Aiken School Bonds Direct Money For Facility Plan
Aiken County School District plans to issue slightly more than 7.5 million in bonds this year to fund building projects under the Five Year Facility Improvement Plan. Comptroller Larry Clark explains the process, including reassessment of property values and yearly bond limits. Taxpayers pay interest while investors buy blocks of bonds and some funds earn interest until needed.
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Aiken County
Larry
Clark
Ne Escent
Meteor Shower Celestial Bust In Many Areas
Meteor watchers across western Asia, the U S and Europe faced cloudy skies as the Perseid shower underperformed. Despite expectations of an intense display due to a closer approach of the comet Swin-Turtle, observers from Charleston to Chiba reported few shooting stars and many clouds.
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Asia
United States
Europe
Jack Horkheimer
Miami Space Transit Planetarium
Sunrise Museum
Planetarium
Yuichi Osawa
Chiba
Tokyo
Patrick Moore
London
Farm Relief Expands Aid After Poor Harvest Year
Disaster declaration by Uture Secretary Espy opens 4.5 percent loan eligibility for South Carolina farmers with 30 percent crop losses. It covers 46 counties in SC and parts of GA and NC, unlocking portions of a $2.7 billion federal aid package once Clinton signs. Applications are due by March 1994 at the Aiken ASCS office. payments wait for final relief bill.
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Uture
Mike Espy
Washington
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
U.S
Clinton
Gibson Solomon
Aiken County
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conseration Service
Solomon
Aiken
ASCS
Floyd Dennis
GOP Aims to Win Smith to Switch in State House
The Republican drive to sway Aiken County Rep. James Roland Smith from the Democratic Party follows their success in flipping Rep. Jim Laws of Berkeley County. If Smith defects, the House would have one Democrat remaining, Irene K. Rudnick of Aiken, while the GOP holds a 32 to 21 edge in the chamber, and the Senate remains Democratic.
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Aiken County
James Roland Smith
Rep. Smith
GOP
Jim Laws
Berkeley County
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Smith
Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken
House
Thomas E. Huff
North Augusta
Charles R. Sharpe
Wagoner
Charles Stone
Edgefield
Senate
Thomas E. Moore
Clearwater
Nikki Setzler
West Columbia
Community contact lines and local names listed
Readers are invited to call 648 2311 with story ideas. The notice lists Peggy H Busch Aiken Clyde Cone Ridge Spriner James S Miller Aiken Iuel H Mosley Jr Aiken Wade Sanders Jr Barnwell and directs detail on Page 3B.
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Peggy H. Busch
Aiken
Clyde Cone
Ridge Spriner
James S. Miller
Iuel H. Mosley Jr
Wade Sanders Jr
Barnwell
Retirees Win Right To Mobile Home Site In Area
New York couple Eric and Margaret Crump won approval from Aiken County Board of Adjustments and Appeals on a 6-0 vote, preserving their right to place a mobile home on land along Cooley Street near New Schlen ton. The decision sides with grandfather clause provisions and notes the Crumps acted in good faith by purchasing the land and obtaining a septic tank permit in 1991.
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New York
Aiken County
Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Eric
Margaret Crump
James L. Bland Jr
County Planning Commission
Crumps
Cooley Street
Newschlenton
Planning Commission
Frank Smith
C.H. Williams
McKay Bahr
Parents urged to immunize before school opens
Officials from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control urge parents to update their children's immunizations now rather than waiting for the late August back to school rush. DHEC Director Jesse Greene emphasizes ensuring Certificates of Immunization show all required shots for school entry.
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State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Jesse Greene
DHEC
Division of
Health Officials Urge Quick Immunization Checks for Children
Greene urges parents to contact their child’s doctor or local health department if no Certificate of Immunization is on file. They should review records and schedule necessary immunizations promptly to avoid long waits, with further details on Page 3A.
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Greene
State Told Bungee Jump Flawed Way to Close
State inspectors warned of problems at a bungee jumping arch before a fatal accident killed two teens. The attraction appeared permanently closed despite earlier reports, as inspectors visited on Aug. 6 and 7 and found it shut down. Recreational Structures Inc. sought help inspecting the ride and said the owner had been uncooperative.
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Columbia
Recreational Structures Inc
Forth Worth, Texas
Labor Department
Charles Vereen
Jim Knight
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