Owens Corning plans 51 49 joint venture with Groupe Porcher
Owens Corning will form a separate entity with French firm Groupe Porcher to buy the yarn and specialty materials business for 550 million dollars. Groupe Porcher will hold 51 percent, Owens Corning 49 percent, with Huntington Virginia and Aiken South Carolina facilities included, completion expected by September 30.
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Owens Corning
Groupe Porcher Industries
Badinieres
France
Hamilton
Aiken
Huntington
Groupe Porcher
Deaths Coley B. Yance obituary notice
Obituary brief announces the death of Coley B. Yance in Williston. The notice appears in the page 2B section titled Deaths, listing likely family survivors and the funeral details to follow in local directories.
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Coley B. Yance
Williston
Georgia Lottery Results Reported for Tuesday Draws
Tuesday midday and evening lottery results list Cash 8 Midday numbers 2 4 7, Cash 3 Evening 91 6, and Cash 4 40 3 0, with ambers noted. The brief item cites Georgia lottery figures and times without additional context.
Women riders raise funds for breast cancer tour
A group of women in pink ribbons rode into the University of South Carolina Aiken as the Pony Express Tour '98 neared its end. Spearheaded by the Women's Motorcycle Foundation and BMW of North America, the event aims to raise about $500,000 for breast cancer research. Susie Hager, a Gastonia radiologist, joined the riders in Aiken to support the fundraiser, noting her mother is a survivor. The medallion relay travels from St. Joseph, Missouri to Dallas, Texas, with various participants riding long or short distances.
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University of South Carolina Aiken
Women’s Motorcycle Foundation
BMW of North America
St. Joseph
Pony Express
South Fork Ranch
Dallas
Texas
Susie Hager
Gastonia
N.C
Aiken
Gastonia Memorial Hospital
Mace says he could have coaxed son out of woods sooner
Travis Mace remained at large in a wooded area as law enforcement waited. His father, John Travis Mace, claimed he could have talked him out at 5 p.m. if permitted, criticizing the delay and the script guidance used by deputies. Sheriff officials say the timing aimed to minimize personnel exposure, with the suspect facing burglary grand larceny and crack cocaine charges.
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Ronnie Mace
Travis
Mace
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Frank
John Travis Mace
Bond
Alcohol blamed for deadly wrecks in South Carolina
South Carolina ranks high in fatal crashes with 25 per 100000 drivers in 1996, driven by alcohol use, speeding, inattention, and risky driving. State official Terecia Wilson notes population growth and stalled highway improvements worsen congestion and crash risk.
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Greenville
South Carolina
America
Terecia Wilson
State Office of Safety and Grants
Wilson
Group to invite new DOE head to tour SRS
Augusta area officials from the August Aiken Joint Legislative Delegation met to invite Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to visit the Savannah River Site. They discussed consolidating the plutonium mission at SRS and the impact of Richardson’s confirmation on securing the mission. The group voted to travel to Washington to extend the invitation, noting SRS as the preferred site for the immobilization facility and MOX fuel fabrication.
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New Doe
Srs
Augusta
Aiken
Bill Richardson
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Richardson
Washington, D.C
Frederico Pesta
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Thomas Smith
Abby
Scott Webst
Sharon Taylor
Scot Webster
USC Aiken
Scott Webster
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