Old Bridge Goes Lilac Colors Stuns Crew At 82
An Ohio River span near Oakmont Pennsylvania receives a lilac tint instead of traditional blues greens or golds. Supervisor Rich Miller reveals the shade called tint of lilac was chosen from a catalog without crew notice. He jokes about pink next and notes pastel colors help spot structural flaws.
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Oakmont
Rich Miller
Pittsburgh
Hulton
Miller
Variaent of Transportation
P G Seeks FDA OK for Lower Calorie Butter Substitute
Procter and Gamble seeks FDA approval to certify caprenin as safe to use in soft candies to reduce calories. Caprenin, derived from fatty acids, mimics butter with 140 calories per ounce and could appear in chocolate bars if the taste meets candy makers’ standards.
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Cincinnati
Procter & Gamble Co
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Procter & Gamble
P&g
Deaths Rosalyn Brown Edgefield and Janie Mitchell Willston
Obituary notices report the deaths of Rosalyn Brown of Edgefield and Janie Mitchell of Willston with details continued on Page 4B.
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Rosalyn Brown
Edgefield
Janie Mitchell
Willston
SRS Among Sites For Nuclear Complex Reconfiguration
DOE identifies five sites including Savannah River Site as viable to host portions of the modernized Nuclear Weapons Complex. If SRS wins uranium and trigger production work now at Y-12 and Rocky Flats, it would boost the site's role into the 21st century. The plan also targets building the New Production Reactor and creating local jobs while reducing site counts and costs.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
SRS
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Rocky Flats
Colora
DOE
Cacti Garden Of Memories Brightens Powder House Road
Aiken resident Bob Romine cultivates a cactus garden on Powder House Road, featuring about 50 varieties and a rock mound with stones from 15 states and Ireland. He built the base to deter boll intrusion, covers the garden in winter, and replaces several plants yearly due to age or disease.
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Bob Romine
Powderhouse Road
Ireland
England
Romine
Thomas Views Attacked Over Abortion Rulings
Abortion-rights groups label Clarence Thomas 1987 writings as smoking guns and urge the Senate to reject his nomination unless he repudiates the Roe v. Wade framework. Kate Michelman says Thomas’ writings threaten the constitutional right to privacy and abortion access.
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Washington
Kate Michelman
The
National Abortion Rights Action League
Thomas
Senate
Michelman
Bush
Supreme Court
David H. Souter
Heavy Metal Singer Blamed For Riot At Riverport Ampitheater
Police say Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose sparked a riot at Riverport Amphitheater near St. Louis after smashing a microphone to end the show. About 19,000 fans were present. 60 hurt and a theater damaged as attendees toppled fixtures and attacked security. Sixteen arrests reported. possible riot charges against Rose.
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Wachter
Postal Service AGAIN seeks higher rates after board rejects February plan
The Postal Service board unanimously rejected the February rates and sent the matter back to the Postal Rate Commission. Current rates stay in effect while a final decision is awaited. Chair Norma Pace said revenue under the commission’s proposed rates would not cover expenses.
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Washington
Independent Postal Rate Commission
Rate Commission
Postal Service
Norma Pace
Postal Board of Governors
Aiken Standard Vegetable Contest Opens for Entries
Gardeners have until July 15 to enter the Aiken Standard vegetable contest. Heaviest in each category wins cash prizes of 100, 50, and 25 dollars. Entries must be weighed at 124 Rutland Drive, with winners featured in the newspaper.
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Aiken
Aiken Standards
Jean Banks
Langley
Rutland Drive
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