Fossil Bed Finds In Virginia Reveal Ancient Jungle Life
Smithsonian paleobiologist Hans-Dieter Sues reports a Virginia fossil bed dates to about 225 million years ago when the area was a tropical forest. The site yields a diverse mix of land animals, including an armor plated crocodile like reptile about five feet long, and some species never before found.
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Virginia
Hans-Dieter Sues
Smithsonian Institution
Sues
Weather Flurries Possible Across Region
Forecasters expect light snow flurries tonight with less than a 20 percent chance of accumulation and no white Christmas for Aiken County. Weekend highs range from the upper 30s to low 40s with cold, cloudy conditions and north winds. Northwest areas may see a mix of snow or sleet Monday and Tuesday, while most areas stay rain, with inland lows in the 20s to 30s and coastal areas in the 30s to 40s.
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Aiken
Local Obituaries Summary Details on Multiple Residents
Death notices list Odell Brown Wagener George W Fraser Aiken Carol Gibbs Hyman Edward Goodwin Belvedere Freddie Edgefield Annie Leitch Orangeburg Wallace Owings Jr North Augusta Julius Wiley Augusta Horace Williams Wagener. Readers are directed to Page 6A for full details and funeral information.
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Odell Brown
Wagener
George W. Fraser
Aiken
Carol G. Gibbs
Hyman
Edward M. Goodwin
Belvedere
Freddie Lee
Edgefield
Annie Leitch
Orangeburg
Wallace H. Owings Jr
North Augusta
Julius A. Wiley
Augusta
Horace Williams
Sakharov Remembered as Moral Compass of Nation
Moscow colleagues from science and human rights hailed Andrei Sakharov as a beacon of honesty and conscience amid decades of official lies. Roald Sagdeyev and Alexei Kazannik led tributes, while deputies observed a minute of silence after his death was announced.
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Andrei D. Sakharov
Roald Sagdeyev
Sakharov
Congress of People’s Deputies
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Alexei Kazannik
Omsk
Dmitri Likhachev
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Gorky
Afghanistan
Politburo
Vitaly I. Vorotnikov
Vorotnikov
Derrick Urges Restart Of Savannah River Reactors
U.S. Representative Butler Derrick D S C urges restarting Savannah River Site s three idled reactors to meet tritium needs for the United States weapons program. He says K Reactor could restart end of next year with P and L following every three months citing cleanup costs and potential shifts to nuclear weapons reliance amid global arms reductions. He backs safety assurances and notes Westinghouse would gain from managing the site as it leans toward commercial reactors.
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Aiken Standard
Congress
James S. Moore
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Westinghouse
du Pont Co
Energy
James D. Watkins
Derrick Opposes Drug Legalization, Calls Critics Misguided
U S Rep. Butler C Derrick D S C blasts drug legalization supporters as out of their mind in an Aiken Standard interview. He argues alcohol and narcotics differ and opposes government controlled sales while noting a New York judge weighing federal market involvement to curb bootleg profits.
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Dard
New York
Westinghouse earns good DOE rating as SRS contractor
Westinghouse Savannah River Co received a good rating from the U S Department of Energy for its first six months as operating contractor at the Savannah River Site DOE awarded a 3937500 bonus and cited steady improvement since Oct 1 The rating covered purchasing safeguards and security public affairs reactors and non reactor operations safety and quality compliance with DOE orders and general management An excellent mark went to establishing a design engineering and construction organization at SRS Marginal ratings were given for cost containment and internal oversight and control efforts Westinghouse plans to build on progress with a definitive restart program for SRS See WESTINGHOUSE Page 14A
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Savannah River Co
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SRS
W. Dean Hoffman
Aiken County Drives to Brighten Christmas for Needy
Aiken County groups launch fund drives to aid needy children this Christmas. The Salvation Army kettle campaign runs across Aiken, with mail donations requested to P O Box 439 Aiken 29802. The Valley Empty Stocking Fund, run by area clubs and individuals, hopes to aid 243 families 783 people last year, with mail addresses in Langley Clearwater and Graniteville. The Aiken Jaycees invite gifts for their fourth annual Christmas Shopping Tour, which raised 4000 last year and will occur December 23. recipients are chosen by the Aiken County Social Services.
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Langley
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Clearwater
Graniteville
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycees
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