Community Policing Makes A Comeback In Aiken County
Sheriff Howard Sellers launched an Experimental Resource Officer Program placing deputies in Midland Valley Silver Bluff and Ridge Spring Monetta high schools. The program funded by the sheriff's department aims to build trust, provide security and serve as an educational resource. Principal Warren Whitson says Deputy Donald Danner is meeting program goals.
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America
Aiken County
Midland Valley
Silver Bluff
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Sheriff's Department
Hoffman
Warren Whitson
Midland Valley High School
Donald Danner
Weapons spike in schools linked to budget gaps in Aiken SC
The 1991 92 Aiken County School District reports 152 criminal incidents with weapons as the second most frequent category. A state crime report notes 18 weapon cases of 2,991, the first in-state tally. A $365,000 security plan and a $76,000 local share aim to finance measures like walkie talkies fencing lighting ID cards and security officers amid funding limits.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Clemson University
Lee
Russ Marion
Board of Education
Robert H. Slay
Uncertainty over SRS job losses in area
The Savannah River Site faces potential cuts as DOE proposes a 4.5 billion budget reduction for 1994-98. Officials warn layoffs possible though exact figures remain unknown until President Clinton presents the budget. Westinghouse is asked to freeze hiring and plan contingencies.
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Columbia
Savannah River
SRS
Clinton
DOE
Congress
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
DOE Review Delays Tritium Plan At Savannah River Site
DOE plans to review the defense complex tritium reprocessing work at the Savannah River Site as part of a broad review by Secretary Hazel O'Leary of major decisions affecting the department's future. The review includes non-nuclear components, tritium recycling, and reorganizational plans involving nuclear materials production.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
Washington
Hazel O'Leary
Two Black Men Testify On Effects Of 1989 Buffalo Room Refusal
On the first day of a civil trial against Bruce and Rose Salter the two black men refused service at North Augusta Buffalo Room in September 1989 described lasting life changes. NAACP leaders James Gallman Sr and Charles White Jr testified they have not been the same since the incident as attorney John R. Harper framed claims of ongoing suffering. The Salters’ lawyer Richard Breibhart called the episode a media circus.
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North Augusta
Buffalo Room
Bruce H. Salter
Rose Z. Salter
Salters
James Gallman Sr
Aiken
The
NAACP
Charles White Jr
Southeastern
Salter
John R. Harper
Six
Richard Breibhart
Lexington
Gallman
Rec Fees Increased for Out Of Towners in Aiken
Aiken City Council raised out-of-city adult sport fees by 2.50 to total 10 per sport starting July 1 while youth rates stay at 7.50. The change follows Recreation Advisory Committee findings and aims to improve marketing and member options.
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Aiken
Recreation Advisory Committee
Recreation Department
Jimmy Hannah
Comics Tease and Erma Bombeck Feature Spotlight
A fragment mentions comics and features Erma Bombeck with playful cryptogram and Dear ADDY hints. The readable text signals a comics section including a cryptoquote puzzle and a Bombeck appearance.
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Ines Crossword
Seeseees Cryptoquote
Local News Tips Hotline and Names Listed
A radio style prompt lists a phone number 648-2311 for news tips and names several residents including Rosa Floyd Wagener Elroy Hickson Aiken Arthur Kaczmarek Rosa McCain Augusta Joseph Rhynes Edgefield and Dorothy Whittle Aiken with a note to see Page 3B for details.
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Rosa Floyd
Wagener
Elroy Hickson
Aiken
Arthur Kaczmarek
Rosa McCain
Augusta Joseph Rhynes
Edgefield
Dorothy Whittle
Aiken Trials Open Spring Season Tradition Returns
Spectators in Aiken prepare for the annual Aiken Trials as a spring harbinger. Michael J. Fanning of the Aiken Jaycees notes fashion, tailgating, and longtime community spots as key traditions.
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Aiken
Michael J. Fanning
Fanning
The
Aiken Jaycees
Ning
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