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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1996
Page
1
Aiken County Council, by one vote, approves home detention rules for county jail inmates. Selected inmates will stay home under electronic monitoring and must be nonviolent. Less than two dozen inmates currently qualify, allowing bed space and potential savings of about 170000 dollars yearly.
Washington reports the July trade deficit at 11.7 billion dollars, rising 43 percent from June’s 8.2 billion. The Commerce Department cites a surge in Japanese auto imports Chinese toys and foreign oil as the main drivers of the increase to the highest level in over eight years.
Harold E. Greene Belvedere Mike Gregory and Pawnee Cole McCarty are listed in obituary notices on Page 2B. The brief item notes their passing and associated memorial details appear in the public notices section.
Suspect David Mark Hill remained in critical but likely to recover after eight hours of surgery at the Medical College of Georgia while in police custody. Authorities say Hill, 36, shot and killed three Department of Social Service employees and was captured after a lengthy manhunt. A .40 caliber pistol was found nearby, and warrants were issued for murder kidnapping and assault with intent to kill. Autopsies confirmed the three victims aged 33, 52, and 30. The case may yield a death-penalty indictment if convicted.
Hill faced kidnapping charges and multiple murders after a two hour standoff in a public neighborhood, with a 4 year old daughter wheelchair bound from a prior accident. A restraining order and Hill’s despondency were cited as factors. No death penalty decision yet. safety analysis urged for workers. Neighbor Carl Glover noted Hill’s unemployment and family turmoil.
In North Augusta James Curry stands outside his home as his wife Josie 33 died in the Department of Social Services shooting. Nearby Linda Gregory mourns her son Michael and Lucy Negron recalls a kind landlord. DSS suspect David Mark Hill faces possible death penalty.
A public figure quotes Barbara Morgan calling a situation one of the most traumatic events for any agency. The remark highlights severe impact, urging attention and resilience from organizational leaders and staff.
Augusta residents Charles Holmes and Dwayne James were arrested in connection with multiple car thefts in Aiken. ADPS said the arrests target a summer surge, with three stolen vehicles traced to Augusta and linked to the Dexter Arms incident.
Congress approved over 1 billion dollars for Savannah River Site operations next year including funds to expedite a new tritium production source. DOE spokesman Rick Ford cautioned that job impact remains uncertain until the president signs the budget, while Sen. Thurmond stressed tritium production as a national security priority and Sen. Hollings noted extra funds to stabilize spent fuel rods at SRS.
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