Prayer at school athletic events ruled legal in SC opinion
South Carolina Attorney General Travis Medlock says prayers at school athletic events are not prohibited by federal law, leaving decision to local boards and district attorneys. He notes the Supreme Court has not addressed the issue, and cites local control for student initiated prayer with proper leadership.
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Travis Medlock
York County
Wes Hayes
D-Rock Hill
Medlock
U.S. Supreme Court
Herald of
Sheran B. Proctor
Nuclear Negatives Reshaped by Church Study
First Presbyterian of Aiken forms Nuclear Study Committee to promote peaceful nuclear uses and address safety, ethics, and public fears. The 10 page report analyzes electricity production, accident risks, waste disposal, and moral questions, challenging the 1988 Presbyterian policy.
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Aiken
Paul N. McCreery
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Chernobyl
McCreery
Presbyterian Church USA
Congress opens with record diverse turnout in 1038th session
The 1038th Congress convenes with historic numbers of Black, women, and Hispanic lawmakers as new and veteran members pledge action. Early tasks include hearings on Clinton's Cabinet and plans to revive the economy, with Sen. James Sasser urging rapid action on economic issues.
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James Sasser
D-Tenn
Senate Budget Committee
Suit Seeks Halt To Restart Of HB Line At SRS
A Columbia based environmental group and Energy Research Foundation filed suit in U S District Court seeking an injunction to stop HB Line restart at the Savannah River Site until an Environmental Impact Statement is prepared. The suit argues a full EIS is needed to assess environmental effects and alternatives, noting preparation could take a year and incur costs.
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Monday
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Scility
Energy Research Foundation
Barnwell
Augusta
Brian Costner
ERF
Hbline
DOE
U.S. District Court
Columbia
Dennis Shedd
Costner
Hb-Line
Aod
James D. Watkins
Killer Granted Wish, Executed In First U.S. Hanging Since 1965
Westley Allan Dodd, 31, confessed to the sex slayings of three boys in Vancouver, Washington. He chose hanging over lethal injection and died at 12:09 a.m. in the state’s first execution since 1963, the first U.S. hanging since 1965.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Westley Allan Dodd
Dodd
State Supreme Court
Washington
Washington State
United States
Kansas
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Truman Capote
Jesus Christ
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Notable Names Document Introductory List From The Region
The snippet lists individuals including Lillie Alexander of Los Angeles Thomas C. Bush of Hilton Head James Folks of Augusta Estelle Gibbons of North Augusta James C. McLeod of New Ellenton Lorene S. Smith of North Lushia Williams of Aiken.
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Lillie Alexander
Los Angeles
Thomas C. Bush
Hilton Head
James Folks
Augusta
Estelle Gibbons
North Augusta
James C. McLeod
New Ellenton
Lorene S. Smith
Lushia Williams
Aiken
Health Costs Double Rate Of Economy
Commerce Department reports health-care spending rose 11.5 percent in 1992 to 838.5 billion and is projected to reach 939.9 billion in 1993. Health care accounted for 14 percent of GDP, about 3160 dollars per person, far above other industrialized nations.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Department
Flexibility proposed for South Carolina school funding
Columbia superintendent Barbara Nielsen outlined 1993 changes likely to affect Aiken County. A plan to streamline Education Improvement Act funds aims to give local districts more control. An $8.6 million bus screening program request could bring new buses to Aiken County by September 1994. Chapter 1 funding revisions may alter 1994 allocations to the county.
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S.C
Barbara S. Nielsen
Aiken County
Nielsen
Joseph R. Brooks
Brooks
Department of Education
Donald Tudor
Transportation Office
Tudor
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