65 Arrested In County Drug Sting
A multi jurisdiction undercover narcotics operation named Safe Streets led to 65 arrests across Aiken and surrounding counties. The five month sting produced 153 charges and included police, sheriff, fire departments, Highway Patrol and State Enforcement Division. It was described as the largest such operation in 23 years since a 1971 bust.
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Aiken
Edgefield
Allendale
Barnwell
Highway Patrol
Ley
Sheriff's Office
Aiken Considers Change to Sewer Billing System
City Manager Steven Thompson said Aiken may switch how sewer charges are computed this fall to address resident complaints about fairness. The current ordinance bases sewer bills on December February water usage, but meter readings vary, prompting some to argue November usage should be excluded. The change would depend on dumping fee costs and could raise some bills while reducing others.
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Aiken
Steven T. Thompson
Thompson
Local News Tips Wanted For Aiken Area
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Taxing Chore Saved Until Friday at Aiken Post Office
An April 15 rush at Aiken’s Laurens Street post office highlights how many filers lack understanding of why federal income taxes exist. Aiken residents discuss tax history from the 1890s through the 16th Amendment and note rising rates, while some question why taxes accumulate across levels of government.
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Ginny Southworth
Dixie Lee
Laurens Street
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Congress
Supreme Court
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Clintons Pay Federal Taxes On 1993 Income
President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton paid 62,670 in federal taxes on 293,757 adjusted gross income in 1993. Most income came from Clinton's salary as president, with 2,473 from Arsenio Hall residuals and a 40,000 capital gain from a blind trust. A 7,862 refund was applied to 1994 taxes. It marked Hillary as the family's primary breadwinner for the first time since 1979.
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Washington
Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clintons
Arsenio Hall
Arkansas
Industrial Production Rises Again in March
The Federal Reserve reports March production up 0.5 percent marking the tenth straight monthly rise and a capacity use rate of 83.6 percent the highest since June 1989. Analysts see no inflation mania justifying sharp rate hikes as Clinton administration foresees moderate growth. Financial markets react calmly with mixed close in the Dow.
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Washington
Clinton
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Public Input Sought On Open Heart Bill For Aiken ARMC
A state Senate subcommittee will hear public input in Columbia next week on a bill to allow open heart surgery at Aiken Regional Medical Centers without a state CON. ARMC administrator Jesse Smith urges residents to attend. the bill faces deadlines with adjournment set for June 2.
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State Senate
Columbia
Aiken
ARMC
Jesse G
Mickey) Smith
Aikene
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
D-Clearwater
Senate
Gressett Building
Moore
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
General Assembly
S.C
House of Representatives
Sen. Moore
Sen
Ryberg
Sen. Ryberg
DOE Seeks Disposal Sites for Low Level Waste
The Energy Department says nearly half of its 49 weapons plant and research sites producing low level mixed waste are unsuitable for permanent burial. 26 remain under review including Savannah River Site. Negotiations with the National Governors Association aim for a final disposal strategy by December 1995 with up to 23 million to be spent this year on waste disposal and a Utah storage contract potentially worth 350 million.
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Washington
Energy Department
Department
Brad Bugger
South Carolina
Savannah River
National Governors’ Association
DOE
Governors’ Group
Bugger
Envirocare of Utah Inc
Utah
Energy Department Site Considerations for Nuclear Facilities
A list of candidate sites including Colorado Rocky Flats Plant Florida Pinellas Plant Kentucky Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Nevada National Test Site Mexico Ana Laboratory Sandia National Laboratory Pantex Plant under review for potential energy and defense-related activities.
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Colorado
Rocky Flats
Florida Pinellas
Kentucky
Paducah
Nevada
Mexico
Ana Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory
Pantex
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