DOE selects mixed waste cleanup plan for Savannah River site
The Department of Energy issues a final environmental impact statement backing a combination approach to remove contaminants from soil and groundwater while using seepage basins and storage for containment at Savannah River Plant. The plan, costing about 1 billion dollars plus future operating costs, covers hazardous and radioactive wastes and anticipates a February 1988 record of decision. Four men robbed a Beech Island grocery store prompting police to link the crime to recent robberies in Aiken County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River
DOE
Beech Island
Aiken County
Heath
Aiken Cable Transfer Agreement Signed
Cooke Cablevision spokesman says tentative agreements are signed to transfer Aiken Cablevision from First Carolina Cablevision to Cooke Cablevision of Syracuse New York. Full transfer of funds and other items remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Cablevision
First Carolina Cablevision
Cooke Cablevision
Syracuse
N.Y
Thieves Enjoy Meal Prior To Crime
Hungry intruders pried open a back door in an Aiken area home on Wednesday. They ransacked drawers then ate cake and sausage before taking a 13 inch Zenith TV a Kraco cordless telephone a clock radio and a cable TV converter totaling 639 dollars and fleeing.
Window service at Aiken Post Office closes Saturday
Postmaster Farrell Rodgers says the window will be closed Saturday but customers can pick up parcels between 8 30 and 10 30 a m. Mail delivery continues. Other county post offices may close based on impact from cutbacks.
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Aiken
Farrell Rodgers
Rodgers
North Augusta Sanitation Adjusts Schedule for New Year
North Augusta sanitation will not collect yard trash and garbage tomorrow because of the New Year holiday. Friday pickups will be moved to today and Thursday crews will follow the revised route to finish pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
City of
Correction shows South Carolina on 24th with 3,425,000 mid-1987
An Aiken Standard correction notes the state rankings and population estimate for South Carolina. It states the state is 24th among the 50 states with a mid 1987 population of 3,425,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
South Carolina
Officials urge partygoers not to drink and drive
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend warns New Year alcohol related deaths may rise. She cites a new law requiring LISD and ABC investigators in accidents involving 21 and under and urges civil actions if a drunk person is killed. The Aiken Public Safety taxis rides home at 648 9506 to avoid DUI.
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Sue Townsend
Aiken
Ms. Townsend
South Carolina
Law Enforcement Division
Alcohol and Beverage Control
Townsend
Department of Public Safety
Aiken County
Coroner
Public Safety Department
Carolina dogs and wildlife at SRP discussed by Brisbin
I Lehr Brisbin of the Institute of Ecology spoke to the Aiken Sunrise Rotary about SRP as a wildlife sanctuary. He breeds Carolina dogs at home and notes ducks, feral hogs, and other species on the Savannah River Plant grounds.
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Savannah River
Bering Strait
Asia
I. Lehr Brisbin
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Brisbin
Institute of Ecology
SRP
Australia
Johnson’s Crossroads
Aiken
Sedgwick Zoo
Wichita
Kaw
South Carolina
Bob Newburn
Aiken Sunrise
Houndslake Country Club
W. Barry Adams
Wyatt Development plans three Wal Mart centers in Aiken Augusta area
An Aiken based developer unveils three new shopping centers with Wal Mart as anchor. North Augusta site on 22.5 acres near U S 25 and bypass will start in 60 90 days and finish spring 1989. Georgia projects include Village Plaza in Augusta area and Colony Plaza in South Augusta with tenants Wal Mart Goody s Bi Lo Sam s Wholesale Club and a home improvement center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Aiken-Augusta
Wal-Mart
Weldon Wyatt
Wyatt Development Co
U.S. 25
North Augusta
Georgia
Wyatt
Heritage Square
Goody’s Women’s Apparel
Scott Nixon
Augusta
Village Plaza
Wal- Mart
Sam’s Wholesale Club
Goody’s
Bi-Lo
Colony Plaza
South Augusta
Bobby Jones
Windsor Springs Road
South Carolina
North Carolina
Wyatt Development
Kentucky
Tennessee
Columbia
Conway
Spartanburg
Greenville
S.C
Aiken Mall
Contributions After Christmas Boost Local Charities
The Valley Empty Stocking Fund and the Aiken Jaycee Christmas shopping tour report post Christmas contributions received. The list details donors and amounts supporting the holiday aid efforts.
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Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Aiken Jaycee
James L. Wilkins
Mary Sue Toole
Braddy's Fascop, Inc
Kappa Upsilon Omega Chapter
Alpha Kappapee Sorority
Seduees
Beverly Snelgrove
Scott
Stuart Johnson
Helen P. Martin
GR. Milner, Jr
Vivian G.milner
Harry
Merle Leonard A and Girdell G. Harrison
Dad shocked by thirteen hundred dollar 976 bill
A Columbia father faced a $1307.04 phone bill after his 14 year old daughter used 976 numbers advertised on media. The son reportedly incurred about $1100 in charges while the family navigates consumer protection notices and state inquiries. The case highlights confusion over 976 rate disclosures and who pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Department of Consumer Affairs
Ryan Kirby Jr
Kirby
Sonia
Love
Teen
Gabe
Mildred
Steve Hamm
Hamm
Navy
Southern Bell
State Attorney General’s Office
Sen
Ernest Holling
Don Caughman
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Carol Woodward
Ginny Southworth
Graniteville
Wallace Watkins
Aiken Sunrise Club
Jaycee Christmas Fund
Mackey
Barbara Scott
Ann L. Haslinger
Merritt W. Thurlow
Emery Kirk
Cecil McFerrin
Robert P. Timmerman
Stephen
Antonette van Houten
Paul and
Maxine Wade
Charles McCharen
Winifred W.H. Milkereit
Robert Ken
Charles
Mary Frances
William F
Jane D. Walsh
S.P
Eleanor Rideout
R.E
Margaret Meador
Delilah M Thornton Creete
Dorothy Davis Jackson
Albert H
Jean Kaiser
Christian Women's Fellowship
Belle D. Surasky
Holley Tractor and Equipment Co
Inc
John H
Camille M. McCall
Lewis E. Brown
Erich AC. Tuenge
Richard, Lynn, Jim
Rebecca Davis
William
Miriam Horton
W.J
Cathy Ravenscroft
Joel
Violet Brissey
Bobby Kelly
Wiliam
Betty Coshahan
Joe
Helen Norris
Catherine
Ellen Pattis
Byrd
Clearwater
F. Craggis
Patrick
Barbara Murphy
T.F. Anderson and Son
VFW
Ruth
Annie Ruth
Wanda Sanders
Dad
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