Virginia Acres park stays busy with daily visitors
Virginia Acres in Aiken remains a bustling recreation hub with the H Odell Weeks Center and the Aiken Community Playhouse drawing daily crowds. The 54 acre complex, once residential, now hosts classrooms, a gym, walking track, fitness course, and active programs year round, reflecting postwar growth.
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Virginia Acres
Rimary
Price Avenue
Whiskey
Two Notch
Price
H. Odell Weeks
Whiskey Road
Aiken Community Playhouse
Anne Hagelston
Aiken
Savannah River
Shuttle Driver Protests Locked Inside Van Over Pay
Patricia Dicks a Handyman Network driver at the Savannah River Site blocked herself inside her van near the C Area after cashing issues left two paychecks with one returned for insufficient funds. No charges were filed. Handyman Network faced cash flow strains tied to an IRS levy, impacting about 200 site employees.
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Savannah River
Patricia Dicks
Williston
Handyman Network Inc
Vices Inc
SRS
Spacecraft uncovers evidence for birth of the universe
NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer detects wispy matter ripples near the universe's edge, suggesting how matter clumped to form stars and galaxies. George Smoot of UC Berkeley calls it birth evidence. peers hail it as a major discovery with Nobel Prize potential.
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Los Angeles
George Smoot
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
University of California At Berkeley
NASA
Ground Explorer
Michael Turner
University of Chicago
Smoot
DOE Opposes Closing Barnwell Waste Site and SRS Burial
Secretary James D. Watkins stated the Department of Energy opposes closing the Chem-Nuclear low level waste disposal grounds in Barnwell County. He also said the Savannah River Site will not accept wastes currently slated for Barnwell for burial on SRS grounds. The remarks responded to Rep. Ravenel’s comments on nuclear waste disposal, amid a push for state compact changes.
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Secretary of Energy
James D. Watkins
Department of Energy
Barnwell County
Energy Department
Savannah River
Barnwell
Adm
Watkins
DOE
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Energy Secretary
U.S
Arthur Ravenel
Rep. Ravenel
SRS
South Carolina
Chem-Nuclear
Senate
House
Quake Raises Fears About The Big One
A strong Southern California quake at 9 50 p m caused damage to utility lines and desert towns with minor injuries. Officials warn the catastrophic Big One could be on the way as the tremor rattled the region.
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Los Angeles
California
Gas Warnings Ignored Trigger Mexico City Disaster
In Guadalajara a massive sewer explosion killed at least 184 people as volatile gas built up unseen. Residents had warned authorities days earlier about petroleum odors while officials visited the cratered La Reforma district amid anger and stalled action.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Guillermo Cosio Vidaurri
Cosio
Comics and Puzzles Section Highlights
A collage of features appears including Cryptoquote and Dear Addy puzzles with Erma Bombeck commentary. Readers may enjoy crosswords and comic strips in this classified style page.
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Erma Bombeck
News tip line for reader ideas and calls
Request for readers to share tips or story ideas by calling the local line at 648-2311.
Obituary Lineup Yet to be Confirmed Across South Carolina
A list of names including J.B. Brooks Williston Ethel Mae Crum Denmark Annie L. Cyrus Ridge Saeing Harmon Fallon North Augusta Elizabeth B. Folk Williston John W. Little Jr Aiken J.B. Ramsey Bath Leroy C. Still Barnwell Eva Truett Augusta appears as a compiled roster of individuals associated with a local notice or notices in a regional publication.
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J.B. Brooks
Williston
Ethel Mae Crum
Denmark
Annie L. Cyrus
Ridge Saeing
Harmon Fallon
North Augusta
Elizabeth B. Folk
John W. Little Jr
Aiken
J.B. Ramsey
Bath
Leroy C. Still
Barnwell
Eva Truett
Augusta
Moore Leads Senate Fight To Save Barnwell N-Dump
Senator Thomas Moore led a seven hour debate as the South Carolina Senate endorsed extending Chem Nuclear’s Barnwell low level radioactive waste dump run. The 26 to 10 vote keeps the site open through 1995 amid House opposition and broader environmental stakes.
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Moore
Senate
Barnwell N-Dump
Columbia
Thomas Moore
Clearwater
House
Barnwell County
Allan Stalvey
Chem-Nuclear
Barnwell
Carroll Campbell
North Carolina
South Carolina
Voters Choose Cabinet Government Question on Ballot
The South Carolina House voted 81 to 35 to place a constitutional ballot question in November asking voters whether to create a Cabinet-style government. If approved, the governor would appoint a Cabinet to run state agencies, replacing boards and commissions largely chosen by the Legislature.
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Columbia
House
South Carolina
Wenesday
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Washington
Joel Primack
University of Cal
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Santa Cruz
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