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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1996
Page
1
The Aiken Standard marks the 125th anniversary of Aiken County with a special supplement detailing the events leading to the county's creation on March 10, 1871. A spring beat introduces a new feature section titled Triple Crown 1996 and notes the return of horsehoofs in the area beginning Saturday.
Overnight temperatures plummeted to around 15 degrees with some regions reporting record lows. Forecasts call for mostly sunny skies today with highs in the mid 40s and overnight lows in the low 20s under partly cloudy skies. Sunday will see partly sunny skies and highs near 40s with lows in the upper 20s. A gradual warming trend is expected Monday with highs near 50 and lows in the 30s to 40s. Tuesday should lift temperatures to the mid 60s with overnight lows in the 40s.
Obituary notices list Joseph W Blackwood Beech Island Corean Rowell Harrelson Manning Hattie Cummings Johnson Aiken with death notices appearing on Page 6A detailing their obituaries and brief biographical notes.
Friday results show 3 8 88 as the 3 number draw and Fantasy Five numbers 9 18 19 21 92 drawn in Georgia. No further details on prizes or payouts provided.
Clarissa Bates Bell, foster mother of slain Krystal Scurry, receives five years probation after pleading guilty to unlawful neglect of a child. She must terminate parental rights to Kenny Bates, the foster child she adopted the week Krystal died. The case spurred a DSS shake-up and followed by other foster child deaths, including Keena White and Dezmen Wideman, with ongoing legal actions for Jessica Hackett’s parents.
Francisca Nesbitt stood outside the Charles E Simons Jr Federal Courthouse in Aiken as 66 new citizens took the oath. The Cuban-born petitioner said she valued the freedom not found under Fidel Castro and joined a diverse group from Syria Tanzania Pakistan Canada Australia and nearly 30 other countries in a noon naturalization ceremony led by U S District Court Judge Charles E Simons Jr.
Court TV prepared a live telecast from Aiken County Judicial Center of Ruud and Simpkin vs Westinghouse Savannah River Co. The civil suit accuses Westinghouse of firing the two quality control technicians after they testified about mismanagement in the nuclear industry.
Joan Jacob Munn, serving two life sentences for the 1994 murder of his wife Deborah Munn, appeals his punishment claiming due process violations and ineffective counsel. He argues prosecutors’ intimidation at his June 7, 1995 sentencing and seeks post conviction relief.
Janet Augeri was hired as the new executive director of the Downtown Aiken Development Association after a two month search. The unanimous board vote praised her experience in promotion funding and people skills. Augeri will start Monday and aims to use her business and marketing background to benefit the town. She holds USC Aiken biology degree and is close to finishing an MIBS at USC. She previously worked at MCG and Bosch in Milan as a marketing assistant.
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