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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1992
Page
1
federal HCFA statistics show over 20 percent of Medicare patients at Aiken Regional Medical Centers died within 180 days of admission. Officials say rates differ from prior years due to updated criteria allowing deaths up to six months after discharge. sepsis and pneumonia were common among those who died.
A SC Department of Education report finds three in ten Aiken County freshmen may never earn a diploma. Graduation rates rose from 66.7 percent in 1986-87 to 70.4 percent in 1990-91, below the state 65 percent. Midland Valley and Ridge Vonetta High report the highest dropout shares, 40 and 41 percent, with several others ranging from 17 to 38 percent.
Aiken County Board of Education weighs eliminating Freedman Central, a paid project for at risk students, before the 1992 93 school year. Cities in Schools partners provide counseling tutoring and health access while local businesses aid services. Executive director Sally Bigger says teachers lack time and schools lack resources, threatening a second chance for many youths.
State agents probe whether Alcoholic Beverage Control commissioners accepted gratuities from former chairman Ken Allen. Allegations include paid lunches, a topless-bar visit, charitable card postage, hotel perks, and a private detective hire. Chairman C Wilbur Hodge Jr and Commissioner Wayne Crick deny wrongdoing.
Readers are asked to call 648-2311 to share news ideas and tips with the newsroom. The offer seeks tips on local events, incidents, and features for potential coverage.
Ace C. Bellamy from Beech Island Haskell C. Coker of Aiken Laura Gleason of Bellevue Nebraska Glenn E. Hobbs of Belvedere William P. Mayson of North Augusta Patsy Spencer of Martinez listed in the community obituary notices.
The Labor Department says unemployment benefit claims held at 407000 for the week ending May 30, unchanged from the prior week. The four week moving average fell to 406000, the lowest since October 1990, signaling slow but steady improvement in the labor market despite volatile weekly figures. Ohio posted the largest weekly rise in applications, up 1009.
NASA scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory report evidence that seven Milky Way stars may host planets. Using infrared light analysis by Kenneth Marsh and Michael J. Mahoney, nine sun like stars show companion bodies, suggesting planetary orbits though not yet conclusive.
Aiken city and County halted accepting used oil and car batteries for burial. Dumping used oil into storm drains or waterways is prohibited and one gallon can contaminate vast water supplies. The proper disposal is to use approved collection sites such as the SC Department of Highways and Public Transportation on Park Avenue in Aiken.
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