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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1987

Page

10

Sunny Mild Tomorrow With Mixed Precipitation North Folklore

Weather forecast shows fair tonight with lows in the 50s and a sunny day tomorrow with highs in the 80s. Northern areas may see a mix of snow freezing rain and sleet early Thursday, with rain in the east. Then cooler lows in the 20s to 30s and highs mostly 40s to 50s across regions.

Midlands

Winter Storm Grips Upstate and Coastal Counties

The storm caused more than fifty wrecks in eight hours across Spartanburg and Greenville counties as drivers were urged to stay off the roads. Power outages affected about 6000 homes in Horry County with Crews racing to restore lines as ice and fallen limbs damaged infrastructure. Coastal areas faced winds up to 40 mph and minor erosion with shelters opened but little public use.

Ucu National Weather Service Weather Service South Carolina Percy Rogerson Columbia Spartanburg Highway Patrol Greenville D.B. Wilson Anderson Mary Epting Southern Bell Kershaw York Lancaster Chester Fairfield Greenwood Laurens Newberry Horry Sumter County McCormick Saluda Edgefield Charleston Steve Blackmon Horry County Horry Electric Santee Cooper Charles Webster Horry Electric Co-op American Red Cross Linda Deveny Myrtle Beach Surf and Dunes Bill Green Blackman Folly Beach Fred Bothman

$2 Million Pledge Tied to AT&T Building Bid at USC

A 1984 bid by GMK Associates for the Wade Hampton Hotel site shows a two step deal: $3,001,801 cash at close and a minimum $2 million pledge to the Carolina Research and Development Foundation. USC officials say the pledge was separate from the $3 million sale.

Greenville Columbia At&t University of South Carolina Foundation USC University The Carolina Research and Development Foundation David Rinker State Budget and Control Wade Hampton Richland County GMK Associates Don McElveen South Carolina Democratic Party McElveen Bill McGill Development Properties Inc

Great Lakes Face 6 to 10 Year Time For Level Return

CHICAGO AP The rain swollen Great Lakes could take six to ten years to recede to average levels with normal rainfall a study says A drier period like the 1960s could trim that to three or four years Wet years could raise Lake Michigan by up to 18 inches and Lake Erie by up to 9 inches in three to four years High water risks include extensive evacuations and road closures as storms form erosion and flooding Officials note lack of ice increases evaporation and snow cover reductions help lowering lake levels gradually but no quick fix exists Even doubling Chicago withdrawals would shave only about 1.25 inches in three years

Chicago Great Lakes Lakes Michigan Erie Lake Michigan Lake Erie Michigan Ontario Frank Quinn Federal Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Ann Arbor Mich Quinn American Association For the Advancement of Science Huron Lake Superior Lake Ontario St. Lawrence Seaway

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