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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1989
Page
11
A black male about 6 feet tall and 150 pounds robbed the Shop-N-T on U S 1 near Interstate 20 at 10 30 Sunday night. He demanded money after grabbing the clerk’s wrist and fled with cigarettes in hand.
Aiken County Council will scrutinize the Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center with multiple today and Tuesday meetings. The Administrative Committee meets at 6 p.m. to hear center representatives, while the Road Committee and Development Committee convene at 4 p.m. Tuesday features an executive session with National Health Corp. officials on admissions and waitlist policies, followed by the 1988 audit report presentation and a no agenda work session. Meetings occur at the County Council building 736 Richland Ave West, Aiken.
Have You Heard recaps quirky notes about Dixie the Australian sheepdog reacting to Mrs. Daugherty's organ tunes. It also mentions a Fairbanks woman at 60 below warming congealed fuel oil with firewood, a joke about happiness from Rep Irene Rudnick, and a Jaycees banquet remark about a mother-in-law's milk-carton portrait.
A new 70 000 square foot four story State Law Enforcement Division lab is planned to open in June, enabling expanded staffing and 24 hour operation if needed. Officials say the facility will clear a three to six month backlog in high productivity areas like Columbia and Aiken and reduce delays caused by awaiting death certificates and toxicology results.
Jean Ebenhack leads Wildwood Garden Club volunteers in an anti litter program for about 1000 preschool and first grade students in Aiken County. Dressed in a highway robe with Velcro litter the children replace trash with flowers and animals to show a cleaner landscape.
Columbia South Carolina pushes strict disposal rules for hazardous waste affecting other states. Gov Campbell asserts state cannot accept waste from non compliant states, prompting EPA Region IV officials to monitor impact and readiness of states to manage hazardous waste domestically.
Sir Oliver Wright former British Ambassador to the United States will give a talk titled The Thatcher Revolution at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 125 Etherredge Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken. The event is free and open to the public.
Democrats split over Governor Carroll Campbell’s proposal to cut taxes by 76 million dollars over four years from three taxes, with autos tax 1.25 percent and capital gains easing to 3 percent, while some Democrats warn cuts could drain the cushion for a downturn and raise revenue needs. Campbell argues a growing economy will generate extra revenue, though critics cite higher everyday expenses and only half of possible new revenue.
Attorneys for United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. are finalizing the sale of the Clearwater Finishing Plant. Robert D. Mathews says the deal should close by week’s end or the next. The plant is to reopen later this year under new ownership as a printing and finishing operation with some of the 458 former employees expected to be rehired.
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