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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1990
Page
1
AP report describes a man napping in a garbage bin who was grabbed by a dragging track. Witness Bobby Sanders recalled hearing a scream and thinking it was a radio. Taylor Glenn Doughty, a transient, said he was crushed twice before the machinery halted. Police questioned him at a hospital.
Brief death notices list Nes Allen and Scar Echols of Aiken and Odey Biliter of Augusta with marginal details. full obituaries appear on Page 9A.
In Columbia the Legislature debated environment tough talk but shelved protection plans and abortion action while approving a public discrimination ban after 25 years. Gov. Campbell praised some bills including hazardous waste limits and anti discrimination law as sessions adjourned amid unresolved Beachfront Management Act revisions and a broader crime bill. Sheriff Heath noted pay scales show competition for staff affects retention.
Aiken County Sheriff Carrol Heath says his department trails three neighboring agencies in pay. A study shows deputies start near Highway Patrol troopers but lie far behind city and patrol salaries for lieutenants and captains. The pay gap helps explain turnover including a dispatcher leaving for the Highway Patrol.
In South Carolina the upcoming primary features two Democratic hopefuls Ernest Passailaigue Jr. and Theo Mitchell debating tax cuts youth education and waste policy while Republican rivals Sherry Martschink and Henry McMaster spar over government size and integrity The contest emphasizes education and governance with charges traded but campaigns largely free of mudslinging.
Frances Pennington of the Aiken Board of Voter Registration explained voters may cast ballots for either party in primaries but cannot participate in primaries. She noted drivers licenses can verify addresses and the office will stay open to replace lost certificates. If a voter sits out two consecutive general elections, they are purged from the rolls.
Edmond Wilson, head of the Sandy Ridge Fire Department in Aiken County, says threats and vandalism from fee opponents will not force the department to fold. He notes protests have driven the loss of a $30 annual tax bill contract and truck tire tampering, but the 22-member unit remains committed to serving residents despite reduced revenue and ongoing hostility.
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