20 Mar 1984
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1984
Page
1
In Salt Lake City AP reports defense attorneys for Arthur Bishop, guilty of kidnapping and murdering five boys aged 4 to 13, begin efforts to avoid a death sentence. The case spans abductions from 1979 to 1983, with a jury of seven women and five men.
Travelers near Johnston and Saluda flock to see acres of pink peach trees in full bloom as a scenic early season attraction.
The 18th annual Aiken Hunt Meet will feature seven combined steeplechase and flat races at Clark Field on Powerhouse Road. Gates open at 10 a.m. with post time at 1 30 p.m. The meet, sponsored by the Aiken SER TOMA Club and the Aiken Steeplechase Association, is part of a regional circuit ending in Camden. The program includes the Byers Plate, Bayard Warren Race, William K Laughlin, Aiken Standard Gold Cup, and the Coors Imperial Cup, offering purses from 3000 to 10000 with nine horses in the featured event.
Illinois faces a high stakes Democratic fight between Gary Hart and Walter Mondale in the presidential primary. Jesse Jackson seeks influence via “peer politics.” A Hart win would signal sustained momentum and threaten Mondale’s organization ahead of Connecticut New York and Pennsylvania primaries. Mondale aims to pad his delegate lead with Illinois results.
Aiken County Councilman HLM McElhaney introduces an ordinance to overhaul the Public Service Authority. The reform shifts board power from four major customers United Merchants, Graniteville, and the cities of Aiken and North Augusta to more at large members, reducing their dominance and aligning with other county bodies. The plan requires three readings and a public hearing before final passage, with McElhaney planning to introduce it on April 2.
Hartwig brands the boards lean costs as short sighted for county finances citing underfunded depreciation accounts for the Horse Creek Plant and pending litigation. The PSA notes contingency and cushion funds exist while the depreciation fund stays empty as litigation looms over the plant.
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