11 May 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1996
Page
1
Sunday edition of The Aiken Standard launches an illustrated three part series titled Aiken City Limits. The feature examines travelers entryways into the city highlighting junkyards woodlands clotheslines gardens and industrial areas. Community leaders discuss plans to balance business needs with natural beauty to improve welcome signs and city entrances.
AP reports Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rep. John Conyers plan a visit to Effingham Baptist Church in Florence County, joining many scorched black churches across the Southeast. Jackson cites dangerous trends in the South and aims to meet parishioners and leaders in Columbia for a broader discussion.
Obituary notices list Lilla M Brown of Aiken Georgia Elliott Graniteville Joe B Saxon Perkins Ga and Lester Watson Sr of Aiken among deaths reported on page 4A with brief memorial details.
Cash 3 numbers were 9 6 7 and Fantasy 5 numbers were 1 46 23.
City officials pursue a compromise on the Aiken Bike Path near Gilbert Street after residents like Douglas Becker raised safety and privacy concerns. The plan, approved 5-1, would place a $58,000 pathway from Citizens Park to the north corner of the Aiken Mile Track, merging behind Gilbert Street toward Timberlane Road. Experts say shrubs will shield glimpses of horses if needed.
HG Reynolds Co. Inc. is 47 days into a $1.46 million addition to the H Odell Weeks Center in Aiken. The 19 000 square foot project includes a double gym basketball and racquetball court and a multi purpose room. When finished the complex will reach 45 000 square feet with 45 new parking spaces and track improvements planned for August.
USCA and ATC leaders hail a bill shaping public college funding by performance over enrollment. Senate chair Nikki Setzler calls it meaningful as USC Aiken and Knight Technical College discuss implementation with the Commission on Higher Education.
George and Gary Hagan expressed relief after Judge Henry F. Floyd gave Danny Felder a life term for the murder of A.C. Hagan. Felder pleaded guilty aided by his testimony, Willie Hicks was found guilty and condemned to die, Felder faces parole after 20 years, and the sentencing tied to other robbery and kidnapping terms.
U S Senator Paul Coverdell plans a Saturday tour of the Savannah River Site to review missions including the Defense Waste Processing Facility. He seeks a clearer future mission blending environmental management with national defense. A 1 30 p m press conference at SRS will follow a 45 minute site tour amid employment concerns and mission debates.
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