Farmers Hope for Federal Aid After Drought in Calhoun County
In Bates Houck’s cotton field rural Calhoun County farmers hear U S Agriculture official Espy promise a formal disaster declaration. The move would unlock portions of a 6 billion disaster relief package, aiding about 800 farmers with total losses and guiding aid for others based on earnings. Statewide losses reach 264 million as drought chills crops and officials seek declared relief.
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Les Tindal
John Felder
St. Matthews
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Olston
Houck
Carroll Campbell
Clemson University Agricultural
Minor 3.2 quake rattles Aiken County area
The 3.2 magnitude quake struck about 5:25 a.m. Sunday with epicenter near Eureka, Aiken County, felt in Aiken Couchton and Edgefield. No injuries or damage were reported. area seismologists note the county sits on a fault line and tremors are common.
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Eureka
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Edgefield County
U.S. Earthquake Information Center
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Charleston
Lake Thurmond
Rick Powell
Powell
Double life ends in AIDS death of Thurmond aide Michael Boyle
Michael Boyle, longtime aide to U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, led a secret gay life while pursuing politics and power in South Carolina. He learned he had HIV in 1986 and died April 22 at age 30 after publicly dedicating himself to AIDS education. Thurmond attended his funeral in Aiken, reflecting on his qualities and tragedy.
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Columbia
Michael Boyle
U.S
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Boyle
Thurmond
Star Newspaper
Aiken
Nancy Moore
Washington
Floodwaters Dropping But Worries Continue
Mississippi River floods ease in Ste Genevieve and Cape Girardeau as waters recede, yet levees stay saturated and volunteers warn the danger remains. Crests far above 1973 levels persist. officials caution vigilance while forecasts predict a hot, dry spell ahead and talks of reopening a 30 mile river stretch north of St Louis if wakes are tested.
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Jean Rissover
Ste. Genevieve
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
Lou Chiodini
Army Corps of Engineers
Congress
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Upper
Clarksville
Winfield
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City Council Weighs Video Poker Fees In Aiken
Aiken City Council plans a second reading tonight on amending the business license ordinance to raise video poker machine fees. The proposal would generate about 70 dollars annually per machine with a 2000 dollar play threshold, then drop to 1 dollar per thousand for income above that level. City Manager Steven T. Thomson notes the current schedule is mid range statewide. The panel will also hear a water and sewer and streets acceptance ordinance for Hidden Haven subdivision.
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Aiken
Steven T. Thoms
Hidden Haven
GAO criticizes DOE for neglecting idle SRS facilities
GAO report says Energy Department risks workers and wastes money by not maintaining inactive production buildings at Savannah River Site. A plutonium fuel facility standby since 1983 remains only partly decontaminated after ten years unused. At Hanford Washington a worker died in April 1992 from a weakened roof after years of weather exposure.
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