Trooper Training Turns New Recruits Into Road Patrolers
The Aiken branch hires four new troopers who completed a 12 week academy and two weeks on the job. After six months probation they may be sent for radar and breathalyzer training. Lt Mixson notes statewide openings and a need for higher quality applicants. Trooper Norman, the second woman hired here, says the uniform earns respect and she faces no extra pressure.
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Academy
Sgt. Harvey
Criminal Justice Academy
Harvey
Aiken
Highway Department
Mixson
Norman
Highway Patrol
New Gene Therapy May Become Possible
New evidence suggests natural substances like insulin can reactivate dormant genes to restore fetal hemoglobin production. In 11 infants of diabetic mothers, 10 stayed in fetal hemoglobin production at birth and shifted after birth when insulin exposure ended, indicating potential safer gene activation therapies for sickle cell and Cooley's anemia.
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New York
Cooley
Douglas V. Faller
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Fuller
Gas prices stay high in Aiken say local station owners
G A Milner III of Milner's Super Gas and Gregg Ryberg of Cassels Oil in Aiken defend current prices. They argue refiners set market share and costs drive stations profits, while larger markets influence regional unleaded costs.
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G.A. Milner III
Milner
Aiken
Hess
Kaye
Jet
Starvin
Marvin
Conico
Marathon Oil
Gregg Ryberg
Cassels Oil
Piedmont
Ryberg
Bird disease prompts destruction of 2000 imported parrots
Miami reports a second Newcastle disease case in a month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture quarantines wholesalers and dealers who bought the gray cheek parakeet linked to the outbreak. About 2000 birds from the same Miami warehouse, including parrots and macaws, will be euthanized.
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Miami
Florida
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fair seeks beer sales control and relocation plan
Jaycees accuse fair association of using beer sales control as a bargaining tool while fair officials deny the claim. The plan proposes moving the entrance, building a 60000 square foot covered live stock arena, site improvements, and expanded year round events.
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Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees
Fair Association
Wayne Adams
Jaycee
Gary L. Goodman
Adams
Goodman
Plummet Mall Radio Ad Campaign A Public Research Test
In Cincinnati the Plummet Mall campaign is a radio advertising test for public recognition. Advertising executive Jerry Galvin says he cannot discuss the project while a research firm will survey listeners after the ads run. The Cincinnati Broadcasters Association funds the study to gauge ad impact.
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Cincinnati
Jerry Galvin
Galvin
Cincinnati Post
Lincoln
Cincinnati Broadcasters Association
The
Post
Broadcasters’ Association
the Post
No Shortage Of Blood Supply
A congressional Office of Technology Assessment report finds no widespread blood shortages despite fears of AIDS transmission. About 1 percent of AIDS cases link to transfusions. 10 to 12 million transfusions occur annually, with AIDS affecting mainly homosexuals, hemophiliacs, and drug addicts.
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Washington
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
John Dingell
D-Mich
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Lawrence Mike
Office of Technology Assessment
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