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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1996
Page
3
Beam and Rowland denounce using general funds for the sewer project and warn South Carolina may push the town into bankruptcy. They urge citizens to attend Monday’s court hearing to support the vote. Council also approves holiday pay procedure, janitorial services for city hall, and tires for two police vehicles.
Former Horry County magistrate Archie Lee jailed on a civil rights charge awaits Supreme Court ruling on privacy and groping by judges. Judge Sol Blatt Jr granted a reprieve delaying a one year sentence as the high court considers a Tennessee judge case. Lee admitted grabbing a nurse’s breast in a plea deal that dropped other charges.
The New Ellenton election process faces delay as vacancies remain unfilled. Only two Democrats, Grady Parker and Joe Gleaton, have filed for mayor and council seats, while Republicans Nor man Strader and Terry Buyers seek mayor and council roles. A water commissioner race includes Mark Griffith and write in candidate Norman O Nea l. Denton Johnson of the county elections board cites awaiting guidance from the South Carolina Municipal Association.
The hurricane Fran remains offshore as a dangerous category 3 storm with 115 mph winds. Forecasters predict landfall between Savannah and Hilton Head with a possible shift north, prompting mass evacuations and warnings of potential extensive damage.
County officials lean on tax collection figures to draft the budget as job reductions at the state's largest employer, the nuclear reservation, affect the area. Smith notes retirees staying, locals starting businesses, and others taking roles elsewhere, softening projected economic damage while urging continued work to build the economy.
General Motors recalls about 587000 Cadillacs to replace a computer chip that caused excess carbon monoxide when the air conditioner runs. The action follows an $11 million Clean Air Act fine agreed with the Justice Department, linked to model years 1991 to 1995 Sevilles DeVilles and Eldorados with 491 liter V8 engines.
Iraqi officials reported Saddam convened air defense chiefs amid continued strikes blamed on Kurdish rebels. US and Kurdish leaders disputed withdrawal timing from Irbil while US, UN, and allied actions pressed for new Security Council measures as oil prices rose.
The Clinton administration plans to move 500 agents to the FBI counterterrorism force to counter concurrent terrorist threats. The plan, reported by The Wall Street Journal, may be notified to Congress soon though no approval is required. The move follows three major cases: Dhahran truck bombing, TWA Flight 800, and the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park bombing.
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