24 Sep 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1985
Page
1
Calendar items and column headings are listed with sections for television listings Dear Abby and Way We Live. Obituaries and weather notes appear on pages 7 and 8, indicating varied content across the issue.
Rescuers found 14 bodies from a commuter plane crash on a cloud shrouded Virginia mountain. The wreckage smoldered under autumn canopy as fuel fumes lingered. The aircraft disappeared from radar en route to Shenandoah Valley Airport near Harrisonburg.
Warner Bros crews return to the Lowcountry to shoot the North and South IT sequel near Charleston City Hall. About five weeks of location work will unfold in South Carolina following prior filming in California. The original North and South aired on ABC in early November.
A Columbia lawyer urges South Carolina to fund counsel for indigent clients in Family Court. Jay Elliott, former head of the Bar’s family law section, proposes a public defender style system. Family Courts hear divorce, custody, support, adoption, guardianship and juvenile matters excluding adult crimes. A separate item notes a zoning meeting in Aiken County Council Auditorium tomorrow at 8 p.m.
The recallable remark shows Bob Harte pressing for additional staff, asking for two more lawyers and three more secretaries as the council nears a decision on the ordinance to expand his office. The moment highlights tense negotiations over funding and personnel.
James Dublin, Mrs Ethel C Geter, Dr Maxwell A Smith, Mrs Catherine Samuels, Eddie Jackson, Miss Janice Lee Wills, Brantley Gibbs, Mrs Corine P Walker, George B Williams, Richard Majors listed as residents across Johnston North Augusta Williston Aiken Conway Orangeburg with no further details.
August CPI rose 0.2 percent led by small grocery and fuel declines offset by higher restaurant and alcohol prices. Energy fell while housing and medical costs rose, signaling modest inflation and potential near-term rate stability amid Fed policy.
South Carolina's average SAT score for 1984 85 rose by 12 points, outpacing the national gain of 9 points. Verbal up seven to 391 and math up five to 424, with 18 298 seniors statewide taking the test.
Aiken County Board of Education will consider a nine district single member plan tonight at Warrenville Elementary School. The plan, supported by the ad hoc Advisory Committee, aims for district only voting with one district having a 62 percent black majority and two districts described as black influenced. Members weigh public input and potential impacts on minority representation and accountability.
Caronica Hill died after being found injured in her Gloverville residence. Timothy Fitzgerald Green, 21, of New Ellenton, was arrested and charged with murder. The child, daughter of Phyllis Hill, was taken to Newberry for autopsy and died at University Hospital Augusta. Green is jailed awaiting bond.
The Aiken Standard announces a Sunday edition launch starting October 6 as a fall start for readers seeking local South Carolina news each weekend.
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