Heat Turned Up On Spent Fuel Shipments
South Carolina lawmakers denounce DOE plans to store foreign spent nuclear fuel rods at Savannah River Site. A House resolution commends Gov Camp, Sen Thurmond, and Sen Ho for opposing the move and condemns President Clinton and Secretary O Leary. Some lawmakers urge caution citing environmental concerns and potential impact on tourism and business.
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South Carolina
Savannah River
State House of Representatives
Carroll Campll
Strom Thurmond
Fritz Ho
Clinton
Hazel O'Leary
Aiken County
House
Thomas L. Moore
Doe
Midlands faces record dry April as drought returns
The drought tightens across South Carolina with Columbia recording its driest April since 1887 watch. Farmland moisture sits low with 69 percent reported short. Farmers face risk to tobacco corn and grasses as irrigation helps some but dry-land crops suffer amid evaporation. Weather forecasts due today will guide drought alarms.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Midlands
National Weather Service
Agricultural Statistics Service
Clemson Agricultural Extension
Elywn Deal
Extension Service
Deal
Aiken celebrates first stage of city planning effort
About 250 volunteers helped map a future for Aiken as the city wrapped the first phase of its Strategic Planning Process. Mayor Fred B. Cavanaugh praised the volunteers at a reception with roughly 100 attendees at the Municipal Conference Center and Old Post Office display center.
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Aiken
Caidente
Aiken Municipal Conference Center
Fred B. Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Aoe Cavanaugh
Rock Hill
Titanic lesson shapes national information highway
Aiken entrepreneur Gerald Ramdeen compares the Titanic tale to the planned information superhighway. He argues warnings and messages failed to reach the ship, prompting government action on access and affordability for fiber optic driven telecoms and the information age.
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Gerald Ramdeen
Usc
Uncle Sam
Ramdeen
Intelisys Technologica
America
Local Readers Urged to Call 648-2311 With News Tips
Readers are invited to share news ideas by calling 648-2311. The notice emphasizes direct tips from the public to the newsroom for forthcoming stories and community interests.
Names Listed in North Augusta and Aiken Area
US Dan P. Cohn of North Augusta Felix Samuels of Thomson Ga Jessica Nicole Waters of Aiken and Robert L Worrell of Aiken are identified in the record as individuals connected to the locale. The list combines residents across South Carolina communities.
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Dan P. Cohn
North Augusta
Felix Samuels
Thomson, Ga
Jessica Nicole Waters
Aiken
Robert L. Worrell
South Africans Get One More Chance In National Election
Voters in black rural areas were allowed another day to cast ballots in the first all race election, extending voting in Transkei, Ciskei, KwaZulu, Venda, Lebowa, and Gazankulu. Mandela's ANC expected to win. police prepared for possible unrest in Johannesburg area.
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Durban
South Africa
Transkei
Ciskei
KwaZulu
Venda
Lebowa
Gazankulu
Dir Bakker
Johannesburg
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Koos Degenaar
Soweto
Personal Income and Spending Rise in March
Americans saw personal income increase 0.6 percent in March while consumer spending rose 0.4 percent as the economy cooled after February gains. Incomes reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.63 trillion dollars, with spending at 4.58 trillion.
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Washington
California
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Robert Connelly
Clemson
Dale
Scott Webster
Harold Ornes
Parker
USCA
Pacers
City Council
Mayor Cavanaugh
Eric E. Ward
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