Carolina Reopens South Carolina Park Pools
Three state parks closed earlier this week due to budget cuts are open again after public pressure. Twelve other state park swimming areas stay closed the rest of the year. Swimming resumes at Sesquicentennial in Richland County Croft Park Spartanburg and Paris Mountain Greenville.
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Richland County
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Spartanburg
Paris Mountain
Greenville
Charles Harrison
State Parks Division
Government unveils bogus-proof C Notes
Washington AP reports the Treasury plans a new 100 dollar bill with a nearly invisible thread and microscopic type line. Despite changes, officials say notes will look identical to current currency and counterfeiters will face enhanced protection without altering appearance.
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Washington (Ap
Ira Polikoff
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Deaths of Several Individuals Noted in Columbia and Nearby Areas
Obituaries list Ruby Q Broadwater of Columbia Ada Bush of Williston Otis D Nappier of Millen James Haskell Stiefel of Aiken and Wile Walker of Johnston with reference to details on Page 38 of the publication.
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Ruby Q. Broadwater
Columbia
Ada Bush
Williston
Otis D. Nappier
Millen
James Haskell Stiefel
Aiken
Wile Walker
Johnston
Aiken Teachers Join Soviet Science Conference
Four area science teachers from USC Aiken and Aiken County Public School District travel to Moscow for two weeks of the first U S Soviet Conference of Science Teachers. They join an American contingent of about 500 educators sharing outdoor classroom ideas and environmental education practices.
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Soviet Union
Jeff Priest
USC Aiken
Gwen Johnson
Aiken County
Pam Graves
Redcliffe Been
Richard Borst
Kew School
Moscow
U.S
South
NSTA
Johnson
Graves
Priest
Redcliffe Elementary
Redcliffe
Businesses and schools plan countywide aid drive
Aiken business leaders and school officials met to launch a countywide campaign to support the schools. They aim to form committees to improve facilities for administrative offices, address image concerns, and raise funds for renovation and a building fund. Participants include Wyatt Development Co executive Bill Mobley and Realtor Len Yaun, with Superintendent Dr Joseph R Brooks outlining a roughly 450000 dollar needed upgrade.
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Bill Mobley
Wyatt Development Co
Len Yaun
Aiken Board of Realtors
Edgefield Avenue
Aiken County
Mobley
Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken Institute
Aiken County Library
Joseph R. Brooks
Sally Brodie
Lisa Hosang
Scientists Turn Up Celestial Puzzle Outside Solar System
New York astronomers report the first known planet outside the solar system, located 20 000 to 30 000 light years away in Sagittarius near the Milky Way center. The planet is 10 to 12 times Earth's mass and two to three times Earth's diameter, orbiting a dense neutron star, challenging existing star formation theories.
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Solar System
New York
Earth
Nature
Andrew Lyne
Matthew Bailes
Setham Shemar
University of Manchester
Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories
Jodrell Bank
England
Sagittarius
Milky Way Galaxy
Lyne
Venus
Taiwan Fuel Reprocessing At Savannah River Site Plans
The Energy Department will accept 118 spent nuclear fuel rods from Taiwan for reprocessing at Savannah River Site. The decision was reached via an environmental assessment, avoiding a public hearing. Greenpeace protests the move amid past shipments from multiple nations and a long-standing assessment process begun in 1988.
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Taiwan
Savannah River
SRS
Greenpeace
Heatwave Boosts Domestic Tensions Across State
Police and sheriff officials report higher domestic disputes during the heat wave with humidity driving irritability. Officials say 80 to 90 percent of cases involve at least one person who has been drinking and note disputes more common among lower income groups while wealthier households show fewer arguments. Power utilities note record usage across South Carolina as temperatures soar.
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Harvey Becker
Paul G. Helms
Charleston
United States
South Carolina
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