Circuit Judge Peeples named to ABA Board of Governors
Brief notice reports Circuit Judge Rooney A Peeples of Barnwell chosen as a member of the American Bar Association Board of Governors. Peeples, resident judge for the second circuit including Aiken Barnwell and Bamberg, has held ABA roles on the Executive Committee and chaired the National Conference of State Trial Judges.
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Barnwell
American Bar Association
Board of
Peeples
Aiken
Bamberg
ABA
National Conference of State Trial Judges
University of South Carolina
Budget Tightens DOE Projects as Congress Faces Shortfalls
Washington congressman Rep. John Spratt says Congress may trim or block new weapons systems and fringe energy projects to fund modernization of the nation’s nuclear plants. He warns the modernization could reach 100 billion dollars in 10 to 15 years and notes potential deferral of a gas cooled Idaho reactor and a superconducting supercollider in Texas. DOE also plans a new Savannah River reactor.
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John M. Spratt
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Spratt
Energy and Defense Departments
Rep. Spratt
House Armed Services Committee
Department of
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Idaho Falls
Energy Department
Idaho
Department of Energy
Texas
DOE
Savannah River
Drunk Driving Penalties Tighten Under New 1988 Law
New Highway Safety Act of 1988 raises DUI penalties effective Jan 1. Second offense carries mandatory jail time from 48 hours to one year with fines $2,000 to $5,000 and at least $1,000 paid. Third offense prison 60 days to three years with fines $3,500 to $8,000 and at least $2,000 paid. Vehicle forfeiture and three-year license loss apply to fourth+ offenses. owner may face one to five years in prison. Sheriff Heath notes more trials likely as penalties rise.
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S.C
Aiken County
Carrol G. Heath
Drivers Cautioned After Christmas Weekend Traffic Fatalities
Coroner Sue Townsend reports no alcohol related deaths in Aiken County over the Christmas weekend. New Year festivities begin Friday at 6 p m with officials urging drivers not to drink and drive. Between two and six drinks places drivers in a high risk blood alcohol range. A North Augusta man died Saturday on S C 23 west of Edgefield. Nationwide alcohol related deaths totaled 357 for the Christmas weekend, down from 398 last year. The period ran from 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
North Augusta
S. C
Edgefield
Drunk Driver Denied Car Access Faces Auction
A drunk driver who lacked permission to use the vehicle must surrender the car or have it sold at an auction. Proceeds would go to the arresting agency. Please see DRUNK, Page 9B for details.
County Council Votes To Release Funds To School Board
The Aiken County Council voted 3-0 Tuesday night to release about 32 000 to the Board of Education, ending months of dispute over 92 000 owed from a budget decision. The action follows executive session and includes Chair Carrol H. Warner and members Miriam Woodring and Willar Hightower Jr. The council also moved to advance sewer projects along the Midland Valley Aiken Tech trunk line and Willow Springs lines, tasking staff with financing plans and final negotiations with the Valley Public Service Authority Breezy Hill Water and Sewer Co.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Board of Education
Board of Education
U.S. Department of Energy
Warner
Midland Valley
Aiken Tech
Midland Valley High School
Aiken Technical College
Aiken County Career Center
Valley Public Service Authority
Breezy Hill Water and Sewer Co
Environmental Protection Agency
Willow Springs
Ridge Native Named Scholar In Washington
A Ridge Spring native, Dr. Benjamin B. Alexander, was named a Bradley resident scholar at The Heritage Foundation in Washington for 1988 89. He will write and lecture on comparative literature and religion, prepare a book Dramatic Theology In Dante And Flannery O Connor, during a seven month stay, and draft an essay on the international legacy of Southern history. He believes Southern mythology and history can be refurbished and exported to Eastern Europe to aid freedom fighters.
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Bradley
Heritage Foundation
Washington
Benjamin B. Alexander
Flannery O'Connor
Heritage
Alexander
Europe
New Year Holiday Closures Across Aiken Area
The Aiken Post Office will close Saturday at noon and reopen Tuesday at 8 30 a.m. County and city offices, banks, and the Social Security office will be closed Monday with returns to normal by Tuesday. Aiken County Schools are closed through New Year’s Day with students returning Monday Jan 2. The Aiken Standard will close at noon Friday and Monday and resume regular hours Tuesday.
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