Aiken group to meet FTC over Aiken Regional sale
Aiken area leaders travel to Washington to press the FTC on the possible sale of Aiken Regional Medical Centers. They will meet FTC Chairman Janet Steiger in Rep. Butler Derrick's office at 2 30 p.m. to argue for keeping Aiken Regional in the merged Hospital Corporation of America Columbia Healthcare merger. The FTC will review a consent order allowing the divestiture with a May 3 public comment cutoff.
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Federal Trade Commission
Aiken
FTC
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Ken
Robert Alexander
Jesse G
Mickey) Smith
Aiken Regional
Derrick
D-S.c
Aiken Group
Aiken Ad
Hospital Corporation of America
Columbia Healthcare Corporation
HCA
Columbia
United States
Serbs Target U.N Buildings In New Gorazde Raids
Gorazde faced intensified shelling with about 200 rounds hitting the town by noon as Serbs attacked U.N. buildings and the main hospital. Aid workers reported no casualties initially. a ham radio tally noted dozens killed or injured in the 20 day offensive. NATO allies weighed U.N. requests for air strikes to shield safe areas.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Inosnia
U.N
Goradze
Gorazde
Bosnia
Geneva
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Red Cross
Ron Redmond
Brussels
Belgium
NATO
United Nations
Clinton
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Boutros Boutros- Ghali
GOP Runoff Set For May Third In Ai ken County
Ai ken County Council chair runoff set after a five candidate Republican primary. Ronnie Young led with 1 534 votes to 1 008 for Eddie Butler, sending both to a May 3 runoff to face Democrat Mike Toole in the June 7 general election. The timing could prompt a possible special election later in the year if either man seeks the chair.
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Aiken County
W. Edward
Eddie) Butler
Ronnie Young
Young
Carrol H. Warner
Butler
Warner
Mike Toole
Council
North Augusta Mayor outlines growth and projects
North Augusta Mayor Thomas W. Greene presents the State of the City vision to the Rotary Club highlighting a crime free task force beautification efforts a riverfront development and a new activity center. He notes eight square miles added since 1980 and 18 million in recent construction while urging slow growth and a November video poker ban referendum. He also proposes preserving a 50 year old historical district with brick streets and gas lanterns to attract grants.
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North Augusta
Thomas W. Greene
Greene
Crime Task Force
ATC narrows field for president to seven
The Aiken Technical College presidential search is down to seven semifinalists from 99 applications. Finalists will be interviewed by the 11 member Aiken County Commission for Technical Education on April 28-29, with a decision likely by March 30. The judge will be kept confidential as personnel matters. One finalist is a woman, potentially ATC's first female president.
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Aiken Technical College
Bill Hixon
Aiken
Hixon
ATC
Hawaii
Alaska
California
Maine
South Carolina
State Board For Comprehensive and Technical Education
Paul L. Blowers
Don Campbell
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Readers are invited to share story ideas by calling the news tip line at 648-2311 to provide information or leads for coverage.
Local Obituaries Page 2B Details Slate
Death notices for Thurman Black Louise Talbert Burckhalter E Forrest Edwards Reba Thorne Polattie James Robert Smith Jr Annie L Williams listed with brief identifiers in Graniteville Johnston Jackson Trenton Aiken area communities details on page 2B provide fuller notices.
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Thurman Black
Barnwell
Louise Talbert Burckhalter
Graniteville
E. Forrest Edwards
Johnston
Reba Thorne Polattie
Jackson James Robert Smith Jr
Trenton
Annie L. Williams
Aiken
Report backs that Aiken schools meet admin cost line
Aiken County's school administration costs run near the state average while per pupil spending trails other districts. Public input at board meetings questions outlays, hampering budget planning as the district plans an $81 million 1994 95 budget with $77 million anticipated revenue. A statewide analysis attributes central office spending to ongoing budget pressures.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Palmetto State
Prognosis Guards Nixon After Stroke Turn for Worse
New York Former President Nixon shows guarded prognosis after a stroke left him partially paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak. Doctors call his brain swelling the major threat and hours critical as he remains in intensive care.
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New York
Nixon
Michael Giordano
Fred Plum
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Plum
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