Aiken County Traffic Fatalities Prompt Warning Cards
Editorial urges stricter driver caution after a triple fatality at Shaws Fork and New Holland roads raises this year’s Aiken County death toll to 41. Coroner Sue Townsend links fatalities to seat belt use, drunk driving, speeding, and inattention, urging belts, designated drivers, and slower speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Shaws Fork
New Holland Roads
Sue Townsend
South Carolina
Senators Confront Top Officers Over Military Readiness
The admirals and generals facing the Senate Armed Services Committee faced cool reception as lawmakers accused top officers of slow warnings about readiness problems. The piece notes reduced equipment spending since the Carter era and cites potential savings from base closures, with Clinton proposing funds to address chiefs concerns and a Pentagon request for about 40 billion over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Armed Services Committee
Harry H. Shelton
Joint Chiefs
Congress
Department of Defense
Clinton
Pentagon
South Carolina Pro Business Climate and Incentives Spotlight
Rep. Smith highlights 1995 1996 acts Enterprise Zone Rural Development and LIFE Scholarships showcasing SCs performance based incentives. He cites 1995 1996 investments over 16.5 billion in SC with BMW Michelin Nucor Honda and Bridgestone/Firestone in Aiken County plus 1.8 billion total investment and 3 415 new jobs in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
General Assembly
South Carolina General Assembly
BMW
Michelin
Nucor
Honda
Aiken County
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Bridgestone
Republicans Risk in Open Clinton Impeachment Push
Republicans press ahead with an open impeachment probe of President Clinton despite mixed polls and political risk. The party faces a base split between social conservatives urging forceful action and economic conservatives afraid of electoral backlash. The timing limits impact, with future hearings possible after the 1998 elections.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
House
South
West
Senate
South Carolina
H Ouse
Alabama
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Monica Lewinsky
Judiciary Committee
Lewinsky
Betty Currie
Vernon Jordan
Kenneth Starr
House Committee
Rep
Howard Berman
California
Berman
Alarm of Morality in America Demands God Back
Letter writer accuses the president of lies and immorality, blames secular society for social ills, and urges a Christian revival to restore God in America. He cites the nation’s founders, calls for church and Supreme Court alignment, and warns of divine judgment. Letters should be sent to the Aiken Standard with contact details.
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Jim Hodges
Satan
Supreme Court
White House
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L Ceasley Beasley
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
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