Reactor restart touchy spill prompts halt call
Wes Jones of the South Carolina Coastal Council urged DOE Secretary James Watkins to stop restarting the K Reactor at Savannah River Site until risks to the Coastal Zone are assessed. Greenpeace joined calls for an immediate halt, citing potential drinking water contamination and unsafe operation.
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Southeastern
Greenpeace
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Georgia
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Jasper
South Carolina Coastal Zone
Bush Pledges To Expand Trade In Far East Trip
President Bush opened a 12 day mission to Australia and Asia promising to expand trade and stress that free trade is a two way street. He said job creation depends on exports and implied Japan as the main target for reducing a 43 billion dollar trade gap while praising BoJ rate cuts as a step toward boosting demand.
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Far East
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Pacific
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Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Japan
Bank of Japan
America
Beirut car bombing kills at least 30 in Basra district
A 220 pound TNT blast on Mamoun Street in Beirut's Basra district killed 30 and wounded about 120. Former Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan survived hospitalization. No group claimed responsibility. police suggest aims to derail postwar government efforts amid Syrian presence.
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Lebanon
Shafik Wazzan
Wazzan
Mamoun
Basra
Tripoli
State ethics reform and new fees take effect in New Year
The Ethics Reform Law imposes stricter rules on public officials lawmakers and state workers. It restricts post public employment for DHEC staff and bans gifts to officials while lifting new fees on concert admissions fishing licenses waste and disposal taxes and safer window tint rules begin January first.
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State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Thom Berry
Orangeburg County
Call 648 2311 to share news ideas
Readers are invited to call 648 2311 with news tips or story ideas for the newspaper. The note encourages community input and reports that the line is available for tips and suggestions for future coverage.
Deaths and obituaries listing for multiple individuals
Obituary notice lists deaths in several communities including N Augusta Johnston Salley Monetta Jackson Portal Georgia with Mary Brown Amos Butler Charles Cody Bryant Myron Caverly Joseph Kirkland Thesla Kirkland Ella Taylor Sapp Mary F Turner and directs readers to page 2B for full details and next of kin information
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Mary Brown
N. Augusta
Amos Butler
Johnston
Charles Cody Bryant
Salley
Myron Caverly
Joseph Kirkland
Thesla Kirkland
Monetta
Ella Taylor Sapp
Jackson
Mary F. Turner
Portal
South Carolina Tint Law Test Results Drag Nearing Compliance
Hundreds of drivers in Spartanburg, Newport and Greenville faced a new tint law starting Wednesday. State troopers reported about 90 percent failing the tests, with 13 of 94 passing in Newport and 20 of 312 passing in Greenville. The law requires side windows to allow 35 percent light, rear windows 20 percent, and no tinting more than five inches from the windshield top. Violations carry fines up to $200 or 30 days in jail.
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Spartanburg
Charlie Powe
Newport
York County
Greenville
Newport Post
Cpl
Mike Gibson
State Highway Patrol
Pattis Spends Simple Christmas With Family
Jon Pattis the Aiken man once jailed in Iran spent his first Christmas at home in five years with family after returning from prison. His sister Ellen said the holiday was simpler and that relatives called and cooked together as Pattis remains quiet about his time in custody due to prior agreements.
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Jon Pattis
Ellen
Ms. Pattis
Pattis
Aiken
U.S
Jon
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