Growth Stunted In Area 2 Seeks New Elementary School
The Blue Ribbon Committee for Facility Needs urged the Aiken County School Board to build a new elementary school in Area 2 to ease overcrowding at Belvedere Hammond Hill and North Augusta Elementary. The report, prepared for the board, calls for 152 565 square feet including seven classrooms and a library to reduce pupil teacher ratios. The two groups meet at Midland Valley High School at 7 p.m. to discuss.
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Area 2
Aiken County
Byron Oswald
North Augusta
Belvedere
Hammond Hill
Waste Guidelines Vague From DHEC
Aiken County officials criticized the South Carolina Health and Environmental Control for unclear guidance on solid waste rules. They projected landfill costs rising to about 4 million dollars annually to meet stricter standards including plastic liners and groundwater monitoring. The issue dominated a 90 minute county council meeting with calls for a clearer DHEC communications pipeline.
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Aiken
S.C
William Shepherd
Warner
Wise Hollow
City County Seek Answer To Wise Hollow Flooding
Aiken County and the City of Aiken will hold a joint Feb 25 meeting to review drainage studies and start a plan to fix Wise Hollow flooding. County Administrator William Shepherd says they will accept existing studies and discuss financing options. The session was announced at the County Council and Legislative Delegation annual conference.
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Aiken
City of Aiken
Wise Hollow
William Shepherd
Aiken County
Irene K. Rudnick
Local tips line and names noted for reader tips
Readers are invited to call 618 2311 with news tips. Names listed include Holland Page Hephzibah Ella Mae Yance Pardue and many others across Augusta White Rock Aiken Warrenville and MacArthur Starlings.
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Holland Page
Hephzibah
Ella Mae Yance Pardue
White Rock
James Richardson
Augusta
W.B. Royal
Aiken
Alonzo C. Scott
MacArthur Starlings
Warrenville
Trowell
Health Care Critics Object To Raids On Medicare Medicaid
Washington critics condemn a Bush plan to tap Medicare and Medicaid to fund private health insurance tax breaks. Senate Finance Chairman Lloyd Bentsen says cuts will fail in Congress, while Bush plans a Cleveland speech to unveil reforms and tax credits up to 3750 dollars with a potential 100 billion price tag.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
Lloy Bentsen
Texas
Congress
Cleveland
Enrollment trends in Aiken County schools since 1986
Aiken County schools show shifting enrollment since 1986 with gains in several periods. The data track rising pupil counts through late 1990s followed by fluctuations tied to population changes and district reconfigurations.
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How
Aiken County
Greenspan hints at more interest relief to aid sluggish economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the Fed could provide additional monetary ease if needed to spur growth while noting current data have been disappointing. He stressed existing easing and ongoing evaluation of further insurance in the form of policy action, with the FOMC meeting to begin.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Fed
Federal Open Market Committee
Japanese Stir Rage In America
President Bush defended Prime Minister Miyazawa after comments criticizing American workers sparked anger. White House spokesman Fitzwater said Miyazawa clarified that he did not mean to denigrate U S labor and noted the embassy message expressing regret and no intent to insult workers.
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Washington
U.S
Kiichi Miyazawa
White House
Marlin Finzwater
Bush
Miyazawa
Japan
Fitzwater
Monetary policy hints and economic outlook referenced
A fragment notes a monetary case in the pipeline and remarks on the economic outlook. It mentions prepared remarks and suggests further monetary ease would be appropriate. Entities are not clearly named due to the fragmented text.
Budget Gimmicks Cross Party Lines In Washington
The budget debate features claims of gimmicks and fake accounting as Bush proposes a 1.52 trillion fiscal 1998 budget. Democrats accuse shifting spending and deferrals to curb deficits while both parties acknowledge odd accounting practices. The piece cites past examples including Postal Service accounting and notes bipartisan skepticism from Romer Mitchell Kemp and Reischauer.
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Washington
Bush
Sein
Colorado
Roy Romer
White House
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
NBC
Jack Kemp
CNN
Kemp
Congress
Robert Reischauer
Congressional Budget
Postal Service
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Laura Garren
Aike County
DHEC
Langley
Abby Erma Bombeck
Scott Webster
Lorna Luft
North Augusta Middle School
Brian Young
Redcliffe Elementary
William M. Welch
Associated Press
Campbell
EeeTem Belvedere
Paul Knox
America
The
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