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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1985
Page
11
An outage at 9:20 a.m. knocked out power for an hour and five minutes when a 400-amp switch blew, tripping a 1,600-amp fuse. No patients were harmed. four surgeries were postponed and staff moved patients to recovery as elevators failed.
John L. Barnes Jr was elected executive vice president of the Graniteville Co Don ald J Glazer announced the change Barnes becomes head of operations finance administration and sales He joined Graniteville in April 1979 after a partner stint at Baird and Co in Augusta and holds degrees from Augusta College He is a native of and resident in Augusta GA.
Jackson Town Council approved a plan to read a revised business license ordinance for first reading next month. The current 25 year old ordinance will be replaced. Wayne Price of Jackson was named the citys third policeman.
The Salley Town Council met to discuss the final phases of the Chit lin Strut and bids for food items will be opened later this month. Mayor E W Clamp said back taxes totaling about $6000 were discussed and final notices are being mailed. A new state tax collection law takes effect in January.
Ricky Butts was re-elected president of the Beech Island Fire Department Board of Directors, now beginning his ninth term. Wilson Scott was re-elected vice president for his tenth term, while Terry Seagle returned as secretary-treasurer. Also elected as board members at large were Andrew Johnson, Richard Johnson, the Rev. Don Tipton, and Mark Whittle.
Aiken City Council heard a complaint on the lengthy land landscape permit process. Ron Newman urged trimming steps before Planning and Zoning and council approval to speed permits for a single building. Council discussed public input and commission input before any change. The meeting also moved to annex 636.51 acres of Woodside Plantation for a large housing development with golf courses.
Candy Canepa discusses coping with her husband Jim Canepa a 16 year veteran of police work in Aiken. She avoids the scanner and papers preferring quiet weekends and light newspaper reading while his career includes shifts at Valdosta and service in the Air Force.
North Augusta set to vote next Monday on a Community Center project after council study. Wells & Associates outlined bid package deductions totaling 71 135 dollars with 16 800 for kitchen equipment and 14 500 for mechanical changes while preserving core quality. City funds cover most costs minus 120 000. Utilities for Rapids Subdivision also on agenda with plans for sewer water loop and a pump station.
former South Carolina senator Heyward E. McDonald outlines six core provisions of the Medically Indigent Assistance Act to Aiken Rotarians. the act expands Medicaid levels for families with dependent children poverty guidelines, adds an unemployed parent option, funds those without Medicaid or insurance, creates a prospective pricing system, and imposes cost containment such as pre admission certification. the program targets relief from a rising indigent care bill and hospital costs cited at seventy million dollars. The Aiken Rotary Club meets weekly with Dr Robert W. Paskel introducing McDonald and Lowman Tyler as club president.
Congress braces for protests as Medicare hospital entry fees rise 23 percent on January 1. Deductible jumps from 400 to 492. 8 million people facing 1.1 billion in higher charges. AARP warns many are unaware. Lawmakers debate caps and limits, but no action before the deadline.
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