18 Feb 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1996
Page
1
The 1996 Miss Aiken Pageant was held at Midland Valley High School on Saturday night. Alecia Harden won, with Juliana Thurmond as first runner-up, Angela Kay Gibson second runner-up, and Kiani Monique Kemp third runner-up. Details continue on page 5A.
About 60 protesters from environmental groups Confederate flag supporters and tax activists marched three blocks through downtown Columbia to urge lawmakers to pass a resolution granting South Carolina voters initiative power. They want petitions to place proposed laws on the ballot. Interim U S attorney Margaret Seymour named as federal magistrate awaiting FBI IRS background checks and formal approval. President Clinton nominated Howell Morrison for the permanent U S attorney post pending Senate confirmation.
Nell Murrell recalls her years in the Seminole Mill personnel department during the 1950s as flames destroy the former textile facility. She notes the close-knit families who worked there and the era when American textiles led global markets under UM&M, owner United Merchants and Manufacturers Co.
Thick black smoke rose as Seminole Mill, once a major textile producer housing AM&M, Valchem, and Graniteville ventures, burned heavily. Firefighters from Aiken County and beyond fought for hours, the second story collapsed, and investigators entered the scene while residents recalled the plant’s heyday and prior oil-soaked floors used to curb dust.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Grace M. Morris of New Ellenton Louise B. Steele and Gertrude P. Rabon of Poquoson. The brief items list their names and locations with no additional details in the OCR fragment.
This article explains how South Carolina uses the Reinsurance Facility to insure high risk drivers and recoupment fees funded by insurance points. It notes the separate point systems for insurance and highway licensing, with examples like a DUI carrying 15 insurance points and automatic license loss. It hints at cost impacts and the difficulty of tracking uninsured drivers.
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