Aiken Council Reapportionment Plans Staged in Vote
Justice Department approval delays remapping as city council debates Plan A drawn by Bowers staff. Plan A would mostly keep current lines but shift districts 2 4 5 and 7 amid population changes. NAACP proposal to add a second black majority district faced contiguity flaws and gerrymandering concerns.
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Justice Department
Warner
NAACP
Herob Bowers
Aiken
New Ellenton
Belvedere
North Augusta
Woodside
Houndslake
Pine Log Road
Wagener
Beech Island
Council
Hightower
Naacp Aiken
James Gallman
Horse Creek Valley
Beech
James B
Jim) It
Augusta police cites McIntosh for disorderly conduct
Lt McIntosh and officer McGhee were involved in a motel incident on Broad Street. The Augusta Police Department cited McIntosh for disorderly conduct while McGhee received no citation at the time. A review board will consider findings presented by Jaye Hie of the pertinent investigations branch.
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Augusta
McIntosh
Warrick
Broad Street
Lillian McGhee
Ms. McGhee
Lt. McIntosh
Clarence Grooms
Jack Atkinson
Jayne Hi Hie
Runyon Aims Postal Service Savings Plan Push
Runyon says post office must cut duplication and expenses, pursuing incentives to retire and a broad restructuring. He cites prior TVA savings of 1.8 billion and 14,000 fewer staff, and notes a 120 day review and a hoped surplus near 297 million for the year.
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Runyon
River Under Attack From All Directions
Environmentalists warn Savannah River ecosystem is at risk from arsenic cadmium and radioactivity flowing from Savannah River Site industry and port expansion. Protest flotilla targets SRS tritium production while officials debate buffer zones and cleanup. Scientists note elevated contaminants in fish and sediments and criticize tidegate damage to estuary fisheries.
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Savannah
Savannah River
Eugene Odum
University of Georgia
Institute of Ecology
South Carolina
U.S. Energy Department
Charlie Teeplerman
SRS
Becky Shortland
The
Georgia Conservancy
Parley V. Winger
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Winger
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Bear Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer Claims SRS Data Altered to Restart HB-Line
An unnamed engineer at Savannah River Site alleges that site managers willfully forged federal records to restart the HB-Line facility and supply plutonium-238 for a NASA mission. He asserts safety was sacrificed to meet production goals. Westinghouse denies compromised safety and calls for investigation. DOE has not commented pending inquiry.
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Savannah River
Srs
Westinghouse
Energy Secrtary
James Watkins
John Conway
Congressional Safety Board
DOE
Jack Herrmann
NASA
Joe Karpinski
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Sellers
Tennessee Valley
the Postal Service
Law
Hutchinson Island
John Robinette
Wildlife Refuge
Jim Parker
Corps
Revolvin
Heritage Square
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