Council To Consider City Codes Update
Aiken City Council will hold first reading on an ordinance updating building, plumbing, fire prevention and housing codes at 7 30 p m in the council chambers 214 Park Ave S W Under new business the council weighs Rye Patch estate donation zoning changes for Aldrich York streets a Two Notch Rd rezoning annexation Millbrook Baptist Church and a Bi Lo Stores Summerall tract development plan approval
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Aiken
Park Ave. S.W
Aldrich and
York Streets
Two Notch Rd
Millbrook Baptist Church
Summerall
Judge Peeples To Preside At Court Term
The first General Sessions Court term of the new year will begin Monday at 10 a.m. at the Aiken County Courthouse. Resident Judge Rodney A. Peeples is scheduled to preside.
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General Sessions Court
Aiken County
Rodney A. Peeples
Whale dies after beaching on Georgia coast
A Brydes whale stranded on the Georgia coast died despite efforts by game officials and Ossabaw Island residents to rescue it. The whale struggled to return to the ocean as crews worked to save it.
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Savannah
Georgia
Ossabaw Island
Barry Johnsons Clash Over Identity in Town
An amused feud unfolds as two men named Barry Johnson compare careers. One is an attorney who quips I am the good guy while noting he attended Clemson, while the other Barry Johnson attended a different school. The exchange playfully highlights local namesake confusion.
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Barry Johnson
Clemson
Barry
Unemployment Rises to 10.8 Percent in December
U S labor data show December unemployment at 10.8 percent, up from 10.7, with 130000 fewer jobs and 1.8 million discouraged workers the highest since such data began in 1970. Long term unemployed reach 2.6 million as factory hours hold and retail jobs fall.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
John Bregger
Bureau
Division of
Janet L. Norwood
Missioner of Labor Statistics
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Gas Tank Blast in Newark Sparks Massive Fire
An early morning rupture of a Texaco gasoline storage tank in Newark sent fuel gushing like Niagara Falls and toppled into a massive blaze. One man was killed and at least 23 injured as flames rose to 1000 feet, with looting reported in Jersey City and firefighters retreating to protect from burning tanks.
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Newark
N.J
Niagara Falls
New York City
New Jersey
George Gray
John Caufield
Texaco
Senate redistricting plan debated by South Carolina panel
A six member Senate committee preliminarily agrees on a 25 district map with 13 single member seats and three black majority districts. Sen. Moore cautions no firm commitment exists while plans to avoid county splits and keep within 10 percent population variance are stated goals. The plan faces potential House hurdles and a three to four week Judiciary Committee review before a full Senate vote.
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Columbia
Senate
Ryan Shealy
Lexington
John Lindsay
Edgefield
Thomas L. Moore
D-Aiken
Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Moore
Sen. Moore
Richland
Charleston
Clarendon
Williamsburg
Bamnberg
Orangeburg
Calhoun
Judiciary Committee
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Derrick
Dorothy Knox Goodyear
Peeples
Mike Roberts
South Aiken High
Aiken Elementary
Ginny Southworth
Jersey City
Top Ingram
Texaco USA
Sible
House
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