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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1995
Page
1
A resolution recognizing Graniteville Company’s 150th anniversary was adopted. The Aiken Historic Register added the residence at 303 Newberry Street, owned by Kenneth and Tamela Cook, to its official list.
Dwayne Holman appeals for assistance to remove a plastic container from a deer's head after repeated advice to shoot it. He photographed the doe weeks ago on his pond and hopes someone can save her, aiming for a second chance at life rather than euthanization.
Obituary notice reports the deaths of Paul Crenshaw of Columbia Marvin G D Judge of Burnettown and John Francis Quick of Long Island. Details regarding services or ages were not provided in the fragment.
Circuit Judge James W. Johnson Jr. ruled that New Ellenton water commissioners are an arm of the city government and subject to supervision by the mayor and city council. The decision, reversing their claimed independence, came as the council sought to enforce a sewer tap ordinance passed Sept. 19. The commissioners had argued they were independently elected.
President Clinton joined Boris Yeltsin and other world leaders in Moscow to honor World War II victory and set a tone for tense talks. He praised shared sacrifice and urged focus on the common good while facing concerns over Russia selling nuclear tech to Iran and the Chechnya conflict. Clinton and Hillary attended a wreath ceremony, viewed veterans in Red Square, and noted Soviet war casualties as he urged unity.
Schofield Middle School students raised 700 dollars for the Tadpoles Project by selling lollipops. Debi Johnson urged the Aiken City Council to provide 700 dollars for Schofield Wetlands Project construction, a request approved 5 to 1 despite Councilman Perry objecting to setting a precedent. The project, praised by Mayor Cavanaugh for improving drainage, already has 15,351 dollars spent on equipment and piping locally, with about 6,000 dollars from the county for teacher training.
Pete Peters of the Gen. Barnard Bee Camp announced at the Aiken County Library that the Battle of Aiken reenactment will become an annual event. Plans call to base the event on Civil War themes to kick off the Triple Crown horse racing season, with 8000 attendees noted at the previous two-day event at Sporting Days Farm near Windsor. The Bee Camp donated $3,000 in Confederate history volumes to the South Carolina Archives reference room for classroom use.
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