USC Math Professor Feared Dead In LA Plane Crash
University of South Carolina professor David Richman, 34, listed among 34 people feared dead after a USAir Boeing 737 and a SkyWest plane collided on a Los Angeles runway. Richman had been en route to Taiwan University for a sabbatical. coroners worked to identify remains as USC faculty prayed. Also reported, actor Danny Thomas died of a heart attack at age 79 in Beverly Hills.
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles County
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Colin Bennett
Danny Thomas
Beverly Hills
Thomas
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ron Wise
Daddy
Danny
Norman Brokaw
The
William Morris Hard
Brokaw
Rose Marie
Deaths of local pastors and residents listed
The notice lists the deaths of The Rev. H. C. Griffon of Blackville Dennie Whitted of Brooklyn New York and Myrtle Williams of North Augusta with data available on Page 5A.
County Works Finances Back In Black In Six Months
Aiken County reports a 2 percent budget surplus through six months as revenues reach 10.55 million and expenditures total 9.90 million. County Administrator W Scott Barnes cites cost cuts and a hiring freeze while council rejects a 50 thousand security grant and magistrates rent increases. Property tax receipts total 5.31 million, with fees and fines rising notably.
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County Council
W. Scott Barnes
Council
Barnes
Tueday
Judicial Center
Marines Deploy as Gulf War Air Campaign Intensifies
In Saudi Arabia Marines reposition as allied air power targets Iraq in Kuwait battle. U S reports a possible hit on a mobile Scud launcher while USS Missouri shells coastal targets and a radar site. Baghdad claims in raids overnight.
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Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
U.S
Iraq
Israel
Missouri
Kuwaiti
Baghdad
Iran
Merchants Brace for SRS Shutdown Economic Impact
Local merchants anticipate little immediate alarm as the Savannah River Site announces a permanent P Reactor shutdown. DOE spokesmen said one reactor would close while two others restart was deferred, potentially affecting about 2,000 plant jobs. Store managers like Dan Haywood and Craig Doud weigh economic risks and plan adjusted expenses.
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SRS
Department of Energy
Dan Haywood
J.B. White
Aiken
Haywood
Craig Doud
Wal-Mart
Aiken Seeks Power Franchise Win From Supreme Court
Court ruling may aid Aiken in claiming municipalities can assign power franchises for annexed areas. City Attorney Hall notes S.C. Supreme Court decisions could shape the dispute with Aiken Electric Cooperative over service in newly annexed zones. The case follows 1989 clashes and a series of appeals involving SCE&G and local utilities.
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City of
Aiken
James M. Hall
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Supreme Court
Sce&g
Berkeley Electric Cooperative
Summerville
Co-Op
Electric Cooperative
Holly
Ellis B. Drew Jr
Aiken City Council
SCEAG
Cy Council
Aiken Electric
State Public Service Commission
Cop Los
Rodney A. Peeples
State Supreme Court
Flexible Describes Today's Administrators in School Politics
Aiken County school leaders describe the admin role as a tight balance of budgets, staff, and public sentiment. Tax millage and board autonomy vary by district, with Aiken lacking fiscal autonomy and facing approvals from state lawmakers and boards.
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Lves
Aiken
Barnwell
Lexington
Columbia County
Joseph R. Brooks
Brooks
Tucker Vaughn
Vaughn
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