Mount Vernon to Acquire Riegel Textile for 88.6 Million
Mount Vernon Mills signs final deal to buy Riegel Textile Corp for about 88.6 million. Boards approve. shareholders and regulators must concur. Sept. 30 meeting set. Riegel to suspend September dividend. sale includes Riegel convenience products division.
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Greenville
Mount Vernon Mills
Riegel Textile Corp
Mount Vernon
Ned Thomas
Thomas
Riegel
R.B. Pamplin Corp
Convenience Products
Aiken
Georgia Pacific Corp
Paper Products Company
Soviet offers U S nuclear inspections praised by State Department
The Soviet Union proposed allowing IAEA inspections at two civilian nuclear reactors while keeping enrichment and reprocessing facilities off limits. The State Department said the move is pleasing though final details remain to be worked out.
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Washington
Soviet Union
State Department
International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S
Marine's Overdose Raises Vet Pill Stockpile Concern
In Macomb Illinois an ex Marine who amassed nearly 9800 prescription pills from Veterans Administration doctors before dying of a drug overdose prompts officials to question whether veterans stockpile free medications for resale.
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Macomb, Ill
Veterans Administration
Aiken County Council Receives First Methane Royalty Check
J M Huber Corp operations manager James C Marvin presented a 180 dollar royalty check from methane gas recovered at the county landfill to Aiken County Council. Chairman Carroll H Warner noted such payments are rare and joked about the usual reverse flow of funds.
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Aiken County
James C. Marvin
J.M. Huber Corp
Langley
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Aiken Council Seeks Clarity On Reserve Deputies
Aiken County Council members pressed Sheriff Carrol Heath on the reserve deputy program amid questions of representation duties and liability. They urged public awareness of who serves and what powers they hold, while approving workers compensation and liability coverage for the volunteers.
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Aiken County
Carrol G. Heath
William C
Bill) Clyburn
Heath
Orce
Clyburn
LaVana McKenzie
Fay S. Hatcher
Marilyn Smith
Graniteville
Sheriff's Department
Graniteville Co
Victor Posner
Criminal Justice Academy
Gary Anderson
Gregory R. Bailey
Charles C. Benson Jr
James D. Brock
R.D. Butts
Wendell B. Byars
Joseph Charlie Collins Jr
Thomas Robbins
Baseball Strike May Be Over
New York reports a tentative understanding between owners and players ending the day-old major league baseball strike. Commissioner Peter Ueberroth announced a news conference in New York at 5 p.m. EDT. The decision halted the Cincinnati Padres game in Cincinnati and led to widespread uncertainty about tonight's remaining games.
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New York
Peter Ueberroth
Ueberroth
Cincinnati R Diego Padres
Cincinnati
Don Feher
Lee MacPhail
Fehr
Players Association
Baseball Strike Day One Shuts Major League Biz
Major league baseball began a strike with no games or crowds at stadiums. Negotiations between owners and players showed some progress on settlement, but salary arbitration remained the major sticking point. Vendors and concession workers faced layoffs as teams faced revenue losses. workers cited financial hardship at stadiums nationwide.
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Riverfront Stadium
Astrodome
Yankee Stadium
Major League Baseball
Don Fehr
Lee MacPhail
Sportsland USA
Tigers
Unconfirmed Release Report Ties Hostages to Arab Summit
Beirut reports that a Kuwaiti newspaper claimed five Americans and three French hostages in Lebanon would be freed soon. U S officials said they have no confirmation, while Syria and other leftist Arab states boycott the Casablanca summit amid ongoing peace talks with Israel.
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Beirut
Lebanon
as-Siyasah
Syria
Morocco
United States
Israel
Casablanca
Edward Djerejian
White House
Washington
Group Offers to Help Bath Mill Workers By PAUSAB
The United Merchants Plant Closing Planning Council announces aid for Bath Mill workers as UM&M plans to close the Bath Mill plant with 450 employees phased out by September. A counselor will join Bath Mill to aid workers in renewing job seeking skills and an informational fair is set for Tuesday from 8 am to 4 pm with agencies offering support and retraining options.
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United Merchants
Bath Mill
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc
Um&m
Planning Council
Aiken Technical College
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