Barnes Plea Bargains To $100 Fine In Telecom Case
Former Aiken County administrator W Scott Barnes pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor under a state unlawful use of a telephone statute in Aiken County General Sessions Court. Judge Richard Fields imposed a $100 fine plus $90.25 in court costs for calls made March 1991 from a county car to a public welcome center on I 20.
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W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Barnes Po
Second Circuit
Barbara Morgan
911 Planners Progress Toward Complete 911 System
Kate Heath leads efforts to build a 911 database for about 70 000 homes and businesses. She notes 7 000+ addresses remain to be entered and stresses accurate names and street names are crucial for fast emergency response across the county.
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Dinator
Kate A. Heath
911
Ms. Heath
Ae County
Coor
Support Gathers Steam For DUI Crackdown Petition Drives Change
Deborah Corbin says she collected over 200 signatures for a petition demanding tougher DUI sentencing and will present it to House Speaker Robert Kedeen. Lillian Hammack resigns from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers over disagreements with a state official. she helped found MADD in South Carolina. The moves follow an April 13 Bamberg DUI case in which Judge Rodney Peeples gave house arrest to a 71 year old with multiple prior convictions. The Corbins say the issue is systemic not personal and aim to inform lawmakers with the facts.
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Deborah Corbin
Robert Kedeen
House of Representatives
Rodney Peeples
Barnwell
MADD
Hammack
Corbins
Bamberg
Peeples
Corbin
Aiken Enacts Tougher Animal Control Ordinance
The Aiken council passed a new animal control ordinance with full effect on May 15. It outlines owner responsibilities and citizen rights to address animal problems, imposing annual licenses of five dollars for spayed or neutered pets and fifteen dollars for fertile pets.
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Aiken
Aiken Adopts Animal Control Ordinance Provisions
The Aiken ordinance sets annual fees of 5 dollars for neutered pets and 15 dollars for unneutered animals with penalties for nuisance animals. Tim Simmons leads the council advisory committee as the measure moves toward enforcement.
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House Pets
Tim Simmons
Animal Control Advisory Committee
Ords
Energy Dept Weighs Plutonium Storage at SRS
Internal DOE documents show consideration of storing plutonium at Savannah River Site. A 1991 Westinghouse safety report says safe secure storage of closed shipping containers with metallic weapons grade plutonium from another DOE site. Environmentalists warn of possible shift of production from Rocky Flats to SRS, DOE disputes.
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Energy Department
Savannah River
Westinghouse
DOE
Rocky Flats
Denver
Bridge Calendar and Classifieds Note
Local bridge schedule updates and classifieds brief notes appear alongside calendar listings. The page also includes features like Cryptoquote Dear Abby and Erma Bombeck style columns reviewing daily life topics.
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Abby Erma Bombeck
Local News Nurtures Tips For Readers To Call In
A community helpline invites readers to share news tips and story ideas by calling 648 2311. Names listed include Catherine Brineman North Augusta Allie Fulmer Stiefeltown James Gibbs Jr Augusta Bessie Phillips North Beatrice Sword Burnettown Robert Quattlebaum Fort Myers and reference to Page 5A for details.
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Catherine Brineman
North Augusta
Allie
Bo) Fulmer
Stiefeltown
James E. Gibbs Jr
Augusta
Bessie Phillips
North
Beatrice H. Sword
Early signals of a rebound as GDP seen rising in 1992
The Bush administration hopes for stronger growth by election time as consumer activity returns. First quarter GDP may hit about 2 percent annualized, the best in three years. Analysts, including economist Mark Zan, note modest gains and continued improvement expected through 1992. Greenspan commented in an unrelated note.
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Commerce Department
George Bush
Mark Zan
Regional Financial Associates
West Chester
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Law
Economists See 2 Percent Growth in First Quarter
Washington reports the U.S. economy grew 2 percent annual rate in Q1 driven by auto and retail demand. Unemployment remains at 7.3 percent, a 62 year high, with economists calling the pace modest but improvement over late last year. Mark Zandi of Financial Associates welcomed the uptick.
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U.S
Mark Zandi
Area Financial Associates
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