Aiken County Schools consider bond referendum up to 126 million
The Aiken County School Board discusses a Blue Ribbon Committee report urging five new schools and 1 041 395 square feet of facilities to improve pupil teacher ratios. A bond referendum could authorize up to 126 million, subject to voter approval, with details to be refined by March 31 and a public vote determining bond issuance and tax implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Larry Clark
Ads Clark
Paw paw tree yields cancer drug and pesticide breakthrough
Chicago report outlines a simple test by Jerry L. McLaughlin of Purdue University that isolates a powerful anticancer compound akin to Adriamycin and a safe pesticide from the paw paw tree. He says the cancer drug shows animal test promise, with NCI interest, and the pesticide could reach greenhouse use, potentially worth up to 500 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paw Paw
Indiana
Jerry L. McLaughlin
Purdue University
National Cancer Institute
McLaughlin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Witi
Health Insurance May Stay Elusive Under Voucher Plan
The article discusses proposed health insurance reform with vouchers and tax credits aimed at covering 35 million uninsured Americans. It notes a $3,750 maximum voucher, $1,250 per dependent credit, and calculates possible yearly premiums around $3,884 for a typical family, plus a $500 deductible and 80 percent coverage, with costs varying by location and insurer. Officials caution not everyone will gain coverage, though many may access it, while the White House acknowledges 4.9 million could remain uninsured after five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Donald White
Health Insurance Association of America
White House
Mom Keeps Vigil For Jeremy
Jeremy Grice, six, vanished from his Russell Hills home on a damp November morning. His mother Donna Arrington and father Ray Grice persist in the search with flyers, rumor checks, and unwavering hope he will return, despite no signs of forced entry or a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremy Grice
Jeremy
Russell Hills
Arrington
Donna Arriton
Ray Grice
Donna Arrington
Tnstead
Ms. Arrington
Merriwether
Edgefield County
Asheville
Atlanta
Pinecrest Elementary Gains Flagship Facilities Upgrade
The Blue Ribbon Committee report highlights Pinecrest Elementary as needing a library, art and music rooms, 11 special program classrooms, an occupational therapy room, and a 2,200 square foot multipurpose space. The school serves 204 handicapped students ages 3 to 21 and 120 at risk four-year-olds, with needs distinct from the average student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Nt
Pinecrest Elementary
Freedman Central
Aiken County
Pinecrest
Kis Ten
Pinerest
Tragedy Of Adam Walsh Highlighted On Feb 10 Day
Margaret Frierson of the Adam Walsh Center in Columbia marks ten years since six year old Adam Walsh of Florida was abducted and murdered after a mall incident in 1982. His parents vowed his death would fuel action, not become another statistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Walsh
United States
Margaret Frierson
Columbia
Florida
Adam
Reve
Hollywood
Fla
John
Reve Walsh
Rudnick Pushes Recall Bill For South Carolina
Rep Irene Rudnick D Aiken seeks to curb unqualified officials by a statewide recall. The proposal, sent to Judiciary, would let a recall petition trigger a vote if 15 percent of voters back it statewide or 25 percent locally. A recall could occur only once every two years and requires certified signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Irene Rudnick
D-Aiken
House
Judiciary Committee
Aiken
Coun
Ty Council
Rudnick
South Caroli
Californian Crown Miss USA 1992 in Wichita
Shannon La Rhea Marketie a 22 year old Pepperdine student from Malibu won Miss USA 1992 on Friday night in Wichita her posture and gesture showed pride as she accepted the crown Concise runners up Candace Brown 23 of Auburn and Audra Y Wallace 22 of Charleston also named in the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Shannon la Rhea Marketie
Pepperdine University
Malibu
Ward
Dick Clark
Candace Brown
Auburn
Audra Y. Wallace
Charleston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laura Garren
By Thes
Alendar
Abby Erma Bombeck
Paul Green Jr
Elliot Tabitha Therton
Augusta
By the Associe
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co
Kathy Pete
Spakeswomseirstein
Time Insurance Co
Denver
Phoenix
President Bush
Edwin Gonzales
San Diego
Carol Woce
Educating the
Tate
Annren Riter
Carol Woc
Carl Langley
Rep
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!