06 Feb 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1996
Page
1
State regulators approve capping of the Sanitary Landfill and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility covering nearly 80 acres. The project costs 12 million and will use multiple protective layers to prevent leakage into ground and surface water, with completion targeted in three years.
Death notices for Dessie L. Boyd Batesbury Marion Craig Aiken Rossie Harrison Bath Annie Mahon Hyman Edgefield Patrick Michael McGahee Hodges Earl Oakman Aiken Harold Bud Raymond Jr Aiken and Chitnar vumaasy are listed in column Page 2B with brief identifications.
Frigid weekend weather caused frozen pipes and power outages across Aiken County. Temperatures plummeted to a record 11 degrees, with a 16 degree low this morning and expectations of highs in the 40s, rising to the 60s later in the week. The district scheduled a makeup day for Feb 19 President's Day. Santee Cooper and utilities reported peak winter demand. a Greenville City Hall pipe burst damaged the lobby. A separate legal note: Intervenor status denied to non-resident William Bell in New Ellenton sewer lawsuits, with a $20 million suit also dismissed. Floyd urged Bell to pursue the state Supreme Court.
Lessie Price, known as an Aiken councilwoman and Savannah River Site employee, recalls growing up in segregation and now praises progress toward integration. She credits family resilience, notes schooling and entrances have changed, and expresses cautious optimism about reduced discrimination in Aiken County.
Ai ken County residents glimpse spring as the Triple Crown of Racing nears. The Chamber of Commerce schedules three weeks of racing: March 16 at the Racing and Commerce course, March 23 at the Aiken Hunt Meet, and the Sulky Races. Proceeds benefit local charities and USC Aiken Pacer Club. trials began in 1942 as public viewing for promising thoroughbreds training in Aiken.
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