09 Oct 1992
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1992
Page
1
The Braves push a 2-0 NLCS lead into Game 3 tonight in Pittsburgh. Tom Glavine, 20-8, will face rookie Tim Wakefield, 6-1, as CBS carries the 8:30 p.m. tilt from Three Rivers Stadium. No team has rallied from a 0-3 hole in a playoff series.
Tax reductions and spending increases totaling about 27 billion over five years are to be financed by targeted tax increases. The plan includes limited capital gains tax relief for job creation in 60 enterprise zones, liberalized IRAs, and repeal of luxury taxes on yachts furs jewelry and planes but not cars. President Bush is expected to veto the bill because of the tax increases.
The Senate approved a tax bill 67 to 22 after House passage, backed by 44 Democrats and 23 Republicans. It would raise about 27 billion over five years, expand IRAs, and offer tax breaks for investors and job-creating zones. President Bush had not stated whether he would sign. The chamber adjourned until January, with Bush to respond on the measure.
Nina J. Nidiffer reports on Ja mie Rabon who endured nine years of infertility due to endometriosis before a doctor in Aiken treated her condition leading to a difficult pregnancy and a five pound premature birth. Roger Rabon Jr. is a healthy future for his hopeful family and stepbrother Vince, as they celebrate a miracle baby.
Vale residents face a choice after a Thursday Aiken City Council meeting. The city proposed keeping the Vale Water System as a separate utility with residents paying at least a further monthly amount to cover operations, while the system would be transferred to the city if the PSC approves. The current $30 monthly rate would rise to cover ongoing costs, with the system running at a loss previously. The plan awaits PSC hearings in November or December and requires the Vale Homeowners Association to weigh the proposal at its October 3 meeting.
Washington report shows Sen. Strom Thurmond scored 0 on a 12 item environmental scorecard from the League of Conservation Voters, among the Senate's worst. He opposed mechanisms for nuclear safety oversight and public hearings, and a nuclear testing ban, while defending his environmental record. Sen. Fritz Hollings fared slightly better with a higher score.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Donald Hamilton Aiken Minnie Lee Harris Ronald Horne and a telephone-like string 48-2311. The text mentions North Augusta and a vague classifieds/horoscope context with Cryptoquot Dear Abby and Lewis Grizzard references. No clear event or outcome emerges.
A weather report from Bush Field Augusta cited 2.76 inches of rainfall on Thursday causing flooding in Allendale County with evacuations in Allendale and Fairfax. North Augusta saw flooding on Buena Vista and Georgia Avenues but officials said no new damage. The National Weather Service forecasts clearing skies with partly cloudy conditions and small chances of rain through the weekend.
Incumbent Peggy J. Whitman, the Republican candidate, faces Libertarian Davis Cheek in the November general election. The piece notes the Aiken County Registrar of Mesne Conveyance records real estate since the 1800s, with seven staff handling deed transfers and fees. Cheek is described as a small business owner and all county residents registered by October 3 may vote.
The candidate, if elected RMC Registrar of Mesne Conveyance, pledges to leverage business experience in customer service and detail to aid research, safeguard deeds, and create procedures for safe record keeping. He proposes steps to shield residents from arbitrary zoning and to enable deed restrictions with neighbor covenants. Cheek is Vietnam-era Army veteran, married to Betty Jo, with daughter Kristine, noting Whitman AMC tenure of five and a half years.
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