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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1990
Page
1
Seneca hears proposal from County Council member after a pit bull Rottweiler mixed breed attack killed Jason Lee Wilson. Owner Robert Eugene Crankleton Jr. jailed on involuntary manslaughter charges, released on 3000 dollar bond. Public comments clash over breed versus raising and training.
Christie's said an anonymous telephone bidder paid 8.6 million dollars for a 16th century Lucas Cranach diptych portraying Elector John Frederick and his father. The Wildenstein castle collection in Switzerland provided the works, surpassing the previous German painting record of 2.7 million for a Caspar David Friedrich winter landscape.
Death notices for Dr. Helen Deane of Knoxville Tenn Edna L Estep of Bath Lou F Hendrix of North Augusta and Sarah Clark Williamson of Aiken referenced with details on Page 6A.
NATO leaders meeting in London vow to shrink battlefield nuclear arsenals and move to smaller mobile forces, promising Western help while urging restraint. Bush and allied chiefs say no first use and back direct talks with the Soviet leader. Gorbachev signals readiness to address the alliance, as Moscow faces internal pressure at the Communist Party Congress.
Summerfield resident Billy Osborne faces daily pool cleaning and dusty conditions as a long standing drainage problem, blamed on runoff from a hill, prompts a costly fix that has left yards excavated and sidewalks covered after heavy rains. Osborne notes his driveway and yard have suffered for years, but the new construction is adding immediate burdens while the project proceeds.
Atlanta report cites injuries as the leading cause of death for Americans under 20, with 2,877 homicides in 1986 and motor vehicle crashes totaling 10,535 deaths under 20 in 1988. WHO CDC notes higher homicide rates among males and black children versus white children.
A CDC note reports 1988 fatalities from alcohol linked deaths, self harm, drowning, and other injuries among youths. It cites 2,151 deaths from death by own action, 2,062 from drowning, with males 80 percent of death by own action and white youths higher than blacks. In Maricopa County officials logged 243 drownings or near drownings of kids under five in 1988-89, with about half potentially preventable.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co and Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc reassured residents there is enough reserve capacity to meet heat wave demand. They said peak power on June 21 reached 3,178,000 kilowatts with 113,000 kilowatts of spare capacity, and they can buy extra power if needed.
City horticulturist Brian Woodward asked residents along parkways to water young trees planted this spring. He said crews water as fast as possible but cannot reach all seedlings, especially the small ones, and urged neighbors and local businesses to pour buckets around tree bases while the city concentrates on larger trees.
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