Community Letters Spark Safety Action On Twisting Road
A resident along State Road 280 in Aiken County warns of a high rate of traffic accidents near his home after 34 crashes on a 3.1 mile stretch. Local officials including Coroner Sue Townsend and Rep. J Roland Smith consider safety reviews and potential enforcement measures.
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Tabors
Tabor
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
J. Roland Smith
R-Langley
South Carolina Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol
Delores
Richardson's Lake Road
South Carolina
Department of Public Safety
Office of Highway Safety
Highway Patrol
Aiken
Jones Bowen
Tri-Development
Aiken County Traffic Safety Committee
Smith
Mrs.Townsend
Mrs. Tabor
ARMC Seeks Level I Stroke Center Status Amid Regional Needs
ARMC touts its Level I stroke program as meeting key criteria and notes South Carolina's position in the stroke belt with the state reporting the highest stroke and stroke death rates. Swanson highlights the program's community impact, admitting about 200 stroke patients yearly as part of a three year planning effort.
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South Carolina
Contiguous States
Indiana
District of Columbia
Swanson
Stroke warning signs emphasized by local program
Swanson notes organized stroke program began in July 1998 and grew to a 35 member team with EMS involvement. Despite success, half of patients waited over three hours before seeking help, undermining timely treatment and urging public vigilance. Swanson lectures stress recognizing warning signs and seeking immediate care.
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Swanson
EMS
MOX fuel plans face critics at Savannah River Site debate
Lou Zeller of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League speaks against MOX fuel at SRS while the Energy Department pushes a plan to produce up to 33 tons for reactors. NRC review is planned with construction possibly starting in 2000 or 2001 and a $3 billion cost cited. Zeller warns plutonium risks and cites a study claiming MOX accidents could raise cancer cases by 25 percent.
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Lou Zeller
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Energy Department
Srs
NRC
NBC
Andrew Persinko
United States
Zeller
Nuclear Control Institute
Youth health trends show vaccination and childbirth shifts
A government report highlights an all time high 1998 vaccination rate at 79 percent for children ages 1a and a continued drop in teen births from 32 to 30 per 1000 girls ages 15 to 17 between 1997 and 1996. Low birth weight births rose to 7.6 percent in 1998.
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