02 Nov 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1996
Page
1
Aiken Airport Silver Bluff Barnwell Wagener Salley 20 Denmark Olav 14 Blackville Williston Elko 14 details on page 1B Sports section compiles local scores and results from multiple South Carolina towns in a brief regional update.
Lawyers who challenged The Citadel's all male admissions urged a federal judge to award just over 5.8 million dollars for fees and costs from the four year court battle. If approved the total cost would exceed 10 million dollars with Citadel private funds about 3 million and the state 1.2 million spent unsuccessfully keeping women out. Citadel agreed to admit women two days after the Supreme Court decision on Virginia Military Institute.
Obituary notices include Gregory Nelson Jones Johnston Minnie Oliphant Medlock, all listed in Edgefield Page 5A. The notices reflect families and individuals honored in a local archival obituary section with dates and rites not fully shown.
Antley, the fired tax assessor of Aiken County, files a one million dollar damage suit in Aiken County Common Pleas Court against County Administrator William Shepherd. She claims her dismissal was wrongful and seeks actual damages plus punitive damages and court costs.
Storm Song rests at Aiken after winning the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies in Toronto. Dogwood Stable president Cat Campbell says the mare will take about 40 days off to eat grass and relax before training resumes. The filly, daughter of Summer Squall, has near 900000 earnings this year and is insured for 3 million with her next race set for March 9.
New York police pursued a gang led by Michael McLean and Robert Mede, who burglarized about 50 mansions on Staten Island's Todt Hill from 1991 onward. Detectives Al Guarneri and Robert Edwards tracked the mob to stops involving mob-linked victims and a mansion nicknamed the White House previously linked to a Gambino crime boss.
The drive to Election Day pours money into SC campaigns with spending over 5 million. Former Gov. Carroll Campbell appears on TV for Sen. Strom Thurmond. A Democratic Party ad questions Thurmond on family and children. A private group's radio spot warns of Russian missiles against Rep. John Spratt. The Senate race tops 3 million with Elliott Close spending 1.6 million.
Thurmond reports show $1.5 million in expenditures while Spratt and GOP challenger Larry Bigham have raised and spent over $650,000. State parties total near $1 million for multiple campaigns. PACs exceed $650,000. Furman professor notes money follows competition as national parties inch toward final push in tight races.
Castellano’s daughter hosts a civic meeting after a burglary alarm prompts a higher crime alert. Ray Polidori, indicted for allegedly running a Genovese era garbage-carting firm, is connected to in-law victims. Guarneri Edwards patrol in a Mercedes when a burglary unfolds at 1:30 a.m. on January 2, 1993, as a man dives off a roof into the woods.
Lillian Turner faced an $8,000 Farmers Home Administration loan for home repairs that spiraled into a scam by contractor Lonzay Morgan. Morgan allegedly used Home Depot refunds and unfinished work left Turner’s house in ruin with unpaid workers and unlicensed contractor status, despite FHA loan rules requiring licensed contractors.
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