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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1990
Page
13
Pat Cook of Aiken appears under the second identity Twinkles the Clown and entertains children with five favored tricks. The list includes an invisible perpetual bouncing ball feather plumes a needle through balloon a thumbup trick and coloring books.
A swimmer at Highland Park Country Club quips about a friend’s dive, saying the legs were wide apart as if New Orleans could pass through. The note appears amid a collage of names including Ann Taylor and several others.
Dr. Chris P. Plyler associate chancellor at USC Aiken is named the new dean of USC Beaufort a two year campus He joined USC in 1978 as assistant dean for student affairs at USC Salkehatchie and moved to USCA in 1982 A Clemson graduate he holds advanced degrees from USC and Florida State University.
A correction notes the regional headquarters for the Aiken Post Office is in Memphis Tennessee not the previously stated location. It also clarifies that Post master Ferrell Rodgers did not make the routing decision and the Aiken Standard apologizes for the errors.
Clearwater Finishing, a textile printing and dyeing plant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect from creditors while restructuring. The plant will continue to operate, reorganize, and pay debts as it seeks a plan, with about 360 employees and new investors importing capital to stabilize operations.
Jake Phinizy Adams, 59, never gave up his passion after a 1986 crash cost him his right leg. He now rides an 1100 Honda with a sidecar, using the setup for balance and visibility, meeting riders and maintaining independence on Graniteville roads. He notes the sidecar makes riding feel safer and keeps the thrill alive.
Augusta riverboat ceremony salutes Westinghouse Savannah River Co. workers for 16 patentable inventions since Oct 1. Inventors receive 100 per creation plus up to 900 if Westinghouse files for a patent. groups split 150 or 500 if patent sought. Clinton R. Wolfe cites 165 inventions in first year of Westinghouse contract and seven patents.
Sixteen area high school students participated in a summer nursing program at Aiken Regional Medical Centers and USC Aiken. Each student paired with a nurse and rotated through hospital specialties while attending dormitory housing at USC Aiken. They began June 10 with a steak dinner and concluded June 16 with a Houndslake brunch, balancing clinical exposure with activities like volleyball and self defense demonstrations.
Amy Rawls of Wagener and Laura Barnette of Aiken were chosen to represent Aiken Electric Cooperative on the 1990 Washington Youth Tour. The NR of electric cooperatives sponsors the all expense paid trip to Washington DC for about 1000 students nationwide. The tour split into two six day sessions due to size with Barnette a rising senior at South Aiken High School and daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Barnette.
Aiken satire raises money for the American Cancer Society by staging a mock court at Ryan’s Family Steak House. Local residents play defendants with bails set from 400 to 1000 dollars, pledges collected as donations to reach a 15000 dollar goal.
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