Quake barely felt in Aiken as 4.1 temblor rattles region
Seismology equipment at Savannah River Site detected a 4.1 magnitude quake at 12 32 p m Friday centered near Summerville about 25 miles northwest of Charleston The WSRC dispatched five seismographs and personnel to monitor aftershocks noting no injuries or property damage The event near the 1886 Charleston epicenter drew comments from WSRC officials and South Carolina Emergency Preparedness experts with no widespread calls to safety offices.
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M. Still
Department of Ener
Westinghouse Savannas River Company
Charleston
WSRC
Summerville
Jack Hermann
Bob Crithero
South Carolina
Schools Fighting Funds Cut
The Associated Press reports intensifying efforts to protect education funding as South Carolina faces a Revenue shortfall of 195 million. Teachers demand a line by line budget review in a special session to shield public schools, while Education Superintendent Barbara Nielsen hopes cuts avoid impacting teaching and testing. Governor Campbell says education should be the last area to cut.
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Budget Board
Budget and Control Board
Carroll Campbell
ecoMomic
James A. Gilstrap Jr
South Carolina Education Association
Gilstrap
Awmakers
Barbara Nielsen
Campbell
Parents Strike Deal To Buy Gene' Gap Daycare Facility
Aiken parents reached a deal to buy the Gene' Gap daycare on Pine Log Road from SCANA Corp for 1.2 million dollars. Marybeth Buxton said CFO Tom Timmmerman offered to finance via South Carolina Real Estate Development, a SCANA subsidiary, with a 30 year mortgage.
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Gene’ Gap
Aiken
Pine Log Road
Scana Corporation
Marybeth Buxton
SCANA
Tom Timmmerman
South Carolina Real Estate Development
ANA
Iraq Balks At Relief Workers
United Nations official failed to persuade Iraq to allow relief workers and guards to remain in the country. The dispute adds to tensions with the United Nations over weapons inspections and treatment of Kurds and Shiites. Russia joined the no fly zone plan, signaling support for U S led warnings. Baghdad says it can handle relief itself and accuses UN guards of spying. The relief operation has been paralyzed since the aid pact expired in June.
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U.N
Iraq
Jan Eliasson
Baghdad
London
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Eliasson
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Langley Man Bitter About Death Of Pet Raccoon
Langley resident John Cochran accuses Aiken County animal control of killing his ten year old pet raccoon Maggie Sam and sending her head to Columbia. County officials say there is no agreement with SPCA to take custody of pets and no policy for wild animals. A necropsy reportedly proved negative. details remain disputed as investigations continue.
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Langley
John Cochran
Aiken County
Cochran
Maggie Sam
Animal Control
Columbia
Aiken
SPCA
Sam
William Shepherd
Iaw
Leroy Parker
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Parker
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Classified Ads Delayed By Computer Troubles
The Aiken Standard reports that its classified advertising computer system malfunctioned earlier this week, causing some ads telephoned in to not be printed. The problem is now fixed and the paper apologizes for any inconvenience to customers.
Focus in political horserace shifts to Bush camp
The article analyzes the 1992 presidential race as Bush seizes momentum after a prime time apology on taxes and a proposed across the board tax cut, while Clinton faces criticism on economy and leadership. It notes Democrats on the defensive, Republicans stressing change and trust, and both sides ridiculing the opposing candidate's record.
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Thas
Bill Clinton
Bush
Congress
al Sore
ABC
Clinton
George Bush
Begala
George Stephanopoulos
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