Remembering Dr. Miles Aiken Healer Who Gave Freely
The piece honors Dr. Miles who served Aiken since 1944 with private care for the needy He faced racial and financial barriers while offering house calls and late night visits He died in 1983 after a life of public service and humility praised by patients and colleagues alike.
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Miles
Aiken
James Wils
Estella Knight
Dr. Miles
Mrs. Knight
Mozella Hamilton
Friendship Baptist
Alpha T. Smith
Aiken County
Rev
Benjamin and
Emma Miles
New York City
Jamaica High School
Paine College
Augusta
Meharry Medical College
Nashville
U.S. Army
Brooks Army Medical School
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Hemrick (Hink) Salley Jr
Aiken Hospitals
South
Salley
Higher Education Funding At Risk in Southern States
A Southern Regional Education Board report warns higher education gains from the 1980s could be erased by 1990s trends. State and local education budgets fell from 9.2 to 8.4 percent, a $2.2 billion drop, while tuition bills rise for public and independent colleges.
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Richmond
Southern Regional Education Board
Virginia
Gerald Baliles
Sreb Commission For Educational Quality
Baliles
House Education Committee
FTC Requires HCA Divestment in Aiken Merger Plan
The FTC ruled that HCA must divest the Aiken hospital within a year to avoid federal anti trust violations and approved any eventual purchaser. A 60 day public comment period remains for input on the proposed divestiture and its impact on regional healthcare.
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HCA
Aiken
FTC
Aiken Hospital
Augusta Regional Medical Center
Columbia
Graniteville Leader Kingsmore Faces Global Trade Pressures
Kingsmore outlines GATT effects on US textiles with 76 nations blocking entry and 100 nations restricting operations due to environmental rules. He cites Egypt’s World Bank loan, notes Graniteville's 1845 roots, Triarc ownership, and $140 million in five years for modernization including a $20 million Indigo dye mill upgrade at Breezy Hill plants.
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Kingsmore
U.S
Egypt
World Bank
Graniteville
Triarc
Arby’s
RC Cola
National Propane
Graniteville Co
Rotarians
Swint
Townsend
Breezy Hill
Planned Parenthood Pushes Abortion Coverage in Health Plan
Planned Parenthood Federation of America plans a 10 million dollar campaign to press Congress to include abortion coverage in any national health reform. They back the Clinton plan as the sole feasible path to universal pregnancy related care and will mobilize if abortion coverage is dropped.
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Washington
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Conto
Planned Parenthood
Clinton
Congress
Pamela J. Maraldo
Federation
White House
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The
Associated Press
Senate Education Committee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Ronald A. Maxwell
Barnwell Avenue
S.C
Laurens St
Aiken, S.C
Limestone College
North Augusta
North Augusta High School
Home Furnishings Factory Showroom
Pine Log
Eas pTel
Aiken Prep School
Aiken Preparatory School
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