Roller Bearing to Close Aiken Plant in September
Roller Bearing Company of America will close its Aiken plant on September 1, costing 44 of 48 workers their jobs. Four employees may transfer to other company roles as operations move to Hartsville, with phased shut down through August and job services offered for interviews. The Aiken site opened in 1975 and the Hartsville plant will absorb the manufacturing work.
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Aiken
Roller Bearing Company of America
Tom Burns
Hartsville
West Trenton
N.J
Burns
RBC
Roller Bearing
Farmers & Merchants Bank to Vote on Merger
The Farmers & Merchants Bank board planned a special meeting to vote on merging with Citizens and Southern National Bank. James D. McNair, F&M president, said stockholders will act on the transition. The second quarter report suggests completion in the third quarter.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
Citizens and Southern National Bank
F&m
C&s
James D. McNair
Farmers & Merchants
End Of A Dream At Barnwell Ends Nuclear Reprocessing Hope
AGNS layoffs over two waves totaling 123 workers usher the closing of the Barnwell reprocessing plant as federal funding ends. Industry and government figures warn the dream of a self-sufficient back end to the nuclear fuel cycle may be dead, with closure by year end unless a buyer emerges.
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Barnwell
AGNS
Gary Tucker
Allied General Nuclear Services
Aiken
Hilton Tilley
Tucker
Tilley
George Stribling
United States
Kermit O. Langton
Langton
Office of
DOE
James Buckham
Allied General
Atomic Energy Commission
Posner's Southeastern completes Graniteville takeover in deal
Victor Posner’s Miami based Southeastern Public Service Co. makes a tender offer for Graniteville stock, buying about 3.8 million shares for roughly 67 million dollars at 17.50 per share. Graniteville’s 138 year old, debt prone operation shifts from local control to Posner’s diversified empire.
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Southeastern Public Service Co
Graniteville Company
Aiken County
Southeastern
Victor Posner
William Johnson
Graniteville
Posner
Florida
Steven
NYF Company
Sharon Steel Corp
Pennsylvania Engineering Corp
Birdsboro Corp
DWG Corp
Wilson Brothers
APL Corp
Security Management Corp
Clemson featured in Playboy Girls of the ACC sparks sales rush
Playboy's The Girls of the ACC includes Clemson student Shannon Hallowell fully clothed while Lisa Smith and Terry Lynn Richardson appear nude. Columbia distributors order more copies as demand surges. other ACC schools highlighted with clothed and unclothed coeds.
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Columbia
Clemson University
Clemson
Playboy Magazine
ACC
South Carolina
Stephen Gregg
Gregg
Playboy
Shannon Hallowell
Ms. Hallowell
Terry Lynn Richardson
Duke
Virginia
Georgia Tech
North Carolina State
Maryland
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest
University of South Carolina
USC
Columbia Area
Ed Bignon
Central News Co
Metro
Aiken Reflectors Mark Hydrants On City Streets
The little blue reflectors seen on Aiken streets mark hydrant locations to help firefighters locate them at night. To help with the project contact a member of the Aiken Woman's Club.
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Aiken
Aiken Woman’s Club
Aiken to Refund Southern Bell Tax Refund Ordered
Southern Bell will pass refunds to Aiken telephone customers after reimbursement from the city. The Supreme Court ruled the 1979 business license tax increases were unreasonable and discriminatory. Griffin cautioned refunds may exceed the court deemed discriminatory amount, while the city hovers over possible withholdings.
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Southern Bell
Supreme Court
Aiken
City of
Busi
Griffin
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Pany
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