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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1985
Page
14
Mexican officials report widespread devastation in Mexico City after a powerful quake. Ten thousand soldiers guard damaged areas while 50 000 workers clear rubble for about 1 000 presumed buried victims. Hospitals on alert as residents endure outages and fear aftershocks.
Seven minor earthquakes shook Chichijima Island 625 miles south of Tokyo with no casualties or damage reported. Seismologist Hiromu Yoshida said the tremors, none linked to Mexico’s quake, occurred offshore and peaked at magnitude two on the Japanese scale.
USC chemistry professor Dr Bruce Dunlap presented a cancer update noting 40 percent of ACS funds stay in South Carolina and 66 million Americans will face cancer. He described cancer as abnormal cell growth forming tumors, outlined three stages, and stressed prevention including pap tests breast self checks testicular exams colon health sun safety and quitting tobacco.
The Aiken City Council will accept the resignation of city attorney Henry Summerall at 7:30 p.m. in the city council chambers. The meeting covers annexation, zoning, building permits, water and sewer ordinances, landscape plans, and other items including ADA parking at First Presbyterian Church.
Samuel Skipper Jr., 37, was found dead with a single gunshot wound in his Clearwater backyard last night at about 9 40 P M Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend said this morning This marked the second such incident in Clearwater in two weeks and no further investigation will be conducted by the coroner's office or the Aiken County Sheriff's Department.
The Environmental Protection Agency approved a 55 percent grant totaling 1.28 million dollars for two secondary sewer lines in Aiken County, Bridge Creek and Midland Valley. A matching 45 percent share around 1 million dollars hinges on the county securing revenue bonds amid bond market concerns. If bonds cannot be sold the county may need a Farmers Home Administration loan to fund expansion tied to the Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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