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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1997
Page
7
A shopper credits a Wal-Mart refund and smooth paperwork with future confidence in returns. USC Aiken and Kroger managers emphasize empowering staff to resolve issues, stressing that happy customers pay salaries and sustain competition, with training framing attitude and culture changes.
Property from 1a Safety tips ADPS offers this list of things citizens can do to help prevent property crimes. Don’t leave valuable items in your car even when it is locked. Lock anything of value in your trunk. When you get home take your things inside. Lock your car. Get a car alarm. With recent technology they can be purchased at a relatively nominal cost and they can help prevent car thefts. Be aware. If you see someone break into a car call the police right away. Take mental notes and try to get a license plate number and description of the getaway car. Notice details like a dented fender or unmatched paint. Remember a physical description of the perpetrator. If you see someone loitering go to a phone and call 911. There may be nothing wrong but officers say they would rather find out there is nothing wrong than miss a crime in progress. Other targets besides purses are CD players and CDs. Once it was eight track tapes now CD players and cellular phones. They will take anything from wrapped Christmas presents to television sets and computer equipment. Leather jackets appeal to this thief. Prevention and awareness are two things citizens can help with. The respect for property is not what it used to be. It has some home to Aiken and we all need to protect ourselves. The Public Safety Department cleared 43 car break-in cases with about 20 to 25 arrests in 1996 and 49 auto theft cases were cleared by arrests last year. We expect arrests to rise in 1997 as offenses increase.
A concise summary of the Aiken Standard classifieds section highlighting recent listings across jobs real estate services and items for sale with emphasis on local vendors employers and community notices. May include contact details dates and brief pricing where readable.
Anita Maddox steps down after 25 years at Mead Hall, a St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church affiliated private school. Keith Fowler, not related to Kathie Fowler, becomes headmaster as a search for a full-time successor proceeds with parental and faculty input. A parent meeting is planned for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Stevenson-McClellan Building. day care remains open.
Hilton Hotels Corp initiates a 6.5 billion hostile takeover bid for ITT Corp, owner of Madison Square Garden and Sheraton hotels. ITT confirms receipt and will respond within 10 business days, potentially creating the world's largest owner of hotels and casinos.
Defense witnesses contend Nelson Jr. separated from the drug trade after a 1990 Georgia cocaine trafficking sentence. Prosecutors and witnesses described a South Carolina conspiracy, with Anthony Stone admitting drug use and Richard Williams described as a key government witness. FBI agent Jim Skrak testified about telephone records and a recovered transport vehicle while Nelson Jr. claimed he attempted to aid authorities but faced threats of indictment.
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