Keep Our Lake Clarks Hill Name Plan Faces Thurmond Opposition
The Keep Our Lake Clarks Hill group, led by Phil Lip White of Augusta, opposes renaming the lake while supporting renaming the dam and nearby highway. They seek Sen. Strom Thurmond’s respect and argue the lake should stay named as is to save on sign and map changes. The drive has near 20,000 signatures and aims to deliver petitions to Thurmond.
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U.S
J. Strom Thurmond
Clarks Hill Lake
Sen. Thurmond
Phillip White
White
Augusta
Lake Clarks Hill
U.S. 221
Derrick
Clarks Hill-Russell Authority
Cold Tonight and Warmer Tomorrow Weather Brief
Tonight will be cold with fair skies and a low in the mid 20s. Tomorrow looks mostly sunny and slightly warmer with a high in the upper 50s. For more details, see Page 6A.
Obituary notices list ten deaths across South Carolina towns
Death notices announce the passing of Hugh Anderson Ridge Spring Matthew R Williams Augusta Wilbur Creech North Augusta Elizabeth DeLoach Aiken Annie S Goodman Lancaster Chester W Heyward Wagoner George W Hut Graniteville Mrs Sam D Key Aiken Mrs Robert Padgett North Augusta William E Stewart Sr Modoc Nova Lee Taylor Augusta Robert S Taylor Aiken Julia C Whitton North Augusta Keith R Williams Orangeburg Page 6A shows details of these obituaries including locations dates and surviving relatives.
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Hugh Anderson
Ridge Spring
Matthew R. Williams
Augusta
Wilbur Creech
North Augusta
Elizabeth DeLoach
Aiken
Annie S. Goodman
Lancaster
Chester W. Heyward
George W. Hut
Graniteville
Sam D. Key
Robert Padgett
William E. Stewart Sr
Modoc
Lee Taylor
Robert S. Taylor
Julia C. Whitton
Keith R. Williams
Orangeburg
Death penalty sought in 1982 Bradberry slaying trial
Three suspects face potential death sentences in the 1982 murder of Linda Bradberry, Ai ken beauty shop owner. W idower Porky Bradberry Leroy Craig and Allen Hammett are charged with murder and related offenses, while James Green is charged as an accessory. Trial projected for June or July. Bond hearings for Bradberry and Craig delayed. two defendants moved for safety reasons. Green released on bond previously.
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Aiken
Linda Bradberry
Second Judicial Circuit
Robert J. Harte
Bradberry
Porky) Bradberry
Leroy Craig
Vaucluse
Allen B. Hammett
Charleston
James Green
Aien
Craig
Hammett
Harte
Aiken County General Sessions Court
Aiken County Detention Center
Green
Porky Bradberry
U S Economy Posts 4th Quarter Strength
Washington AP reports the U S economy grew at a 4.5 percent annual rate in Q4 1987, fastest in nearly two years, revised up from 4.2 percent. Reagan touts peacetime recovery while economists warn momentum may falter in early 1988 as most of the $42 billion Q4 expansion is explained by private demand and government data.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Reagan
Inventory Build and Soft Demand Signal Possible Recession Risk
The gross national product showed an $87.1 billion rise in business inventories while consumer spending fell at its fastest pace in over seven years. Economists warn that production must contract to reduce stockpiles, risking a recession though many expect only weak growth in the first half.
Bennetts Critique of Schools Scores and Reforms
Secretary William J Bennett labeled college entrance test scores as mired in a dead stall and said the public is not getting its money's worth. He highlighted progress in South Carolina and noted reform resistance, while two wall charts rank states on tests, dropout rates, and teacher pay.
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Washington
William J. Bennett
Bennett
T.H. Bell
John Weiss
Fair Test
Cambridge
Mass
South Carolina
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
New Jersey
Ohio
Texas
NPR technology designs to be presented in March
DOE will hold closed sessions in March where industry reps and researchers present four reactor cooling designs as part of a longer process to decide where to build a new production reactor for plutonium and tritium. Sites include Savannah River Plant, Hanford, and Idaho Falls with a preliminary site announcement later this year.
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Energy Research Advisory Board
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Savannah River
Hanford
Wash
Idaho Falls
Idaho
South Carolina
SRP
Albuquerque
N.M
John Jicha
Germantown
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Wolfpack
Duke
Abby
Fran Chapman
Quattlebaum's
New Holland Road
Finland
Matti Nykanen
Calgary
S.C
NPR
Christina Johanningmeier
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