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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1990

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Academy Awards Tickets Tight as Show Returns to Pavilion

Hollywood AP reports the 62nd Academy Awards move from Shrine Auditorium to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with 2,990 seats after camera removal. Tickets are scarce as blocks go to Academy members advertisers ABC presenters guests and press. Nominees may attend but cannot bring family or friends.

Hollywood Shrine Auditorium Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ABC Academy Board of Governors

Mayor Dixon Faces Removal Over Shoplifting Conviction

BLACKSBURG AP The state attorney general says Mayor Jerre Dixon’s shoplifting conviction is a crime of moral turpitude clearing the way for the governor to remove her from office. Gov Campbell will review the law and act as soon as possi, while Dixon plans an appeal to General Sessions Court.

Blacksburg Jerre Dixon Carroll Campbell Travis Medlock Possi Tucker Eskew Campbell Mark Dillard Dixon General Sessions Court

Notable Deaths Listed Across South Carolina and Georgia

Obituary notes report deaths including Jerry L. Brown Aiken Warren F. Hamilton Jr Augusta Dr Wayne Lockhart Columbia Horace D. McGee Aiken Oneal Miller Wagener Lartee B. Myers Aiken Kimberly A. Sims Thomson Ga Sarah E Videtto Moreno Valley Call details shown on Page 48

Jerry L. Brown Aiken Warren F. Hamilton Jr Augusta Wayne Lockhart Columbia Horace D. McGee Oneal Miller Wagener Lartee B. Myers Kimberly A. Sims Thomson Sarah E. Videtto Moreno Valley Call

Senators Share In PAC Dollars

A Common Cause study shows South Carolina senators received substantial PAC funds from 1983 to 1988. Fritz Hollings garnered about 1.1 million dollars while Strom Thurmond exceeded 800 thousand, mainly from political action committees with no overall limit on totals.

Washington South Carolina Common Cause Fritz Hollings D-S.c Strom Thurmond R-S.c Science and Transportation Ion Companies

Dignitaries Help Dedicate USC Aiken Sciences Building

State leaders attended the USC Aiken dedication of an $8 million 60 000 square foot Sciences Building housing biology chemistry geology and physics. Chancellor Robert E Alexander USC President James B Holderman and others praised the project as a hub for hands on science learning and regional growth.

Science Sen Strom Thurmond USC Aiken New Sciences Sen. Thurmond Frampton Toole Jonathan Collins G.L. Toole Butler Derrick Thomas L. Moore Ernest F. Hollings DOE Leo Duffy Robert E. Alexander USC James B. Holderman J. Strom Thurmond R-S.c Rep Butler C. Derrick D-S.c USCA Tion Alexander University Holderman Sciences Banksia Mansion Aiken

New Ellenton Trims Speed Through Center of Town

New Ellenton lowers the center city speed limit from 45 to 35 mph for about a quarter mile from the Food Lion to Sanders Merchandise Mart. Mayor Randy W. Shaw said signs were installed and police will issue warnings for three to four weeks before enforcement. An electronic radar advisory sign is sought to flash speeds to slow drivers.

New Ellenton Randy W. Shaw S.C. Highway Department Food Lion Sanders Merchandise Mart Shaw Ment

South Carolina eyes county sale tax data in Sept deadline

Tax Commission aims to speed county by county projections for the local option sales tax tied to a November referendum. Delays stem from state appropriations work as officials plan to publish county figures after the 3.6 billion 1990-91 budget moves through the Senate Finance Committee.

Columbia South Carolina Tax Commission Tax Commission General Assembly Jinnette House Senate Finance Committee Tax Department Tach County

PAC money limits and reelection bids noted for Hollings Thurmond

PAC money reports show Sen. Ernest Hollings receiving more than $600 000 and Sen. Strom Thurmond seeking re election this year. PACs may contribute up to 5000 for primaries and 85000 for general elections with no cap on total received. Hollings won reelection in 1986. Thurmond runs again.

Sen Hollings Sen. Thurmond Common Cause PAC Congress Washington Fred Wertheimer Tolgivorice David L. Boren Strom Thurmond

DOE Plan Highlights Toxic Air At Savannah River Site

DOE official states solvents pose bigger environmental risk at SRS than radioactive waste. An air stripper at M-Area uses eleven groundwater wells to feed a 70-foot tower to draw out toxic solvents, with water as the main transport medium in SRS’s moist environment.

Savannah River U.S. Department of Energy DOE SRS M-Area Leo P. Duffy Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Duffy

Aiken County Property Tax Figures From 1988 Records

The figures come from the South Carolina Tax Commission based on 1988 property taxes in Aiken County. Robert E. Lyon, assistant director and attorney for the Association of Counties, notes the group covers all 46 counties.

S.C Robert E. Lyon Alt The Association of Counties

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