Aiken Tops in Investment Unit Operation Tellall Nets Suspects
A joint undercover probe by Aiken Department of Public Safety and private industry led to 29 charged with illegal cellular use. Eleven arrested. 18 sought with warrants. Respects across Aiken, Batesburg, Leesville, Ridge Spring and Delray Beach. Officials praise cooperation with Alltel, FBI, and state offices.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
J. Carrol Busbee
Aiken
Batesburg
Leesville
Ridge Spring
Delray Beach
Fla
Busbee
Alltell Communications Company
All Tell
Barbara Morgan
Pat Corey
FBI
Glenn Dolphin
Howard Sellers
Florida Attorney General's Office
Public Safety Department
Obituaries Notice List on Page 2B
Death notices for Derrick Holston of Williston Mabel Leysath of Aiken and Jerry Pender of Springfield appear on page 2B listing their names and brief obituary notices in the local section.
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Derrick Holston
Williston
Mabel
Leysath
Aiken
Jerry Pender
Springfield
Georgia Lottery Draws Reported Mixed Cash 3 Results
Georgia lottery results show Thursday midday Cash 3 with 18 0 and evening Cash 3 with 1 0 0. Pantasy 63 17 19 31 32 noted. no further details.
Reward fund grows as murder case stays unsolved
Two months after the stabbing death of Janice Mixon Wessinger the crime remains unsolved and a community reward fund at Palmetto Federal has reached 1587 dollars with a goal of 10000. Hazel Robinson appeals to Kendron Church Road area residents and local workers to contribute one dollar each to spur tips and arrests.
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Janice Mixon Wessinger
Hazel Robinson
Kendron Church Road
Ms. Wessinger
Palmetto Federal
Gambling supporters push economics over morality in protest
More than 125 supporters marched around an unemployment office in Columbia to urge lawmakers to consider the economic impact of video gambling. They say the $2 billion industry provides 27 000 jobs and a $1 billion state economic effect in 1997, warning that banning video poker could erase 10 000 jobs. Governor Beasley calls the industry a cancer and seeks its elimination.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Dwight Drake
South Carolina Coin Operators Association
David Beasley
Beasley Visits Sage Mill as Aiken County Tops Investment
Gov. David Beasley spoke at Sage Mill Industrial Park praising Aiken County for leading South Carolina with 891.6 million in capital investment in 1997. He credited Bridgestone Firestone and new plants for the state’s 5.5 billion investment total and 29 000 expected jobs while noting the need for a ready workforce.
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David Beasley
Aiken County
Lander
Graniteville
South Carolina
Beasley
Sage Mill
Columbia
United States
South Carolina counties see job gains and large investments
Beasley notes private sector growth boosts life quality and regional wealth. Investments announced do not equal 29,000 jobs. Aiken County leads with 891.6 million in 1997 from Bridgestone plant, Granvilleville. Berkeley County follows with 704.8 million from DuPont, Nucor, Bayer expansions. McCormick reports 75,000. Statewide, new jobs hit a record, with rural areas adding over 3,000 jobs, up 7 percent.
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Beasley
South Carolina
Aiken County
Bridgestone-Firestone Inc
Graniteville
Berkeley County
DuPont Co
Nucor Steel
Bayer Corp
McCormick County
County Administrator voices concerns on proposed bills
Aiken County Administrator William Shepherd warned that eliminating the automobile property tax would devastate county and school revenues and cripple the road maintenance fee. He also questioned a magistrate reform bill that could raise judge salaries and taxes, and noted enforcement relies on the current road fee collected with license taxes.
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Aiken
William Shepherd
Shepherd
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Operation Tellall
By Carl Langley
Ginny
Abby
Shoneys
R Aiken's
Eric McGlaughin
Im’s
Greenville
McGlaughin
State Employment Security Commission
Tommy Leitzsay
Corum
Tome Grey
The
National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
S.C. Constituion
Bill
Aiden
Berkeley
Spartanburg
Richland
York
Anderson
Lexington
Greenwood
Dorchester
Chesterfield
Cherokee
Union
Laurens
Ters
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