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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1989
Page
11
Aiken County Council plans a Tuesday 7 pm meeting to condemn flag desecration and seek a Congressional amendment via petition. Also on the agenda are satellite county offices for North Augusta Belvedere Clearwater and a tire disposal problem in Pinecrest Subdivision causing mosquitoes and yard fires.
The Channelieimers Oompah Band will perform at 7 p.m. today in Hopeland Gardens as part of the Aiken Parks and Recreation Department 1989 Summer Concert Series. The group wears German costumes and will play waltzes polkas marches and traditional German music. They have appeared at schutzenfests arts festivals and fas chung parties including Oktoberfest events in Augusta Savannah and related venues. In case of rain the concert will move to South Airica.
The North Augusta City Council will convene at 7 tonight in the Municipal Building located at 400 East Buena Vista Ave. No meeting agenda was provided.
Henri- Jean LeBeau deputy mayor of Saint- Malo France visits Charleston to push a twin city exchange program and possibly a regatta for sailors. He notes shared history links and Bastille Day festivities as Charleston marks the French Revolution bicentennial.
Washington insurers push for a federal reserve fund of 50 billion dollars to insure against massive earthquakes. The plan would place the government as last resort guarantor if the fund lags behind quake losses, aiming to keep new policies and markets from collapsing amid San Andreas New Madrid and Charleston fault risks.
Aiken County General Sessions Court opens at 10 a.m. with Judge Frank Eppes presiding. Defendant David Oliver, 47, Wagener, faces murder and multiple assault charges tied to incidents on April 1, including alleged shooting at Gilbert Bostic and a threatening firearm display at Hughey Kerry. Also charged is Oliver with liquor store intrusion and weapons threats. Another defendant Wille Williams, 23, Willaims, faces assault with intent to kill for an April 7 Beech Island incident involving a knife and a deputy shooting. The center sits at Park Avenue and Chesterfield Street.
A single engine aircraft diverted from Key West to Detroit crash landed four miles southwest of Jackson South Carolina. The pilot Wil Weir 49 of Birmingham Michigan walked away with minor injuries. The plane was a total loss and FAA will conduct the investigation.
More than 130 students from across Aiken County take part in the six week GATEWAY summer arts program at South Aiken High. The curriculum covers visual arts dance drama and music for third through high school grade levels. Co directors Merilyn Smith and Katherine Brooks note the program mirrors the Governor’s School for the Arts model and is among the oldest and most extensive in the state.
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