15 Jan 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1996
Page
1
A 69 year old North Augusta woman is in fair condition after being shot by her 69 year old husband in a domestic dispute. The woman Louella Harper was taken to Medical College of Georgia by EMS. the husband was arrested and charged with assault and battery with intent to kill.
Obituary brief notes the deaths of Dempsey Sweet Burckhalter in Aiken. The notice lists burial details and memorial arrangements pending.
South Carolina faces a multimillion shortfall in funding for foster children with about 700 youths in care. Foster parents fear leaving the program as aid remains tight and potential federal matching funds could deepen the deficit to as much as 14 to 18 million.
The USC AASA held its 15th annual memorial service for Martin Luther King Jr at the Etherredge Center Sunday at 5 p.m. Guest speaker Bev Smith of BET and Sheridan Network urged African American families to value kinship and resist negative media definitions while stressing self worth and family ties.
Residents along Wrights Mill Road face upheaval as state plans for the new S.C. 118 bypass may require rights of way. Dorothy Waymer, an Aiken Technical College assistant dean, bought her home in 1987 for country views and a pool. She fears the pool, pasture, and fenced playground will be lost or unsafe if the four lane road is built, disrupting life for her family and grandchildren.
The $5.5 million bypass will create a four lane route from U S 1 Crosland Park southeast across Wire Wrights Mill Willow Run and Old Wagoner roads to join U S 78 and S C 302 at Richland Avenue Extension. Construction starts Oct 1 and ends with a Pine Log Road hookup as the city perimeter is completed.
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