09 Jul 2002
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2002
Page
1
South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges has asked the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a judge’s ruling in his challenge to plutonium shipments. The court set a Wednesday hearing as an environmental group backs Hodges with an amicus curiae brief for the DOE dispute.
Columbia reports the Child Care Coordinating Council proposes a voluntary rating system for child care centers by October 8, 2004. The format is undecided while North Carolina’s five star system provides a contrast. Operators could face stricter oversight to achieve ratings.
Obituary notices for Anthony Hill Granitevile Anell Prophet Orangeburg Agnes Stephens Camden list in page 6A across counties, highlighting deaths, memorials and services with brief biographical notes and local remembrance.
Burnettown police fired at a suspected stolen green 1991 Camaro after the driver allegedly brandished a handgun Monday during a call about harassment. Two shots were fired as officers ordered occupants from the vehicle, occurring a day after a South Carolina trooper was killed during a traffic stop in Berkeley County.
The Aiken Training Track on Two Notch Road is receiving a major safety upgrade. Ron Stevens notes four inches of clay added after removing the surface to reinforce a thin base, with two weeks of work remaining. TB Bull is handling the project, aiming for a high quality, safe surface for fall use as racing events like the Aiken Trials and Aiken Steeplechase are well known to locals.
The City of Aiken plans to enforce removing recycling bins and garbage cans from rights of way to improve neighborhood appearance. The ordinance calls for placing containers on the curb no earlier than 24 hours before pickup and removing them within 24 hours after collection.
North Augusta residents can file for the vacant council seat beginning July 19 as the city plans a special election. City Administrator Charles Martin notes final readings on the ordinance July 22, while the county elections panel opts to hold the vote on November 5 to avoid voter confusion amid Sullivan’s July 1 DUI arrest.
The Senate will decide Tuesday whether to end the decades long debate on a national waste repository at Yucca Mountain Nevada. Republicans push a vote to approve burying 77 000 tons of mainly reactor fuel despite Nevada opposition and a veto override fight. The House backed Bush, and the government has spent about seven billion dollars locating a site.
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