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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Page
13
On this day in 1988, the Aiken County Board of Education contracted a private company to perform a demographic study of the school district for planning purposes.
Two area chambers schedule annual meetings with key speakers. Greater North Augusta Chamber meets at 7 p.m. at North Augusta Community Center on Brookside Drive. Greater Aiken Chamber meets at 7:30 p.m. in the USC Student Activities Center.
Sen Trent Lott of Mississippi will deliver the keynote address at the South Carolina Republican Party Silver El Club dinner. The GOP gathering could host up to 800 attendees at 7 30 p m in the Embassy Suites Hotel with committee chairman Lee Atwater and U S Reps Floyd Spence and Arthur Ravenel in attendance.
The 1989 annual United Way meeting in Aiken County is set for January 31 at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center and reservations are completely sold out. The event will feature awards presentations.
Two crashes Thursday in Aiken County left Orangeburg woman Laura Fralick dead after her car crossed into oncoming traffic and hit three vehicles. A North Augusta man, Greg Colson, 24, remained in critical condition after a separate crash near K Mart Plaza.
In North Augusta the Planning Commission voted 2 to 0 to deny a rezoning request for the Look Away Hall site at Georgia and Carolina Avenues. Investors say the decision jeopardizes plans to turn the property into a bed and breakfast under CA zoning rather than the current general commercial category. Supporters urged zoning to preserve a local landmark and potential economic boost, while opponents argued against the project.
The Park Seed Co research director cites 98 percent germination for tomato seeds that spent six years in earth orbit aboard the Long Duration Exposure Facility. Seeds recovered last week aboard the Columbia shuttle may be planted by Aiken County students as part of a nationwide education effort.
The Aiken County schools Redcliffe Elementary Beech Island Hammond Hill North Augusta were selected to receive expert seeds. Park Seed officials warned moisture loss may have affected corn onion cucumber sunflower and seeds in vented canisters. Kudzu and lotus may have retained moisture and survived.
Aiken County Coroner reports the death of a three year old from Abdominal trauma linked to internal injuries after a bathtub incident. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department investigates. The child was treated at HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers with severe bruises observed earlier.
An Aiken travel agency warns of a telephone scam that has already netted about 900 dollars from one victim and may have other victims. The operators, believed to be in Tennessee, solicit credit card numbers under the pretense of partially paying for vacations. They claim vacations and ask for funds to cover transportation and resort visits, then disappear. (Please See VACATION, Page)
Roger Martin led security at Aiken Mall with four fellow officers. Martin, a retired Aiken Public Safety officer of 28 years, patrols the commons and exterior with James Whitehurst, Herman Harden, and James Harden, all retirees from local agencies.
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