Mandela remains jailed as year end nears
South Africa reports Nelson Mandela will not be freed before year end amid speculation he could be released in January or February. Black leaders demand release to consider President de Klerk’s constitutional talks invite, while Thatcher press rumor circulates. Mandela, held near Cape Town, has been meeting with anti apartheid leaders and officials, including de Klerk.
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Soviet Journalist Joins Papal Africa Flight
A Trud reporter will accompany Pope John Paul II on an eight day Africa trip to Mali Guinea Bissau Burkina Faso Chad and Cape Verde. Soviet journalist Pavel Nigoitsa is on the official Vatican press list aboard the specially outfitted plane.
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Cryovac builds big plant site near Seneca in Oconee County
Cryovac division of W R Grace and Co purchased 104 acres on U S Highway 123 west of Seneca in a move officials say could create up to 1000 jobs in Oconee County. The site is not to be developed immediately and depends on growth of current products and success of new products under development. Fieldcrest Cannon of Eden North Carolina owned the land. Peter powers Cryovac director of human resources commented on the future expansion.
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Oconee County
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W.R. Grace & Co
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Bob Gailard
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Eden
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Aiken Standard publishes early Christmas edition
The Aiken Standard released an early Christmas edition so staff can spend holidays with families. The paper will resume normal 9 to 5 office hours on Tuesday and weekend news and sports will be updated in the Tuesday edition.
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Jail Santas Remember Less Fortunate By Terry Kinney
Inmates at Hamilton County jail organized a holiday drive donating cigarettes and snacks in lieu of spending money, totaling 361.41 dollars to Freestore Foodbank. Len Singleton led the effort after proposing a inmate fundraiser and received praise from the charity’s executive director.
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Simon Leis Jr
Hamilton County Justice Center
Community Correctional Institution
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Steve Gibbs
Sharing The Joy at Byr die Roberts Christmas Town
Warrenville residents visit Byrdie Roberts home on Pine Log Road for a renowned Christmas display that attracts visitors from far and wide including a deaf school bus trip. Roberts, who is deaf, communicates by sign and says visitors’ reactions bring joy as decorations grow each year with a three week setup is required to assemble the display.
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Byrdie Roberts
Rachel Herron
Millbrook
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Westinghouse takes over Savannah River Site operations
Westinghouse Savannah River Co. replaced Du Pont as the site’s operating contractor at the end of the 1980s. The change accompanied renaming Savannah River Site from Savannah River Plant. The DOE announced a new production reactor would be built, while K, P, and L reactors shut down for upgrades with restart planned through 1990.
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Westinghouse Wins SRS Contract Over Martin Marietta
DOE selected Westinghouse on Sept 8 1988 to operate the Savannah River Site with Bechtel Savannah River Inc as subcontractor. Westinghouse earned a $3.9 million bonus for six months and employment at SRS rose to 20 000, the region's largest employer.
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Aiken-Augusta
Hugo Strain Hits South Carolina Jobs Hard
Unemployment rose sharply in October with nearly double the jobless count from September due to Hurricane Hugo though the overall rate stayed near 5 percent. Initial claims jumped 5,876 to 11,628, with benefits up about 46 percent and average jobless duration up 64 percent as manufacturing shed 1,600 posts, four of eight leading indicators fell.
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