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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1990
Page
1
In Benlin Indiana a 3 year old boy climbed into his mother's parked car on a steep hill and shifted it into neutral. The vehicle rolled halfway down the slope before his mother Brenda King reacted in shock as the child possibly faces a long wait before driving independently.
Death notices list Robie Lee Baxley of Waynesboro Georgia Joseph L Bush of Chicago Illinois William H Glover of Swainsboro Georgia Ocie T Lester of Belvedere Beulah B Owens of Rock Hill Woodrow W Scott of Aiken South Carolina details continued on Page 8A.
Classifieds, comics, and puzzles dominate the page with listings across sections. Obituaries, opinions, sports, weather, and television notes provide brief items and local context for readers.
Dravo Corp and purchasing agent Hugh A. McConkey pleaded guilty in Columbia to mail fraud over inflated invoices for pipe used at the Savannah River Site Defense Waste Processing Facility. The project aims to turn high level waste into glass, costing $1.23 billion, with repayment of $165,000 and potential penalties up to $500,000 for the company and five years in prison for McConkey.
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in May led by declines in vegetables and fuel oil. Food overall in May rose 0.1 percent, energy fell 0.7 percent, while core prices excluding food and energy rose 0.3 percent. Gasoline edged lower after seasonal adjustment.
Charles W. Storey and Freddie L. Houston of Owens-Corning Fiberglas depart for Taipei Taiwan for a six week teaching assignment. They will live in Taoyuan and travel by cab from Taipei to teach Taiwanese workers in Taiwan Glass the company technology before mid July.
In Aiken shoppers report scarce supply of the controversial album As Nasty As They Wanna Be. Quality Record Shop on Laurens Street stocks the nasty version while Disc Jockey on Wiz Road carries the clean edition. Some stores like K Mart Roses and WalMart do not carry the record. A Florida judge ruled the record obscene and a dealer was arrested for selling it to undercover police.
Solicitor James Anders deemed As Nasty As They Wanna Be obscene under state law after receiving a copy from Police Chief Bob Wilbur. He sent letters to store owners demanding removal within days or risk arrest, triggering anger and claims of censorship from Pete Smolen of Sounds Familiar and Carl Singmaster of Manifest Records and Tapes who warned about employee welfare and disruption.
Aiken Cinema III dress rehearsal for Dick Tracy ends in playful chaos as staff and patrons in gangster gear stage a water gun shootout. Manager Sherri Glenn shoots a water pistol in public, while others in loud outfits pose with shoulder holsters amid jokes and lighthearted pandemonium.
Aiken Emergency Services members arrived in costume, some wearing wrist radios similar to Dick Tracy devices. Jim Cobb, a longtime reader, attended without a costume but with appetite for the film, showing the hometown crowd’s fan enthusiasm.
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