26 Oct 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1996
Page
1
Aiken, North Augusta, Boiling Springs, South Aiken, RSM McCormick, AF, Silver Bluff, Midland Valley, Eau Claire and others feature in a game-by-game recap. Details appear in Sports on page 1B.
National Make a Difference Day prompts Kids 4 Kids to collect toiletry items for Helping Hands Children’s Shelter in Aiken. Sponsors include Salvation Army, Nancy Moore Thurmond Boys and Girls Club, and USC Aiken class. Drop-offs at Salvation Army Corps Building. Interstate 20 closure near Graniteville for SKF USA plant power work.
Aiken County public schools advance toward accountability with Phase II of the district project. An Academic Diploma was approved earlier to raise standards. A 30 member commission discussed indicators, funding, and community involvement, estimating 69 million over five years for pupil teacher ratios and 13.8 million to raise ratios to top district levels. Elementary aims target 30 percent reading and math at grade level by 2001. Middle school goals emphasize math reading speech and science above national norms. Secondary plans seek graduates who show improved computational skills and communication.
Robbie Ready, 18, a Midland Valley High senior and top state rider in bareback and saddle bronc, lost nearly all possessions in a house fire caused by an iron. The family received support from school and rodeo groups as Ready continues competing, eyeing college rodeo and noting the sport’s mental and physical demands.
South Carolina reports 480 infant deaths in 1995, the lowest total since 1970, with the rate at 9.4 per 1,000 births mirroring 1994. Officials credit improved prenatal care uptake, local health efforts, and Aiken County programs like a Pregnancy Care Hot Line and Moms and Cops, plus a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Board.
Daylight saving time ends this weekend with clocks moving back one hour. Officials urge safety by testing smoke alarm batteries and adjusting schedules to accommodate the time shift.
Voters face a confusing Sunday work question in Aiken County as the ballot asks whether to continue or end Sunday shopping restrictions. The wording prompted a lawsuit by the South Carolina Merchants Association seeking ballot clarification. Judge Henry McKellar ruled the state constitution bars voter explanation on the ballot.
Beginning Sunday the Aiken Standard will run a three part look at adoption. Part one covers adoption statistics and a special story of two mothers. Part two profiles lawyers who help couples build their families. Part three examines agencies that handle adoptions.
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