15 Jan 1998
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1998
Page
1
A United Nations inspection team faced delays in Iraq as its mission stalled amid security concerns. The page 2A report details the postponements and the challenges confronting observers in accessing affected sites, with officials urging cooperation from local authorities.
The PASS inspired legislation cleared the House Education Committee hours after subcommittee approval. Backers include the South Carolina Education Association and the State Board of Education, with incentives for schools and access to top educators. Standards for math science and language arts are set. social studies guidance pending.
Notice lists deaths of Medrew Clark Slayton and Frances Reese Hatcher in Warrenville. The brief obituary item notes survivor details and funeral arrangements pending from local authorities.
A lottery update notes Wednesday's winner with numbers 559 and 6868 Pantany 6 15 12 13. The terse entry lists the drawn figures and sequence for the drawing.
An Aiken couple narrowly avoided paying about 2,500 more for a fire protection system after a door to door salesman pushed expensive heat detectors over smoke detectors. ADPS warns that smoke detectors remain essential life savers, especially where people are at risk, and advises using heat detectors only when property protection is the sole concern.
Army Staff Sgt. Julius Baker accuses the $2 billion video gambling industry of causing his infant daughter's death from dehydration in a hot car while his wife gambled indoors. He urges the Legislature to shut down video poker and details a protest and debate plans as public anger grows.
US Census figures show 7,184 Aiken County children lived below the poverty line in 1993, 19.8 percent of the county's children, part of a statewide 23.7 percent poverty rate for SC children. The era marked by recession and job losses.
Statewide jobless rate in 1993 hovered near a low of 3.5 percent last November while Allendale County led with 43.1 percent of poor children, a figure that echoes a 6 percent drop from 1989. Lee and Clarendon counties followed, with unemployment disproportionately higher among black residents. blacks rose from 8.4 percent in 1989 to 15.6 percent in 1993, whites from 4.7 to 7.5 percent.
Aiken area cable customers will see service changes after Northland Communications took over Intermedia's cablevision franchise with a Jan 2 operation start. Plans include three tiered service levels around $20, plus a new studio for a local news program on a dedicated channel.
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