Rainfall Rains On Aiken Augusta Area With Weekend Prospects
The Aiken Augusta region has received 2.84 inches of rainfall since Thursday with more expected over the weekend. Bush Field logged 1.76 inches on Thursday and 1.08 by 8 a.m. today, meteorologist Stephen Hodanish said. The outlook calls for 0.5 to 1 inch in the next 24 hours and 1 to 1.5 inches before the system leaves. Forecasters warn storms in Florida could deepen rainfall in Georgia and South Carolina. No flood watches are in effect as of now. cumulative January rainfall hits 3.66 inches, with a record 8.91 inches in 1987. Conditions caused hazardous driving, including a tree blocking Connector Road near Langley. The weekend forecast stays rainy with a 70 percent chance tonight and Saturday. highs in the low 70s, lows near 60. Rain remains possible Sunday through Tuesday.
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Iraq Rejects Ultimatum over 32nd Parallel Missiles
U S watches from the sky as Saddam faces a 5:30 p.m. EST deadline to remove anti-aircraft missiles from southern Iraq. Baghdad rejects the ultimatum and says it will defend its bases, with U N Ambassador Nazir Hamdoon delivering a firm response.
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Delegation Forms Education Committee To Address Board Tensions
Aiken County Legislative Delegation creates a three member education committee to liaison with a newly formed board and district education committee. They plan a Jan 22 meeting to set an agenda and establish communication channels with the Board of Education. Rep. Roland Smith notes prior board service and aims to reduce infighting.
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Generation X Changes Face Of American Life In Aiken County
Aiken County highlights a 46 million strong cohort born 1965 to 1980 poised to reshape society. Gen X individuals ages 18 to 29 mature amid two working parents or single-parent homes, racial diversity, and growing cultural comfort. They are seen as the most pessimistic about upward mobility and labeled baby busters by some in media discourse.
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BusinessWeek
SiS Generation Profile Highlights Youth Culture
The SiS generation, aged 18 to 29, shows ethnically diverse backgrounds and interest in heavy metal rap alternative country western classical and mainstream jazz. They favor the grunge look, layer clothing, military style wear, and visible piercings or tattoos, with a generally pessimistic attitude and limited prospects despite awareness of politics and environment.
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Local Names List with Towns and Places
A collection of names and associated locations including Lucy Cobb Saluda Ola B Hatcher Wrens Ga George Hutchinson Columbia Wallace Mealing Brooklyn Ralph Waters Beech Island L Pervis Woodward Belvedere. The fragment presents a roster of individuals tied to various towns and states.
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Saluda
Ola
B. Hatcher
Aiken
Mattie K. Howard
Wrens
George Hutchinson
Columbia
Wallace Mealing
Brooklyn
Ralph Waters
Beech Island
L. Pervis Woodward
Belvedere
Unemployment Holds Steady In December
The Labor Department says the U S unemployment rate stood at 7 3 percent in December 1992, marking a year of weak job growth with an eight year high annual average of 7 4 percent. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 64 000 in December after larger gains in prior months as retail holiday sales hinted at cautious consumer spending.
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Labor Department
HB-Line resumes plutonium-238 work for 1997 NASA mission
The HB-Line facility at Savannah River Site resumes processing about 50 kilograms of Pu-238 after approval from the Secretary of Energy. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board confirmed the safety finding, allowing transport of Pu-238 to Los Alamos for fuel-cell fabrication and then to Mound Plant Ohio for final heat source modules.
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SRS
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Mound Plant
Ohio
SRS Transition To Be Examined In 5 Part Series
Aiken Standard previews a five part series on the Savannah River Site in transition titled Life After the Cold War. The reports survey SRS history current challenges and future prospects with focus on DOE and Martin Marietta Energy Systems in Oak Ridge and include interviews with DOE manager Peter M. Hekman Jr. and Westinghouse Savannah River Co. president Ambrose L. Schwallie.
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