Mayor Weeks Injures Ribs in Morning Fall
Aiken City Councilman Frederick B. Cavanaugh said Mayor Weeks fractured two ribs in a Monday morning fall near Hampton Avenue. Weeks, in office since 1946, was hospitalized at HCA-Aiken Regional Medical Center and hopes to be discharged by week’s end.
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H. A Weeks
Aiken
Frederick B. Cavanaugh
Weeks
Hca-Aiken Regional Medical Center
Cavanaugh
Hampton Avenue
Planning Commission
Holly
Michael Anaclerio
Lessie Price
Frank Loudermilk
Anaclerio
Protem
Ronald A. Maxwell
Beverly Clyburn
H. Odell Weeks
North Augusta Worker Killed in Truck Accident
Troy Darren Cochrell, an Augusta city employee, was killed yesterday when he was run over by the garbage truck he rode on. He died of severe head trauma at 11:35 p.m. at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. North Augusta Public Safety officers are investigating the incident. his exact position on the truck at the time remains unknown.
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Augusta City
Troy Darren Cochrell
Medical College of Georgia Hospital
Sue R. Townsend
North Augusta
Weather outlook with clouds and rain chances
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy today with an 80 percent chance of rain and a high near 60. Tonight's low around 40. Wednesday should be partly cloudy with a high near 60 and a low near 30.
Deaths listed for local residents on Page 12A
Obituary notices announce the deaths of Martha S. Bunch North Augusta Nellie Burkett Graniteville Lizzie Carter North Augusta William Corder Aiken Cora Vinson Aiken and Daisy Wood Aiken with details continued on Page 12A for further information.
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Martha S. Bunch
North Augusta
Nellie T. Burkett
Graniteville
Lizzie S. Carter
William T. Corder
Aiken
Cora Lou Vinson
Daisy R. Wood
Aiken Standard Subscription Price Hikes March First
The Aiken Standard raises its monthly home delivery price by 50 cents to 5.40. This is the first increase in three years and about half of the rise goes to carriers. Pre-paid subscriptions at the current price of 4.90 a month are accepted through March 31. Call 649-5316 to keep existing pricing.
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Aiken Standard
Bush Strives to Salvage Tower Nomination
President Bush launches a last minute lobbying push on Capitol Hill to salvage John Tower’s defense secretary nomination. He meets with Senate leaders and key Democrats after returning from the Far East, while opponents cite past ties to military contractors and alcohol issues as obstacles.
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Bush
Senate
John Tower
Far East
Air Force One
Tower
George Mitchell
Maine
John Warner
R- Gop
State Arad Services Committee
Texas
Charles Robb
Lloyd Bentsen
Bennett Johnston
Woodward Tract Development Hangs On Narrow Vote
Augusta and Columbia partnership faced a setback as the Kew City Council split three to three on the proposed 30.18 million Woodward Tract apartment project. With mayor absent, the motion to approve the site and landscape plan failed, delaying the development and sending related road and agreement items back to the planning process.
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Augusta
Columbia
Kew
Woodward
James M. Holly
Whiskey
Two Notch Roads
Partnership Receives 25000 Gift To Aiken Edgefield Growth
SCANA presented a 25600 gift to the Economic Development Partnership in Aiken to aid growth in Aiken and Edgefield counties. Wayne Sterling, new executive director, addressed Rotary clubs amid praise for SCANA’s community role and new regional economic positions.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas O
Aiken
Edgefield
Ms. Novinger
W. Harry Busbee
SCANA
Busbee
Leslie J. Tindal
J. David Jameson
EDP
Bering
Novinger
Fort Worth
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Sterling
Aiken Rotarians
Ase Sterling
South Carolina
Clearwater Plant Plans Restart After Sale
Clearwater Finishing Plant, bought from United Merchants and Manufacturers by South Carolina investors led by Neal of Union Color and Chemicals, plans a restart in late March or early April. Neal and two partners completed the purchase. official comment was unavailable. Union Color handles import for Milan based L. Lamberti Co. First contract signed last week. final contract to follow.
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Clearwater Finishing
United Merchants and Manufacturers
S.C
Bobby Neal
Union Color and Chemicals
Neal
Union Color
L. Lamberti Co
Milan
Italy
DOE Schedules Public Hearings on Savannah River Reactors
The Department of Energy plans scoping hearings on March 22 28 and 31 to gather public comment for an environmental impact statement on the Savannah River Plant reactors. The hearings will cover what to include in the EIS and are timed for morning and evening sessions in Savannah and Aiken.
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Department of Energy
Aiken
Savannah River
DOE
EIS
DeSoto Hilton
Savannah
Sheraton Northwest
Above Ground Plastic Piping Installed at SRP For Temporary Repair
Savannah River Plant officials install above ground plastic piping to replace aging underground ceramic lines at F and H separations areas. The move, approved by state health officials, lets study longer term options including stainless steel, with restart dates for processing nuclear weapons materials eyed in mid March. Three environmental groups sue, arguing an EIS is required before any restart.
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Savannah River
Rebecca M. McSwain
du Pont Co
Yerent
Department
The
Natural Resources Defense Council
Greenpeace USA
Energy Research Foundation
DOE
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