21 Jun 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1985
Page
1
Line issues prevented timely publication of Associated Press stories yesterday at the Aiken Standard. The newspaper apologizes for any reader inconvenience.
A coalition leader says Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strips attacking Frank Sinatra inflame Italo-Americans and asks the New York attorney general to review possible action. The June 10 16 strips tied Sinatra to organized crime. some papers declined to publish.
Brazilian police say forensic tests handwriting and photo analyses point to a positive identification of the body unearthed 15 days ago as Josef Mengele. Romeu Tuma expects a definite conclusion within 24 to 40 hours. experts from the US and West Germany assisted the effort in Sao Paulo.
Forecast for the Aiken Augusta area calls for widely scattered showers and thundershowers through the weekend with cool mornings. Overnight low around 60s, highs in the upper 80s, light variable winds.
Harold House known as Gunner is bothered by squirrels at his back door. After shooing them away repeatedly, he retrieved a rifle from his bedroom and fired when a final intruder approached. He shattered a glass double door, costing over $200 to replace.
Merchant Buddy Coleman warns downtown Aiken may vanish in five years without better access and parking. He blames traffic flow from the south side and congested streets, noting a cycle of docked storefronts and rotating parking among merchants. He cites a decline in reasons for people to visit downtown.
Greenville Riegel Textile Corp has agreed in principle to be purchased by R B Pamplin Corp for 23.50 a share about 88.6 million. The deal is Pamplin Mount Vernon Mills Inc unit issued purchase. Riegel facilities are in Aiken and Johnston with 3.8 million shares outstanding.
A Griffin Wade and Company audit of three Ai ken County schools finds room for improvement in fund collections. More than $8 000 could not be accounted for at Schofield Middle School prompting recommendations for district wide policies and stronger internal controls.
The Aiken City Council will begin discussing annexation of 51 acres at Pine Log and Silver Bluff Roads for a shopping center. Karen Papouchado, a protest leader, reports on fringe-area zoning as a petition with 747 signers opposes the development.
The Aiken County Planning Commission backs possible court action against builders who ignore development standards. Violations could incur 200 dollars per day fines, with escalating penalties for continued violations. The panel rejected Gemstone Heights Phase 1 for failure to meet site and neighbor identification requirements.
Gaylen Duskey 37, a Grantsville West Virginia native and Glenville State College graduate, is named city editor of the Aiken Standard. He has worked as sports editor and editor for newspapers across West Virginia and nearby states, earning multiple state awards and one national award for game coverage. Duskey, an Army veteran and instructor, is married to Linda Anne Taylor with a daughter Kimberly Dawn and lives in Belvedere.
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