Aiken Regional Angioplasty Lives Defy Ban Report
Hospital records show Aiken Regional Medical Centers offered seven angioplasty procedures after a DHEC ruling on April 1. The board allowed life saving use under emergency conditions, with Dr. David W. Cundey performing the operations. The first case on April 17 involved a 59 year old woman who collapsed at her mother’s funeral.
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Aiken
Aiken Regional
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Jesse G
Mickey) Smith
DHEC
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David W. Cundey
Lessie B. Price
Cundey
Rostenkowski Rejects Plea While Defying Corruption Charges
Rep. Dan Rostenkowski declares no plea bargain, vowing to fight corruption charges he faces in a federal case. He plans to stay in Congress and seek a 19th term, while prosecutors prepare a possible grand jury indictment and consider his temporary removal as Ways and Means chair.
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Dan Rostenkowski
Congress
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Ways and Means Committee
Rostenkowski
U.S
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Clinton
House Democratic Caucus
Long Distance Dialing Gets Longer in South Carolina
Southern Bell announces that beginning tomorrow long distance calls within the 408 area in South Carolina will require dialing 0 or 1 plus 803 and the number. The change, aimed at freeing numbers for businesses and residents, affects devices like fax machines modems and speed dialing. Private branch exchange customers must adjust for the new procedure as North America aligns with continental dialing standards.
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South Carolina
Southern Bell
C.W. Jacobs
U.S
North America
Call to share news at six four eight two three one one
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Local Readers Noted in Public Notices on Page 2B
Bennie Anderson, Columbia. Felisha Curry, North Augusta. Lavenia F. Jackson, Aiken. Mildred Powers Murray, Aiken. Leigh Sutherland, North Charleston are listed in a notice with details continued on Page 2B. The brief entry names residents and directs readers to the continuation.
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Bennie Anderson
Columbia
Felisha Curry
North Augusta
Lavenia F. Jackson
Aiken
Mildred Powers Murray
Leigh Sutherland
North Charleston
Cadets Learn Firefighting and Police Work in Aiken
Emergencies can come at any time for cadets in the Aiken Department of Public Safety Cadet Program. Three cadets are listed Kevin R. Blackwell Patricia Broughton and Daniel W. Williams with studies at local colleges. Williams, 19, has been in the program about a year and says he has thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Aiken
Kevin R. Blackwell
Aiken ‘Technical College
Patricia Broughton
USC Aiken
Daniel W. Williams
ATC
Williams
South Carolina Budget Push Faces Spending Hurdles
South Carolina legislators avoid major crime and welfare action while revealing a budget path with about 10 percent higher spending over 3.6 billion. The extra 400 million could fund annual needs for the state population, yet no general tax hike is planned as collections rise with the economy.
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Columbia
South Carolina
South Carolina budget spends on schools and colleges
Budget writers note many priorities in South Carolina make funding tough. Sen Phil Leventis says the process is complex due to valid concerns. More than 125 million goes to public schools and higher education to raise teacher pay and buy textbooks, with 30 million needed to keep pace.
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South Carolin
Phil Leventis
D-Sumter
Flintstones Opens Record Memorial Weekend Box Office
The Flintstones posted an estimated 37.5 million dollars over Memorial Day weekend, the biggest opening on record and surpassing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’s 1989 holiday debut. Universal Pictures spokesman Alan Sutton called the result terrific for the industry as Maverick, with Mel Gibson, drew 18 million in its second weekend.
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John Goodman
Fred Flintstone
Alan Sutton
Universal Pictures
Universal
Maverick
Mel Gibson
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