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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1990
Page
1
A warm cloudy day affects race crowds and track conditions as spectators prepare for events noted on page 164. Officials warn of shifting winds and possible delays while riders and horses await the morning program and starting times.
AP reports Richard Pryor was hospitalized in northeastern Australia with chest pains and diagnosed with a minor heart attack. He remains in stable condition at Wesley Hos wos hospital after three days of care.
Death notices for Fairy Baxley Winston Boatwright Walterboro Aiden Breaker David Brown Brenda Johnson Eliza Sabb Syble Turner from Aiken Columbia New Ellenton appear in Page 6A with details forthcoming. The list names several individuals and invites readers to page 6A for full memorials and funeral information.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety releases safety guidelines for the Hunt Meet. Prohibitions include frisbees bottles kites and rides. Attendees must display parking passes at all times and clear parking areas 30 minutes after the last rave. Crossing the track is only at designated crosswalks.
Mil Clyatt of the Aiken SERTOMA steeplechase committee says 15000 people are expected for the Hunt Meet. Gates open at 10 am with races on grass including flat and jump events. Parking and concessions are SERTOMA duties. weather is forecast warm and cloudy. traffic will use Two Notch and Audubon Drive access.
In Washington the textile caucus led by Reps Marilyn Lloyd and Butler Derrick moved to introduce a new quota bill. Industry executives and labor leaders criticized the plan to scrap the MFA and integrate textiles into GATT rules, signaling uncertainty about administration actions in Geneva.
The 1990 census uses a short form for about 15 minutes with 14 questions and a long form for about 45 minutes with additional demographic and socioeconomic items. It targets 106 million housing units and 250 million people with South Carolina population rising to 3 549 000. Confidences and penalties are noted, including penalties up to 500 dollars for non participation.
A local facility rents office space ahead of an upcoming Soviet visit. Details are on page 124.
The St Angela Academy property in Aiken is sold to Joel Conte for 800000 on March 2. Conte plans to convert the former school into an indoor riding ring with classrooms used as stables while renovating the nearby jeley House and Ridgeley Hall, preserving the area’s beauty surround by Hitchcock Woods Palmetto Golf Club and Hopeland Gardens. Conte has resided in Aiken for about two years and already stabled several horses locally.
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