Du Pont reaffirmed commitment to Savannah River Plant operations
Aiken Mayor H Odell Weeks and Du Pont Chairman Ed Jefferson exchanged letters confirming Du Pont's continued operation at the Savannah River Plant. Jefferson said no changes are foreseen to the DOE contract, which extended for five years in 1984 and remains virtually unchanged with renewal unlikely before 1989.
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Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
du Pont
Ed Jefferson
Savannah River
du Pont Company
Jefferson
du Pont Department of Energy
Weeks
DOE
Beech Island Plans Tricentennial Celebration Parade
Beech Island marks its tricentennial with a full day of events on Saturday April 26 including a parade speakers barbecue and music at Redcliffe Plantation State Park. A living history group will show early American crafts and a marker for the Savannah Town Fort Moore site will be dedicated.
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Beech Island
Savannah Town
Fort Moore
Augusta
Savannah River
South Carolina
Redcliffe Plantation
Weather outlook partly cloudy with showers possible
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 40s. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms. Eastern sections Friday see lows in the 50s and highs in the low 80s, otherwise highs mostly in the 70s through the period.
Deaths Wade Morris Bridie Newton Clara Eubanks and William Twilley
Obituary notices list Wade H Morris of Easley Bridie W Newton of Midville Georgia Clara K Eubanks of Aiken and William E Twilley of Clearwater with a prompt to see page 2B for full details.
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Wade H. Morris
Easley Bridie W. Newton
Midville
Clara K. Eubanks
Aiken
William E. Twilley
Clearwater
Valley Man Calls for Removal of Five County Council Members
Rev. Jack Scott urged recall and replacements for five Aiken County Council members over park spending and new rules limiting public comment. He singled out LaVana McKenzie over $200,000 for Harrison Caver Park improvements, arguing hunger priorities over the park.
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Bath
Clearwater
Jack Scott
Aiken County
Scott
Horse Creek Valley
LaVana McKenzie
Harrison-Caver Park
Ms. McKenzie
Medwell Hill
William C. Clyburn
J. Michael Toole
Marilyn Smith
Harrison- Caver Park
McKenzie
Lawyers, Doctors Rally Over Malpractice Damage Cap Plan
A SC Senate hearing looms as two busloads of Aiken physicians travel to Columbia to press for a bill capping non economic damages at 100000 and limiting legal fees. Spokesmen warn excessive judgments raise health care costs while critics claim insufficient study and pushback from trial lawyers and the state bar.
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Columbia
South Carolina Medical Association
Senate
Kenneth N. Owens
Aiken
HCA
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
James V. Kasin
South Carolina
South Carolina Trial Lawyers’ Association
Owens
State Bar Association
Bill Mahon
The
State Medical Association
Bell Quiet After Taking The Stand
Bell is on the witness stand in Berkeley County for his death penalty trial in the disappearance and killing of 17 year old Shari Faye Smith. He says little apart from a brief remark and age 37 while doctors testify about his mental condition. The prosecutor wrapped up its case after highly damaging testimony.
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Moncks Corner
Larry Gene Bell
Shaun Faye Smith
Berkeley County
Bell
Jack Swerling
John Hamilton Smith
Gilbert
Shari Faye Smith
Lexington County
Saluda County
Consumers Enthusiastic Brisk Demand Seen Ahead
A Harris survey of 1,255 adults conducted Jan 31 to Feb 3 finds Americans bullish about future finances and the economy. Optimism about local business conditions rises with 36 percent calling conditions good, down 21 percent viewing them bad, and 30 percent expecting better conditions in six months.
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