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13 Feb 1976
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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1976
Page
1
Solidification plant eyed for Barnwell nuclear site
ERDA officials and Allied General discuss a demonstration facility to solidify liquid radioactive waste from Barnwell's reprocessing plant. The plan faces price estimates around 100 million dollars and questions about responsibility, with a disposal site yet to be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Higgs
Allied General
Barnwell
Clinton Bastin
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Nathaniel Stetson
Savannah River
Stetson
Bastin
Germantown
A.E. Schubert
Schubert
United States
Nigeria faces second coup in seven months in Lagos broadcasts
A lieutenant colonel announced the overthrow of Brig. Murtala Muhammed in Nigeria. The government is dissolved, travel banned, and a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. is ordered. The South African radio confirms the coup with few details. This marks Africa's fourth military takeover since independence in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niamey
Niger
Lagos
Nigeria
Murtala Muhammed
Africa
Britain
Ford Preparing To Veto Public Works Bill
President Ford plans to veto a $6.1 billion public works employment bill that Congress approved by a wide margin, before leaving for a Florida campaign swing. The measure would create about 600,000 jobs according to supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
Congress
Florida
Boeing Probed Over Possible Foreign Payments
The government and the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed an inquiry into whether Boeing made illegal payments to foreign government officials in connection with its overseas operations. Boeing denies any wrongdoing in the United States or abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lockheed
Boeing Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Boeing
Seattle
Albert Skeptical Of Offer
House Speaker Carl Albert questions Ford's offer to help track the House intelligence leak source. White House secretary says Ford offers full government cooperation. An aide says Albert cannot judge if the offer is good faith or political and will not respond immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl Albert
Ford
House Intelligence Committee
White House
Ron Nelsen
Albert
IRA Strikes Back After Hunger Striker’s Death
IRA and supporters launched arson bombing and shooting across Northern Ireland in retaliation for Frank Stagg’s death in Wakefield Jail. Police counted about 100 incidents overnight with two dead and 13 injured. Stagg’s body flown to County Mayo. hundreds of extra police deployed in Dublin and along the Ballina route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Frank Stagg
Stagg
Irish Republic
County
Mayo
Dublin
Ballina
Wakefield
Coventry
MPLA Seizes Benguela Railroad in Angola Advance
Soviet supported Angolan and Cuban forces completed control of the Benguela Railroad and moved within 30 miles of the South African border as UNITA called for guerrilla war. Tass reported Luso town fell after heavy fighting and large quantities of equipment were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Benguela
Angola
Luanda
National Union
UNITA
Popular Movement
MPLA
Tass
Luso
Fire at Dodge City Tavern Exposes Misplaced Hydrant
Firefighters connected to a hydrant in front of a veterinary clinic to fight a blaze near a tavern but found pressurized water unavailable when the clinic owned the hydrant. The incident raises questions about city ownership and accessibility of hydrants. Additionally a note mentions looming daylight saving time changes pending congressional action within two weeks, debating whether to revert to “old time” on April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Congress
Center Fire Rates May Be Lowered in Election Plans
Aiken area residents could see lower insurance rates after Insurance Service Office recommendations. Ronald Self surveyed the Center Fire District, proposing three new classifications based on proximity to hydrants and stations. The district would improve to 9 A overall, with closer zones at 8 and 9, while some areas were removed from the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Fire District
Insurance Service
Columbia
Ronald Self
Aiken
Self
Center Fire Station
James T
Terry
Smith
Insurance Services Office
Aiken Wayside Park
Monetta
Kitchings Mill
Edisto River
Center
Cir
Reagan Plans Report On His Finances
Reagan plans release more details on his finances after President Ford disclosed a net worth of 329,489 for his family. Public records show Reagan owns three California properties valued at 2.363 million and a 1975 earnings estimate of 700 thousand from lectures and columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
California
San Francisco Examiner
Common Cause
Citizen's Lobby
Guv Milton
Eunice Kennedy
Kennedy
Ford Financial Statement
Fords
Nelsen
White House
Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
The forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of rain tonight and 30 percent tomorrow with a mid 60s day Sunday. Lows in the 40s tonight rising to the 40s by Tuesday and highs near 70 by Tuesday. Showers may occur Tuesday with partial cloudiness Sunday and Monday.
Contamination Steps Taken in Langley Water Crisis
In October 1975 civil defense warned Langley residents not to drink tainted water. DHEC ordered United Merchants Walchem to disconnect. Ethyl acrylate contamination traced to improper handling and a cross connection between Langley and Valchem lines. A Feb 2 meeting discussed hiring an engineer to prevent future spills and leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Langley
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
United Merchants Walchem
Walchem
Valchem
Langles
Columbia
Valehem
Valchem, Inc
Recreation Funds Highlight LSRPDC Board Meeting
The executive board of the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Council discussed BOR funding levels, LEAP allocations, and Title XX updates. James L. Hammond Jr. announced about $100,000 in recreation funds and tentative LEAP allotments. Orren Byrd urged letters against Rural Development Act veto. The board approved a State Farm property insurance bid and the budget along with 20 A-95 projects. Hammond was named chairman of the Area Wide Manpower Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Savannah
South Carolina
Governor's Committee On Criminal Justice
Marshall Cain
Lsrpdc
Criminal Justice Committee
Hammond
Orren Byrd
Ford
Byrd
State Farm
Lsapdc
Lyon
Croft Weeks
Hutson Etherredge
Susan Springer
Area Wide Manpower Board
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