Public wary about SRS restart in Savannah River Site
Residents and lawmakers urge caution as DOE plans to restart the K Reactor at Savannah River Site within a month after a December tritium leak. About 170 people attended a Beaufort meeting to question officials. Rep. Harriet Sa yserling notes reduced tritium need with the Soviet Union’s breakup. DOE says leak was overblown and restart plans proceed.
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Beaufort
Department of Energy
Savannah River
DOE
South Carolina
Harriet Seyserling
Sovi
Et Union
Energy
James Watkins
Augusta
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Jasties
Mark Silverman
Bright spot in economy as wholesale prices fall in 1991
Prices paid by wholesalers declined 0.2 percent in December and 0.1 percent for 1991, the first annual drop in five years. Energy swings helpedmoderation as producer prices excluding food and energy rose 3.1 percent in 1991 versus 3.5 percent in 1990, with a 7 percent rise in 1990.
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Washington
Labor Department
Iraq
Kuwait
Educators View Custodial Alternate by District Leaders
Aiken County School District principals and administrators including Dr. Joseph Brooks travel to Lubbock Texas and Knoxville Tennessee to tour districts under contract with maintenance and custodial services. The trips, funded by Service Master and Marriott, aim to evaluate outside bids and will be reported to the school board on January 14 with a potential recommendation on January 28.
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Aiken County
Joseph Brooks
Brooks
Lubbock
Texas
Larry Clark
Knoxville
Tenn
Service Master
Marriottorp
Cess
Aiken Dunty
Bush in Japan clinches loose trade pledge on autos
President Bush and Prime Minister Miyazawa wrap four days of talks with a tentative agreement boosting U S auto purchases while pledging to ease trade frictions. Officials note friction remains and long-term market access is still contested amid a $41 billion bilateral trade gap.
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Tokyo
Bush
Kiichi Miyazawa
Asia
Miyazawa
Washington
Japan
NHK
Fainting Not Uncommon Even In Healthy People
New York doctors say fainting spells occur in healthy individuals and are usually harmless. Vasovagal syncope causes brief loss of consciousness when blood flow to the brain drops, recovering quickly with lying down. The report also covers Bush’s Tokyo state visit talks and ongoing U.S. Japan economic discussions.
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New York
Bush
Tokyo
Daniel Present
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Scientists confirm two Earth like planets around pulsar
Arecibo scholar Alexander Wolszczan and Dale Frail report at least two planets orbit a dense pulsar about 1300 light years away in Virgo. The planets may resemble Earth in density, but the pulsar’s gamma and X rays make life as we know it unlikely.
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Milky Way
New York
Earth
Solar System
David Black
Lunar and Plan Institute
Houston
Nature
Alexander Wolszczan
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Arecibo Observator
Puerto Rico
Dale A. Frail
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Socorro
N.M
Virgo
Wolszczan
Aiken to Host 38th Camellia Show This Weekend
The 38th annual camellia show takes place in Aiken this weekend drawing attention to a unique camellia. Details on page 6A. Staff Photo by Scott Webster.
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Aiken
By Scott Webster
Community tip line and contact list note
Readers are invited to share news ideas by calling 648-2311. The item lists several names including Norma Cook, Augusta Maggie Davis, Cayce Frank Herbick, Jackson Jessie Kirkland, Summer Mary Catherine Lee, and Pelron ie Fulmer with reference to Page 3B for details.
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Norma Cook
Augusta Maggie Davis
Pelronie Fulmer
Cayce
Frank Herbick
Jackson Jessie Kirkland
Mary Catherine Lee
Vigilante suspected in northeast Aiken pet killings
SPCA official says someone may be playing vigilante after several pets are shot in areas northeast of Aiken. Victims include two dogs on the Bledsoe property and a neighbor's dog. Vet Dr. Reece notes high powered rifle wounds and notes motive remains unknown. Police investigation continues.
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Aiken
SPCA
Kyle
Becky Bledsoe
Debbie Quattlebaum
Quattlebaum
Camp Rawls Road
Dobie
Wire Road
Jake
Joey
Vickie Hayward
Vennye Reece
Aiken County
Jack
Investigation Seeks Help in Dog Slayings in Aiken
An animal control officer in Aiken asks the public for information after at least five dogs were shot and killed in the past two weeks. City and county officials are investigating, with the shooter possibly taking joy from the acts. Victims were found in the northeast part of Aiken, near US 1 and Wire Road.
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Jeff Wilson
City of
Wilson
Pers
Aiken
Wire Road
Wire
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