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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1996
Page
1
A Delta Comair flight to Newark turns back after a hydraulic line bursts midflight. The plane lands safely at Greenville Spartanburg International after warning passengers of an emergency. Flight 3917, airborne 20 minutes, carries 22 passengers with no injuries reported. Mechanics plan repairs Thursday.
GILENVILLE. Greenville County public defender John S. Mauldin was suspended without pay after the state Supreme Court suspended his license for failing to file a state income tax return. Mauldin paid a $1,000 fine. Assistant public defender William Dodson will assume the post.
Madeleine Callahan dies at age on record in Aiken. Services set at local church with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Georgia Lottery results list Cash 3 with numbers 7 9 3 and Powerball drawing 11 16 17 32 37 with Powerball 16. No further context provided about drawings or dates.
Public school leaders in Aiken County push a broad accountability initiative with staff shifts. Dr. Frank Roberson becomes assistant superintendent for instruction on June 15 to steer the effort, backed by new principals Andy Reeves and Gayle Gulick and other executives as part of the plan.
Paul Faraci, a silver medalist in the Special Olympics bowling event in Charleston, rode along as officers from Aiken Public Safety and Lower Savannah Work Release Center ran three miles from the department HQ to H Odell Weeks Center. Local chiefs and Lt. Dow praised the fundraiser and Faraci joined the officers in support.
The document notes openings and eliminations in the Roberson area including Andy Reeves, Gayle Golick, Beth Purvis, William Price, David Gantt, and Chukker Creek Assistant Principal Alice Sheehan. It lists a PET trainer elimination and the creation of a Director of Elementary Education role.
Finance director Anita Lilly proposes capping sewer charges at 37.94 dollars based on 2400 cubic feet, aiming to reduce bills for residents whose water use exceeds sewage needs during peak months. City Manager Steve Thompson supports fairness and plans to bring the proposal to the May 27 City Council agenda.
Ridge Spring Police Chief Rich ard Palmer announced a partial grant from the U S Department of Justice to add one officer. South Carolina was awarded 7.76 million under the COPS Universal Hiring Program covering 75 percent of salary and benefits for three years up to 75000, with extra funds from state or local sources.
At Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro Georgia the two Georgia Power reactors run smoothly and shareholders are hopeful. The owners consider producing radioactive tritium for U S government if it provides a revenue stream and the government shows interest, said Southern Nuclear Operating Company executive VP James H Miller III.
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