AIDS cases in South Carolina double since January 1986
State health officials report 101 adults and four children diagnosed with AIDS, 57 deaths, ninety five men and ten women among victims. Charleston County records 28 cases, Richland 20, with multiple counties reporting two to eight cases.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Charleston County
Richland County
Greenville
Aiken
Florence
Beaufort
Anderson
Orangeburg
Sumter
Berkeley
Cherokee
Darlington
Georgetown
Kershaw
Marion
York
Clarendon
Dorchester
Hampton
Lancaster, Lee
Lexington
Pickens
Spartanburg
Williamsburg
Retail Gas Prices Jump Sharply Up
Los Angeles based Lundberg Survey reports retail gasoline prices rose an average 3 cents per gallon over the last two weeks with taxes included. Analyst Trilby Lundberg cautions against assuming a continued rise due to competitive pressures from wellhead to pump. Wholesale costs increased 3.5 cents per gallon to an average of 87.89 cents.
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Los Angeles
Trilby Lundberg
Wellhead
Lundberg
Weather warms after touch of winter tonight
A quiet night with clear skies brings a low near 30. Tomorrow will be sunny with a mid 60s high and a warming trend continuing into the afternoon. See Page 10A for full details.
Local Obituaries Listing For Area Residents
Death notices list Cora L Braswell Gibson James R Burbage Langley Calvin Graig Waynesboro Mrs Henry Gray Graniteville Ella M Faulkner Aiken Barbara Jean H Fowler J A Hilson Mitchell Ga Robert H Lowe North Augusta John T Mathis Edgefield Alvin G Myers Augusta Mrs Jessie S Phillips Jackson Mildred H Redd Aiken Doris K Rosier Augusta Melvin H Thomas North Augusta George M Wall Gloverville Paul Young Couchton Details on page 6A
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Cora L. Braswell
Gibson
James R. Burbage
Langley
Calvin Graig
Waynesboro
Henry Gray
Graniteville
Ella M. Faulkner
Aiken
Barbara Jean H. Fowler
J.A. Hilson
Mitchell
Robert H. Lowe
North Augusta
John T. Mathis
Edgefield
Alvin G. Myers
Augusta
Jessie S. Phillips
Jackson
Mildred H. Redd
Doris K. Rosier
Melvin H. Thomas
George M
Diesel spill at Charter Oil terminal in Belvedere contained
A spill of about 50 000 gallons of diesel at Charter Oil Co. terminal near U S 25 and I 20 in Belvedere has been contained. DHEC officials say the spill threat is limited to ditches along the access road and is not expected to affect surface water or ground water. Cleanup crews, sand spread, and heavy equipment were mobilized as cleanup begins.
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Belvedere
West Aiken County
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Charter Oil Co
U.S. 25
I-20
Kin Hill
DHEC
S.C. State Highway Department
Hill
Kim Cauthen
Charter
Cautheh
Reagan Kept Iranian Arms Deal Alive Says Senate Probe Member
Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. William Cohen says President Reagan kept the Iranian arms initiative alive despite adviser warnings and while hostages in Lebanon were not fully released. He claims Reagan sidelined Congress and top officials in favor of White House operatives. Cohen also criticized the approach and noted a separate NBC report on Contra aid and a blacked out name tied to donor 31 million dollars.
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Reagan
Senate
Washington
Lebanon
Ise
Senate Intelligence Committee
William Cohen
Maine
Cohen
Congress
Secretary of State
White House
Iran
Meet the Press
George P. Shultz
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
NBC News
Intelligence Committee
National Security Council
National Security
Robert McFarlane
Shultz
United Nicaraguan Opposition
NBC
Saudi Arabia
U.S
New York Times
Southeast lake levels rise as drought eases
The Southeast begins a drought recovery with lake levels climbing and forecasts predicting above normal rainfall in the first quarter. Rob Holland of the Army Corps of Engineers notes many lakes are near or above normal for this time, while Marvin Maddox of the Weather Service cites a 55 percent chance of above normal rainfall. Lake Lanier has risen 5.7 feet since October but remains 10.5 feet below normal, Clarks Hill Lake up 7.1 feet yet 6.4 feet shy of full, with Alabama rivers returning to normal depths and Claiborne lock at 17 feet. Tennessee seeks more rain.
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Rob Holland
Atlanta
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Weather Service
Marvin Maddox
Maddox
Lake Lanier
Georgia
Chattahoochee River
Clarks Hill Lake
Georgia-South Carolina
Alabama
Alabama Power Co
Chris Conway
Fred Rounsaville
Corps
Claiborne Lock
Tennessee
Earthquake Risk Warned at Hanford Plutonium Plant
Seattle Times reports unreleased Energy Department documents warn the Plutonium Finishing Plant at Hanford would collapse in a major quake. Officials rejected repairs, risking wall and roof failures and potential plutonium release. 350 workers could be killed or injured if a daytime quake occurs.
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Seattle
Hanford
Energy Department
Seattle Times
the Times
Hanford Complex
Simonson
Steve Irish
UNC Nuclear Industries
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