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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1996
Page
4
In a sardonic column Sandy Grady notes the public’s boredom with the presidential race while Bill Clinton remains the likely winner. He mocks Dole’s aggressive stance on Clinton and predicts that his harsh tactics may be too late to change the dynamic.
A Sacramento Bee report critiques FDA actions against Sunny Cloud in Marietta Georgia for selling Parents Alert a home drug-test kit. The kit includes a urine-collection cup, a mailing envelope to a lab, and a results pamphlet with hotlines. FDA classifies it as a class 3 device and demands formal evaluation despite small business impact.
Information for the Aiken Standard including location at 326 Butland Drive P O Box 456 29802 contact numbers for subscription and delivery issues switchboard and editors all reachable through 648-2311 publisher Scott B Hunter contact listed all hours and lines.
In New Hampshire's First District Joe Keefe, 43, returns to bid for Congress after stints as state party chairman. Facing John Sununu, he competes in a Democratic-leaning year where Clinton leads Dole by double digits in the region, risking several GOP ranks while Democrats target multiple seats including Keefe's district.
Letter writer Charles R. Hill of New Ellenton supports Dr. Gilmore Eaves on medical choice and criticizes Westinghouse for limiting physician options. He cites unions, local physicians in Aiken, and the phrase Shop Aiken First as a principle. He also references grim abortion and euthanasia rhetoric linked to political parties.
Clarice Ashley of Ellenton and Barnwell died Oct 9 in Barnwell. A Coker College graduate, she helped create and publish the Savannah River Site environmental monitoring reports that tracked radioactivity releases within a 500 mile radius, guiding health physics at SRS. Her work, praised by H C McClearen and Dr Ruth Patrick, showed SRS posed no soil harm. Surviving sisters Carrie Gene and Ethel reflect on her legacy.
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor. Letters concerning candidates in the November 5 election must be received by Monday, October 28 to be considered for publication before the election. Send letters to Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802.
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