26 Jul 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1996
Page
1
Tropical Storm Cesar with 45 mph winds nears Honduras and Nicaragua triggering hurricane watches for Caribbean coasts. Cesar formed from the season’s third tropical depression, soaking Colombia with 4 to 6 inches of rain as it moves west about 20 mph.
Thelma Gary Williams of Ridge Spring has died. The obituary appears on Page 2B, with details about her life and funeral arrangements forthcoming. Thursday’s lottery results show Cash 3 008 and Fantasy 5 29 7 28 04, with no further context provided.
SRRDI and Charles Towne Ventures announce a pipeline of up to 25 million in funding as early as this year to aid local firms. SARDI expects at least 7.5 million in equity this year, with SRRDI contributing 2 million from a US DOE grant and Towne Ventures at least 5.5 million from institutional and private investors. Three Seed and Challenge Fund awards totaling 102,341 will be matched by Augusta State University Georgia Power Frisby Technologies, aiming to create or retain over 140 jobs in four years.
Columbia based researchers warn that new information on Savannah River Site releases could push dose figures higher. Dr. John Till leads a RAC team reviewing 50,000 plus boxes of records to map source terms and pathways from 40 years of chemical and radiological contamination. The CDC and NCEH Dose Reconstruction Project, in its 22 million phase, aims to warn onsite workers and communities.
The Energy Department estimates cleanup of 150 sites in over 30 states including the Savannah River Site at 227 billion dollars over 75 years. The revised Baseline Environmental Management Report cites cheaper decommissioning and waste management methods and better data as reasons for the reduced figure.
Representatives of the Economic Development Partnership announced a record success rate and a $453.1 million capital investment creating 600 jobs for Aiken and Edgefield counties. Avondale Mill weighs a possible Sage Mill distribution center near Graniteville, not yet firm, following April $255 million Graniteville Co. acquisition.
The Avondale president, also Avon dale’s head, cites commitment to quality and employee well being at Graniteville. Dangerfield notes major EDP investments this year include Kimberly Clark 230 million SRF USA 115 million Owens Corning 96 million. He stresses job losses at SRS concern for three years, affecting community and families.
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