Hundreds Protest Student Aid Cuts Across South Carolina
Charleston students clapped and shouted No News while Columbia students chanted Save Student Aid as hundreds statewide protested a proposed 20 billion dollar cut in federal student aid. Trident Technical College student Eric Preston spoke to about 200 in Charleston. USC and Clemson students were urged to contact their federal representatives and senators.
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Charleston
Columbia
Capitol Hill
Trident Technical College
Eric Preston
University of South Carolina
Clemson
South Carolina Schools Report Weapons Increases
Violence in South Carolina schools rose with aggravated assaults up 63 percent from 251 to 410 in the year ending May 31 1994. Incidents of students found with weapons grew 46 percent from 626 to 917 in the same period per the Education Department report.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Education Department
USC Aiken Poll To Be Published Series Preview
The Aiken Standard will publish a series of articles starting Sunday based on a scientific survey by USC Aiken Political Science Department. Residents will rate teachers in Aiken County, assess crime fear, and share views on the future of SRS.
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Aiken County
SRS
Aiken Standard
Political Science Department
USC Aiken
Obituary Notices for Several Individuals
Obituary notices list Mary Bouton of Brooklyn New York Laurie Virginia Everard of Aiken Gladys Dicks Marshall of New Ellenton Dorothy Sharpe of Aiken and Whitney R Tucker of New York in the page 5A notices section. The brief items confirm deaths and surviving details for each person.
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Mary Bouton
Brooklyn, N.Y
Laurie
Virginia Everard
Aiken
Gladys Dicks Marshall
New Ellenton
Dorothy Sharpe
Whitney R. Tucker
Gas odor prompts evacuation at J D Lever Elementary
School officials will monitor J D Lever Elementary to decide if it is safe to return Monday. A noxious gas forced evacuation Friday morning sending about 50 students and several adults to medical centers. One staff member remained under care as of mid afternoon. Officials from DHEC SC Electric and Gas and local agencies investigated readings and sources in the old classroom building housing the lunchroom and fifth grade rooms.
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J.D. Lever
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
J.D. Lever Elementary School
Aiken Regional
Wanda Gray
James Burkhalter
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Teens at risk in Aiken County face two paths
Two outcomes loom for at risk youth in Aiken County. They may enter the juvenile arbitration system or engage in positive activities alone or in groups. The text notes the rate of violent or serious juvenile crime and references continued coverage on TEENS Page 3A.
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Aiken County
Violence Focus: Juvenile Offenders In Today’s Aiken Series
Aiken Standard presents a five part series on violence in modern society. Today examines juvenile offenders and the role of youth crime in the community. The sequence also covers media violence domestic violence child violence and available supports.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Mystery surrounds J D Lever incident at elementary school
Officials remain puzzled after nearly 50 children and staff were hospitalized Friday morning at J D Lever Elementary. Rumors cited chemical spills or methane leaks but investigations found no methane or substance. No source identified after checks by DHEC SCE&G and school authorities.
Nicole Brown Simpson sister testifies of abuse in court
Denise Brown, Nicole Brown Simpson's sister, sobs on the witness stand as she recounts alleged abuse by O J Simpson including grabbing her crotch in a bar and hurling Nicole against a wall. The judge pauses the trial as tears interrupt testimony and jurors head to the weekend.
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Los Angeles
Nicole Brown Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Denise Brown
Simpson
Johnnie Cochran Jr
Cochran
Brown
Christopher Darden
Ms. Simpson
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Palmetto Review
S.C
Aan
Ginny Southworth
J.D. Lever Elementary
Bennish Brown
Sce&g
Thom Berry
DHEC
Hilton Head
National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health
Berry
Nicole
The
Associated Press
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