highlighted as response measures to reduce teen parenthood.
Judge Henry F Floyd set a late Monday hearing on William Bells motion to be granted intervenor status in the NationsBank suit against New Ellenton seeking about 5 million from bonds for a failed sewer project. New Ellenton has a third party suit against Cantelou Shaw and associates over misused bond funds.
Death notices list Gladys Lundy Cooper-Payne of Blackville and Jeanette Williams Still. The brief obituary summaries honor their lives, noting family connections and community ties as printed in the Page 7A notices.
A frigid weekend across the state prompts warnings to pull out coats and blankets. Shelter capacity concerns at the Salvation Army on Park Avenue as temperatures plunge. Weatherman Bob Smith predicts single digits and teens with rising temps Tuesday. State Fire Marshal Lewis Lee urges safe use of heating devices and fuels.
Keep open flames and portable heaters away from flammables. Have extra flashlight batteries ready in case of power loss. Ensure smoke alarms work. Shelter, food, and water for pets. Cover vulnerable plants. Insulate and wrap exposed water pipes.
Florence state Senator Maggie Glover loses driving privileges after a circuit judge ends her appeals and cancels her license. The 30 day suspension follows a September traffic stop tied to speeding and driving under suspension. She faced a municipal court conviction and fines from the same event and had appealed multiple times.
Sen. Bob Dole could not reach Mead Hall Episcopal Day School in Aiken due to icy conditions and zero visibility. Over 200 supporters waited as Dole and a lineup of South Carolina Republicans were stranded in Spartanburg. US Sen. Strom Thurmond was planned to attend the rally in Aiken.
Gene Kelly the Rain dansing legend died at 83 from stroke complications. A Pittsburgh native, he rose at MGM after World War II delivering Singin in the Rain Anchors Aweigh On the Town and An American in Paris winning eight Oscars. His muscular, joyous dance style defined postwar American musical film and influenced Madonna and Michael Jackson.
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