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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1995
Page
1
Mechanical problems disable the color unit on the front page of today’s Aiken Standard. Efforts are underway to correct the issue promptly and the paper apologizes for the inconvenience to readers and advertisers.
1041 Rhoades of Aiken South Carolina Junior Miss wins Judges Category on night two of Mobile Alabama preliminaries and earns a $500 scholarship. Earlier she also received a $500 Poise and Composure award as final Americas Junior Miss 1995 prelims approach with finals set for Saturday at 7 p.m.
Obituary notices list Dorothy Robisch Mund, Aiken Clarence Oliver, Johnston Elmore and L B Davenport of Wagener. Page 2B carries death notices noting their passing and brief biographical context.
Rep. Thomas E Huff of North Augusta says a Supreme Court ruling limiting race based boundary drawing will not have immediate effect in South Carolina. He calls the Georgia ruling limited, but suggests future SC redistricting should not rely on race as a predominant factor, noting the 6th District boundaries and lack of challenge to them.
Owners across Aiken County gear up for Independence Day with extended hours and high orders. Hog Heaven aims to triplicate output, Bobby’s Bar B Q Buffet notes strong advance sales, and several pits plan to open early and stay until sold out. Some shops will close July 5 to 18 for a break.
Video poker operators seek a writ of supersedeas from Justice Jean Toal to extend cash payouts beyond midnight while appealing Judge James W Johnson Jr ruling that local option bans on cashouts are unconstitutional. The case involves Aiken County and 11 other counties with Sheriff Howard Sellers and North Augusta officials backing the voters’ ban and prosecutors opposing the machines.
An informal survey shows higher Independence Day fuel costs with self-serve unleaded at 1.07, mid-grade 1.19, premium 1.30 per gallon. Twelve area stations averaged the prices, with a low regular unleaded at 1.06. AAA Carolinas notes record holiday travel to the southeast, naming Myrtle Beach as a top destination and Charleston, Hilton Head, Nag's Head, Wilmington, Boone and Asheville as also above-average crowds.
Brian Costner environmental activist and Energy Research Foundation director has resigned from the SRS Citizens Advisory Board effective immediately. In a June 25 letter to DOE official Thomas Grumbly and to co-chairs Mildred McClain and Robert Slay, he cited futility and disruptive meetings rather than personal or policy disagreements.
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