17 Feb 1995
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1995
Page
1
The Midwestern National Conference team overwhelms Clemson amid a heated rivalry. Star players from both sides exchange tense exchanges as the feud intensifies, with key plays and crowd energy shaping the clash on the hardwood.
South Carolina storms drenched areas with heavy rain and lightning but caused minimal damage. In Aiken County rainfall persisted through the night with no reported harm. National Weather Service in Augusta logged 34 inches since midnight and forecasted ongoing rain through the weekend with high chances each day.
The Citadel in Charleston posted a 65.4 percent four year graduation rate for 1992 graduates, far above most public universities in the state and the national four year average of 31 percent. The University of South Carolina Spartanburg ranked lowest among South Carolina public universities.
Ida Mae Butler of Graniteville. Elizabeth Foreman of Baltimore Md. Charles G. Elfert of Scranton. Charles Robert Hayes of Johnston. Alice Lloyd of Aiken. Calla Mixon of Aiken are listed among obituary notices on Page 5A detailing deaths and basic biographical notes.
The piece notes a trend toward very brief post operative hospitalization with routine procedures such as appendectomies and gall bladder removals evoking stays of 24 hours or less. It highlights nationwide shifts toward quicker recoveries and cites South Carolina as part of the pattern.
The piece notes hospital stays under five days are rising shorter due to tech gains like laparoscopic surgery, with patients often home within about 23 hours. Yet the core driver is finances, as Rebecca Brewer of Aiken Regional Medical Centers cites Medicare reimbursement issues as the overarching pressure toward streamlined care.
A leaked Department of Energy letter outlined three voluntary retirement packages for about 4,200 Savannah River Site employees facing layoffs. Rep. Lindsey Graham criticized the offered figures as low compared with other sites and promised to push for higher packages in Congress.
ATC and other state agencies plan a 5 percent reduction to save funds for property tax relief ordered by a legislative committee. ATC president Dr. Kathleen Noble and administrators will report by Saturday noon on which departments to trim, with the aim to avoid cutting core services.
Aiken County Planning Commission approves changing zoning along Silver Bluff Road from residential conservation to office residential despite homeowner objections. The 3-2 vote now sends the proposal to the County Council for final action.
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