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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1990
Page
1
A weather note from Page 12A indicates clouds will return by Wednesday across the region. Forecasters expect cooler air, light winds, and a chance of showers later in the week as a cold front moves in from the north.
A 12 year old girl Stormie Jones became the world's first heart liver transplant recipient six years ago. Surgeons led by Andreas Tzakis began the operation at 3 15 a m today with six other doctors at the hospital. Officials said she was wheeled from plane to ambulance as she faced recovery.
Death notices list Margie S Griffin of Gloverville Charles E Miller of Ladson Wilbur S Miler of Windsor Jean R Pinson of Lincolnton Ga John H Stroman of Wagener Floyd Washington of Edgefield and Anna B Wyatt of Cashiers NC Please see Page 2B for details.
South Carolina budget writers adjourned with about 137 million gap and considered three austere plans from House Ways and Means Chair Robert McLellan. The most controversial option proposed a higher sales tax on new vehicles, boats and trucks, with a 1000 dollar cap and 4 to 5 percent brackets.
A proposed medical waste incineration site near Steadman in Aiken County seeks two 10 000 cubic foot per hour units to burn needles and gloves. DHEC and HEC officials say regulations are not yet drafted and permits unlikely within a year, with hospital waste volume and cross state use shaping the approval.
President Bush welcomed Vaclav Havel the first East European reform leader to visit the White House. Talks focused on a democratic Europe and German reunification. Officials said U S Czechoslovakia relations are warming after years of frozen ties, with emphasis on economic aid and political reform rather than money.
Philippine President Corazon Aquino signals readiness to discuss security and compensation over U.S. bases with Secretary Cheney. She notes the $90 million shortfall in the $481 million aid pledge and blames Congress for funding priorities while affirming sincerity and good faith in negotiations. Cheney continues his Asia tour, visiting Okinawa after Hawaii, South Korea, and Hong Kong.
Aiken County Development Committee supports plans for an access road from Hitchcock Parkway to Aiken Elementary School. The project, funded by state and county sources with private landowner LM Hub er Corp aiding a right of way and water easement, aims to ease Pine Log Road congestion. Approval hinges on county acceptance of the road and its integration into the county system with about six thousand dollars in construction cost. The route, a public road south of the school, runs near a new Valley Public Service Authority water tank.
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