10 Jun 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1985
Page
1
In Providence Rhode Island Claus von Bulow is acquitted on two counts of attempting to murder his heiress wife with insulin injections after a prolonged trial and previous conviction. Jurors deliberated about 14 hours across four days before delivering the verdict.
Perry voters head to the polls tomorrow for a mayoral election and two town council seats. Polls run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Town Hall on Center Street.
Aiken County coroner said Dewey Lane Thomason aged 32 died Friday night when he lost control on South Carolina 421 at 11:50 p.m. his car crossed the four lane road and struck a pecan tree.
The Sundowners a country and western group will appear at Hopeland Gardens on Monday night at 7 as part of the 1985 Summer Concert Series.
The forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms with partly sunny skies tomorrow and highs in the mid 90s. Tonight will be fair with a low in the low 70s and a warm, partly cloudy period through Friday with hot highs and nightly lows in the 60s to 90s.
Mrs. Isadora Poe offers a reward after losing medical prescriptions credit cards a checkbook and other papers while shopping at Aiken K Mart. She is visiting Augusta and reachable at 404-733-3705. Bart the Labrador wedged under a car after a Friday storm. rescue required jacking the vehicle. Judge Rodney A Peep les faced embarrassment on the way to court after a Corinth Baptist Church group observed proceedings.
President Reagan will inform Congress he largely follows the unratified SALT II arms control pact while signaling proportionate responses to Soviet violations. The plan includes dry docking Poseidon, delaying dismantling, and accelerating Midgetman development, keeping the treaty technically alive amid ongoing missile program changes.
The Southern Baptist Convention opens amid rifts over biblical interpretation with fundamentalists backing incumbent Charles Stanley and moderates backing Winfred Moore. More than 30,000 messengers are expected as the presidency and agency appointments hang in the balance in a year marked by harsh campaigning and accusations of a liberal drift.
Aiken County experienced funnel clouds near North Augusta and Wagener and a 2 plus magnitude earthquake at the Savannah River Plant with no major damage reported. National Weather Bureau and DOE confirmed minor seismic activity and no facilities damage while SRP reported only small tremors and no injuries.
New Ellenton Mayor Herman Eugene Gene Whitman, age 50, died after a two week illness from leukemia. Town Clerk Lynn Jeancake said he learned of the disease about two weeks prior and began chemotherapy, but infection and advanced illness led to his death. locals expressed shock at the rapid progression.
New Ellenton Town Council delays Monday night session to review updated city code. Fansand community leaders recall late Mayor Whitman as a longtime champion of youth sports and city projects including City Hall and athletic fields. A special election will follow municipal actions, with Mayor Pro Tem Wallace Brock filling duties for now.
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