State targets shell firms to curb video poker casinos
South Carolina revenue officials say proposed rules aim to block loopholes used by video poker operators to exceed a 50 percent nongambling revenue rule by using shell corporations. Regulators seek to count shell profits against the limit and require physical separation of gambling rooms to shut down large sites like South of the Border in Dillon County.
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Columbia
Shell
Burnet Maybank III
Maybank
Obituary Notices Range in Aiken, Union and Blackville
Obituary notices for Dennis Warren Hall Jr Aiken Minton Lee Hughes Janet Johnson Blackville and Daniel Ernest Vinson Jr Union appear on page 8A detailing individuals who have passed away and basic funeral notices for their families.
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Warren Hall Jr
Aiken
Minton
Lee Hughes
North Augusta
Janet Johnson
Blackville
Daniel Ernest Vinson Jr
Union
Gallery Saturday Winning Numbers Report
Saturday lottery results show Cash 3 Midday 92 7, Cash 3 Evening 7 2, Cash LOR Georgia Lotto 40 3495 97 28 18. Local readers see numbers for midday and evening draws and Georgia Lotto.
District debates school finances and SAT contrasts
Aiken County public schools face attention over growing spending and test scores. The dialogue compares per pupil spending and achievement with states like North Dakota and others, noting Aiken’s SAT average of 979 versus South Carolina’s 953 and the national average of 1019.
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U.S
Aiken County
South Carolina
South Carlina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wayne Sanstead
TVA DOE nuclear electricity pilot faces NRC review
Tennessee Valley Authority and Department of Energy run a 4 million experiment to use refined nuclear material for commercial electricity. Tons of uranium sold to fund the project, with contracts signed and fuel processing begun. NRC approval pending for the Sequoyah plant test slated for spring 1999 amid criticism of interagency communication and public involvement.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sequoy
Chattanooga
NRC
TVA
DOE
Watts Bar
Stephen Smith
Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition
Bob Schaeffer
Lewinsky may admit to affair
Washington sources say Monica Lewinsky will consider immunity and may reverse her story to acknowledge sex with President Clinton. Her stance could expose Clinton to perjury risks in the Jones deposition while White House aides rush State of the Union preparations and respond to Starr’s broad subpoena. Former chief of staff Panetta commented on the case.
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Washington
Monica Lewinsky
White House
Clinton
William Ginsburg
Associated Press
Ms. Lewinsky
Paula Jones
Robert Bennett
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Cellular towers multiply amid wireless expansion
The article notes rapid growth in wireless communication following the 1996 Communications Act. It cites 18,000 cellular antennae in the United States with projections to exceed 115,000 by decade's end. It explains analog cellular networks using small radio-powered cells and signal handoffs as travelers move.
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Washington Post
United States
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Terrence Kitchings
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