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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1999
Page
3
Witnesses say a child urged by others ran into a van as she crossed a street. Driver Shelton swerved and braked but could not avoid the collision. Reconstruction places speed at about 40.7 mph in a 50 mph zone. Officials ruled it an accident.
JAILED Toma Dorsett is accused of lewd acts on minors, criminal sexual conduct with minors, contributing to delinquency of minors, and distributing harmful materials dating to the 1970s. Bond reduction requests note many counts, publicity, and political volatility. defense cites funds raised for a bondsman and plans to sell property to fund defense. Dorsett retired after 44 years at the Savannah River Plant.
Weather summary notes that at 5,000 feet the lowest troposphere layer must be freezing for snow. Winds aloft are southwest, ground winds northeast, keeping surface temperatures from ideal snow conditions. Later today mixed sleet snow and rain possible.
The church replaces a 30 year old organ with a revoicing project costing about 140000 dollars guided by Keith Shafer of St Pauls Episcopal Church in Augusta. An organ concert by Shafer follows the Sunday dedication at 4 pm, with a sanctuary remodel featuring white background, burgundy carpet, and marbleized floors.
South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously reverses a restraining order on the 20 year 160 million lease of the Medical University of South Carolina medical center to a Nashville based Colum bia HCA Healthcare Corp. The court upholds the 1996 General Assembly bill and preserves the deal despite objections from the Medical Society of South Carolina. MUSC President James B Edwards calls it a win.
A Georgia man who set fires in anger was ordered by Circuit Judge Frank Eppes to 120 days at a state mental hospital and $1,000 restitution. Steven Lawrence Allen, 38, of Harlem, was indicted on arson counts linked to July 1997 acts in New Ellenton, sparked by a speeding ticket. Doctors and prosecutors described schizophrenia and manic depression. the judge ruled for confinement to a state hospital.
General Assembly considers restoring state funding to the Natural Resources Department amid past shifts of about six million in reserve funds. Proposals would raise the hunting fishing license from 17 to 25 and out of state from 80 to 89, generating funds for administration. pension boost eyed at about 20 percent. Some lawmakers oppose raises in a tight budget year.
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