Actor urges action amid staged MLK tribute gunfire at USC Aiken
An audience at the Etherredge Center watched gunfire erupt during a Mar tin Luther King Jr. celebration as actor Paul G. Anderson Jr. delivered a performance in Expecta tions of Triumph. The gunman fled through a side door while Anderson finished the show portraying Constant and other historical figures including Frederick Douglass and Paul Robeson.
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King Day tribute highlights MLK birthday observance
The event blends portrayals with music as Anderson, a bass baritone, urges leaders to rise. He closes with a blunt exhortation about leadership and the audience responds with a standing ovation. The program marks the Dr. King birthday holiday.
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Inmate pay changes spark South Carolina debate
The plan to end inmate pay takes effect Tuesday, with Corrections Director Michael Moore saying it bans wages for new inmates and freezes current pay. Senator David Thomas argues the policy harms work ethic while critics warn of increased tension and potential violence among prisoners at Broad River and Dutchman institutions.
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School Board Meets Tuesday In Two Sessions
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 7 pm to view demonstrations of new technology. The first part occurs at the district remote education center 843 Edgefield Ave and the second at district headquarters on Brookhaven Drive to discuss an alternative setting for expelled middle school students.
Deaths LH. Odom Elko Linda Scott Perry
Obituaries note the deaths of Linda Scott Perry and LH Odom with brief biographical details and services planned at local cemeteries. The notices appear on page 5A and reference regional funeral homes and dates for services.
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Lottery results and numbers printed Sunday
Ga lottery Sunday results show Cash 3 evening 03 3 and Cash 64915. Pant ay 6 draws 7 16 18 19 94.
ATC president cites 1997 successes and plans
Taylor's Aiken Technical College President Dr. Kathleen Noble presented ATC's 1997 Annual Report at Woodside Plantation, detailing a new Information Technology Center funded by a 4.3 million South Carolina bond, a 2 million raised via the 25th Anniversary Campaign, and 12 new programs including Criminal Justice. The college saw 18 percent enrollment growth, 2,000 aid applications totaling 1.1 million in federal aid, and a State Leadership Award for the Student Government Association from the SC Technical College Leadership Council. The five year plan remains halfway complete with goals for an advanced manufacturing center and a health science building.
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Retired engineer helps unwed mothers in Aiken County
Dick Paxton, a retired engineer, volunteers with the Mental Health Association in Aiken County. Director Pat Spezaletti calls him invaluable. He started at the Nurture Home by carpentry to create a doorway block for a crib, then took on further tasks to aid mothers and their young children.
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Making a Difference at Nurture Home in Aiken
Aiken is home to Nurture Home, a large shelter for five homeless teenage mothers and their children. It offers staying space until independence, with rules requiring schooling or work. Paxton often helps, fixing drawers and adding baby clothes shelves. Mrs. Spezaletti hails him as an invaluable asset.
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