Augusta man arraigned in Bunch kidnapping and murder case
Alexander Edmund Williams IV pleaded innocent to charges including kidnapping murder and armed robbery in the Aleta Bunch case. Bunch 16 was last seen March 4 at Regency Mall and found March 15 deceased from a single gunshot wound in Hephzibah. Williams questioned his linkage to the case and to witness lists.
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Augusta
Aleta Carol Bunch
Alexander Edmund Williams IV
Coventry Drive
Georgia
Williams
Miss Bunch
Beech Island
Regency Mall
Hephzibah
Noteen
Women's AGLOW Changes Meeting at Houndslake July 12
The Women's Aglow Fellowship July gathering changes date and location. Tracy Stewart of Sumter will speak at 9:30 a.m. at Houndslake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Aglow Fellowship
Aiken Man Arrested for Strong Arm Robbery at Liquor Store
James Roberson, 31, of Richland Avenue, was arrested by the Aiken Department of Public Safety on a strong arm robbery charge after demanding a case of liquor from Alfred Williams, driver for Ben Arnold Company. Williams was forced to count to 10 in the truck before Roberson fled. officers later spotted him at a nearby residence and took him into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Department of Public Safety
James Roberson
Frances Bettis
Richland Avenue
ADPS
Alfred Williams
Ben Arnold Company of
Columbia
Bettis Pack‘age Shop
Roberson
Williams
Welding Problems Pause Savannah River C Reactor Repair
Repair work on the C Reactor at Savannah River Plant is halted due to welding problems. Leaks from tiny fissures in the inner tank were found after a plutonium production cycle. Westinghouse and Du Pont teams patch the emptied vessel using remote systems as metallurgical tests proceed.
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Savannah River
U.S. Department of Energy
Westinghouse Inc
du Pont
DOE
Carl Nandrasy
Spe
Investigator to Probe 1955 SRP Data
A Senate Armed Services Committee staffer will examine Savannah River Plant records tied to a March 14, 1955 incident. DOE denies an accident and cites Nevada tests for higher radiation. Thurmond pushes independent review of operating reports around the date. The records are described as nearly desktop-sized and still classified.
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee
Savannah River
Hough
U.S. Department of Energy
Nevada
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Senate Committee
DOE
Thurmond
SRP
Safety tips mark Fourth of July celebration in Aiken
Safety director Carrol Busbee warns fireworks are illegal in Aiken city limits and urges use on hard surfaces away from dry grass. He cites 1985 injury figures. avoid children handling fireworks, read labels, and never aim at people. Water safety and sun protection are emphasized to prevent drownings and skin cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Carrol Busbee
Busbee
United States
NLRB orders Mattie C Hall Health Care Center to bargain
The National Labor Relations Board ordered the Mattie C Hall Health Care Center to cease refusing to bargain with its employees union 1199 National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees AFL CIO after a March 14 charge. The board found violations of the National Labor Relations Act and required affirmative action and a signed bargaining agreement if talks succeed. National Health Corp plans to consult counsel on possible appeal and due process concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center
National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees
Afl-Cio
Labor Board
National Health Corp
Harold Bone
Aiken Health Care Center
Edgefield Driver Survives Fiery Tanker Crash
An Edgefield man escaped injury by diving into a ditch as his gasoline tanker collided with a car on Gordon Highway and exploded. The car driver Dawn Sebastian of Hephzibah was critically injured. her children Melissa and Justin were hospitalized while her sister in law Paula Sebastian also received care. Two Grovetown firefighters were hurt fighting the blaze and charges were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Gordon Highway
George D. Halsey
Dawn Sebastian
Hephzibah
Medical College of Georgia
Melissa
Justin
Humana Hospital
Ms. Sebastian
Paula Sebastian
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon
Army
Grovetown
Blatt Calls Moratorium On Hilton Head Lawsuits
U S District Judge Solomon Blatt Jr criticized rising lawsuits tied to Sea PinesCo and Hilton Head firms. He rejected a 60 day cooling off period and urged litigants to pause and settle cases, saying time and bitterness have grown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatt
Hilton Head
Charleston
U.S
Solomon Blatt Jr
Sea Pines Co
Hilton Head Island
East
NI Industries Plant Workers Reject Union Representation
Employees at the NI Industries Mirrex- Aiken Plant in the Aiken Industrial Park voted 62 to 52 against union representation by the Glass Pottery and Plastics Allied Workers. The plant employs 149 people and produces automobile mirrors mainly for General Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NI Industries
Mirrex- Aiken
Glass, Pottery and Plastics Allied Workers
Edward L. Novotny
Aiken
General Motors
CPA 2 Chairman Seeks Peace With School District
CPA 2 chairman Paul Hyer urged the Aiken County Consolidated School District and Concerned People of Area 2 to resume talks on consolidation. He cited repeated rebuffs to talks, noted a state survey on deconsolidation, and called for inclusive discussions among chambers, councils, and the school board to let residents vote on the issue.
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CPA 2
Aiken County
Area 2
Paul Hyer
Aiken
North Augusta
Hyer
Board of Education
Thomas L. Moore
Clearwater
Huff
S.C. House of Representatives
Senate Education Committee
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Realtor
Courtney Conger
James T. Bennett III
Derrick
Butler C. Derrick Jr
D-S.c
Edgefield County
Jill Ryon
John Boyette
Mattie C. Hall
Edgefield
Auto Parts Plant
Novotny
Moore
North Augusta-Belvedere
Thomas E. Huff
Thomas P. Murphy
Murphy
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