Foreigners Own Less Than Five Percent Of Aiken County Farmland
Aiken County records show 14 635 acres of farmland owned by foreign nationals under the Foreign Investors Disclosure Act. The Catawba Newsprint Company and two English firm subsidiaries hold most of the land with three Canadian individuals owning the rest. Dawsey says compliance was good, estimates were high, and violations will be reported to Washington for penalties up to 25 percent of land value.
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Aiken County
Catawba Newsprint Company
Sheldon Dawsey
Dawsey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Owens-Corning Fiberglas to Hire 30-40 More at Aiken Plant
Owens Corning Fiberglas will open a 13 million shingle mats facility at its Aiken plant this fall adding 30 to 40 jobs to the current 2,000. The plant, a textile operation, spins fiber for backings and uses in tape, paper, carpet and window screens while phasing out boat and car fiber production. The new mat shingle will be stronger and pricier and will be produced for both Owens Corning and other manufacturers with limited production starting in late September or October.
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Owens- Corning
Jack McMahon
Aiken
Wakin
McMahon
Owens-Corning
Carter Plans Two Year Wage and Price Guidelines
The Carter administration signals likely adoption of cumulative two year wage and price standards to fight inflation with a 15.5 percent wage cap over two years. The plan aims to balance wage and price limits, notes problems from the first year, and invites public comment by Sept. 5 before final standards by Oct. 1.
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Washington
Council On
Council
Alfred E. Kahn
R. Robert Russell
Carter
Laurens Street Philosopher notes White Car Syndrome
The Laurens Street Philosopher reports White Car Syndrome when a new white car is bought. The LSP ties the occurrence to county road repaving and cites Richard Cobb of the Augusta-Richmond Civic Center saying the project took five years to finish. Frampton Durban mentions a birthday postponement due to lack of interest. John White notes limited sights in Aiken but suggests local chatter compensates.
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Laurens Street
LSP
Richard Cobb
Augusta-Richmond Civic Center
Inside Today Aiken Com Classifieds Community
A brisk page overview lists classifieds, comics, Dear Abby, obituaries, editorials, Strom Thurmond coverage, television listings, weather notes, and local community notices.
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Aiken
Dear Abby
Erma Bom
Strom Thu
Aiken Pony Stars Play In Regionals See Page 8
Aiken High School pony league stars advance to regionals with standout performances. Page 8 highlights include key players and game dynamics shaping the regional push.
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Aiken Pony Stars
Derrick predicts Barnwell plant reopens for reprocessing
Rep. Butler Derrick says Carter administration admits past nuclear ban but is not ready to concede it. He cites progress on Savannah River Plant waste solidification study and optimism over Carter energy plan passing by year end, with long term results and political comparisons.
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The
Aiken Standard
Derrick
Carter
Edgefield
Savannah River
Armed Services Committee
Capitol Hill
Congress
Edward Kennedy
John Connally
Ronald Reagan
Washington
Rules Committee
Mexican Crude Oil Reaches Texas Coast Along South Padre Island
The runaway Mexican well spill fouled a 40 mile stretch of South Padre Island beaches and a 10 by 2 mile slick south of Aransas Pass near Corpus Christi. Coast Guard reports confirm oil washing ashore Gulf of Mexico spill since June 3 with tar ball tests underway.
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Texas
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
United States
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Carl Posey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
South Texas
Posey
Congressmen Hope For Vietnam Tour
In Kuala Lumpur Vietnam barred nine U.S. congressmen investigating refugee issues citing human rights violations as a charge against Hanoi. Delegation leader Rosenthal said talks were ongoing at a high level and remained hopeful the trip would occur. Drinan alleged that Vietnam detained 400 000 Vietnamese in camps and refugee boats, calling it a grave violation.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Foreign Ministry
Robert F
Drinan
D-Mass
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Indonesia
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
United States
Protesters Resume Vigil at Savannah River Plant Anniversary
About a dozen protesters mark the 34th Hiroshima Nagasaki anniversaries with a four day vigil at the Savannah River Plant Jackson gate near Aiken. They pray and hand out leaflets while 800 workers pass by. They plan 7 am to 7 pm access until Thursday with a warning of arrest after dark.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Savannah River
Jackson Gate
John Brown
Aiken
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Kathryn Smith
Burlington and
J.P. Stevens
Butler Derrick
Croft House
CBS
Newsweek Magazine
Elizabeth Harrington
Frampton
Durban
John White
Barnwell
Allied General Nuclear Services
D-S.c
Miles
Brownsville
Matamoros
Nadre
Brazos
Santiago
Mexico
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