Court narrows federal affirmative action standards
Supreme Court rules Congress must meet strict standards for federal minority programs, a 5-4 decision that preserves but tightens oversight. The Colorado case is sent back to determine if the minority business assistance unlawfully discriminates against white-owned firms. Justice O Connor notes racial classifications must serve a compelling government interest and be narrowly tailored.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Colorado
Sandra Day O'Connor
Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Postponed to June 27
The Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series in Aiken was postponed tonight due to illness. Lisa J. Hall of the City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Department said the operatic concert featuring the USCA Voice Majors under Antoine Cordahi will now be held Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at Hopeland Gardens. The series is sponsored by the city department.
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Hopeland Gardens
Lisa J. Hall
City of Aiken
USCA
Antoine Cordahi
City of
Obituary notices list several local deaths on page 6A
Obituaries appear for loke Howe Bailey Augusta Frances Elliott Gramling Horace Jones Pearl Lloyd Loise Cannon Timmerman among others at various local cemeteries. The notices name family connections and service details in a concise death announcements section.
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Loke Howe Bailey
Augusta Frances Elliott Gramling
Orangeburg
Horace Jones
Aiken Pearl Lloyd
Aiken
Loise Cannon Timmerman
Graniteville
Tragic Weekend In Aiken County Claims Three Lives
A violent storm and weekend tragedies follow a fishing trip at Langley Pond where 19 year old Langley resident Joe Morris drowned after diving from Langley Dam. Morris, who reportedly could not swim, was underwater for about 58 minutes before rescue crews retrieved him at 2 45 p m.
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Aiken County
Langley
Joe Morris
Camp Kiwanis St
Langley Dam
Michael
Frank
Morris
Downturn in Medicare Cuts Sparks Concern at ARMC and SRS
Ai ken Regional Medical Centers CFO Elmer Cummings warns downsizing at Savannah River Site will strain the county medical community as patient volumes fall and elective procedures shrink. He notes Medicare cuts proposed by Congress could threaten half of the hospital’s business, prompting efficiency drives. Acting administrator Ricky Satcher echoes broad reforms but urges calm while monitoring the situation.
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Aiken
Elmer Cummings
Savannah River
SRS
ARMC
Congress
Cummings
Ricky Satcher
Aiken County eyes new jobs amid Savannah River Site cutbacks
The Aiken Standard reports on efforts to diversify the economy following cutbacks at the Savannah River Site. Readers are invited to submit job-creation projects to the newspaper’s Economic Division, P.O. Box 456, Aiken, SC, 29802.
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Savannah River
Aiken County
Aiken
P.O
Aiken, $.C
Nagasaki mayor denounces US on atomic bomb use
Nagasaki mayor Itcho Ito condemns U S leaders for defending atomic weapons in World War II as he opens a five day disarmament conference in Nagasaki. He calls such statements heartless and insults bomb victims while noting the war's end anniversary and ongoing U S Japan tensions.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Clinton
U.S
America
Itcho Ito
United States
U.s.japan
Hiroshima
Ito
Truman
Hitoshi Motoshima
Hirohito
Teens weigh value of summer jobs and college aims
Eddie Moore, an 18 year old Barnwell High graduate, returns for a second summer with the Savannah River Ecology Lab at the Savannah River Site. He connected with SREL outreach coordinator Tony Mills during a school presentation and will work as an Ecocamp counselor and lab assistant while considering pre med studies at Auburn University.
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Eddie Moore
Barnwell
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Tony Mills
SREL
Savannah River
University of Georgia
Moore
University of Auburn
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Sonja Beachum
Scott Webster
Cancer Center
By Nina J. Nidiffer
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Smithsonian Institution
Veterans
Shannon Saynhar
Jessica Cooper
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