06 Jul 1995
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1995
Page
1
South Carolina Highway Patrol reports nine traffic fatalities during the extended Independence Day weekend, down by one from last year. From Friday 6 p.m. to Tuesday midnight, 860 accidents were logged, with 306 DUI arrests, 5,507 speeding tickets, 2,130 tickets for over 65 mph, 12,980 seat belt violations, and 1,509 child safety seat violations.
In Marion and Sumter reports two AP datelines describe migrant housing violations and a rabies case. Pee Dee farmers paid eighty one thousand five hundred dollars in fines for problems such as trash, flies, rodents, open or overflowing septic tanks, and missing toilets or hot water. A six year old Sumter boy is treated for rabies after a fox bite near Pinewood, the fox captured and destroyed by health officials.
Obituary notices compile brief death notices for Goldie Hickson Philadelphia William H McKevie Aiken Warren Pernell Aiken Robert E Steverson Williston Kathy Reno Wright Aiken Edith Wilson Warrenville. The page records multiple individuals with locations in South Carolina areas including Aiken Warrenville and Philadelphia.
The CSRA swelters as July heat rises with a high in the mid 90s and heat index around 104 to 105 degrees. Humidity near 90 percent this morning falls to 40 to 50 percent by afternoon, with a 20 percent chance of afternoon storms. Outdoor plans should favor morning and early afternoon. Pollen remains low through August.
The piece discusses education funding as a business model with support from officials like South Carolina Superintendent Dr Barbara Nielsen. It notes privatizing functions and total quality management, plus the issue of teachers often paying for classroom supplies out of pocket, with quotes including Beverly Franklin of North Aiken Elementary.
In Union, Main Street becomes a media hub as NBC banners and satellite trucks descend for Susan Smith's murder trial. Shop owners rent space to reporters while lawyers warn the proceedings could last up to ten weeks amid national attention.
Video poker players in Aiken County face machines unplugged at 1 30 p m as the South Carolina Supreme Court hears arguments on the legality of a ban across 12 counties. Officials vow enforcement as the court weighs whether voters had the right to outlaw video gambling amid a pending injunction and state action.
The court hearings set for 1:30 p.m. will consider the legality of county by county bans on video poker payouts. Law enforcement in 12 counties must ensure machines are shut down after hearings, as operators led by Clover distributor Bobby Gann vow to continue the fight amid constitutional challenges and a 1999 compromise allowing local votes. State AG Charlie Condon predicts bans will stand despite opposition.
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