Bath Mill to Close Leaving 450 Workers jobless
United Merchants Manufacturers Inc. announced the Bath Plant in Bath South Carolina will phase out and close. About 450 employees were informed and will receive unemployment help and job placement aid as the company cites weak market demand and previous shift curtailments.
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Bath
United Merchants Manufactures Inc
South Carolina
Wayne Thompson
Bath Mills
Hattie Mae Hammond
Julia Mae Thomas
Bath Mill
Ms. Hammond
Ms. Thomas
Thomas
Thompson
Arthur Charwat
United Merchants Manufacturers Inc
Aiken County Plant Layoffs And Closings Since 1985
A timetable lists factory job losses in Aiken County from 1985 onward. Florida Steel cuts 25 positions on February 5 with 9 remaining at the Aiken site. United Merchants Clearwater Finishing Plant sheds 150 workers on April 8. Bath Mill trims 85 workers on April 18. Owen’s Corning Fiberglas announces a temporary layoff of 190 on May 31. Bath Mill closes on June 5, affecting 450 employees.
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Aiken County
Florida Steel
Aiken
United Merchants Clearwater
Bath Mill
United Merchants and Manufacturers
Owen
Corning Fiberglas Corp
Report Says Body Found Is Mengele’s
Federal police chief Romeo Tuma said he is 99 percent convinced a buried body near Sao Paulo is Josef Mengele. Documents and a diary allegedly belonging to Mengele were seized from a German couple’s home. Exhumation was expected to proceed soon with Brazilian and German officials. Beleaguered Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld voiced skepticism about the claim.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Romeo Tuma
Josef Mengele
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Tuma
Mengele
Paris
Serge Klarsfeld
Beate
Klarsfeld
Justice Ministry
Embu
Bertioga
Rain Expected To Cool Temperatures In Forecast
The forecast predicts rain to lower daytime highs to the 90s and upper 80s. Tonight remains fair and warm with a 20 percent chance of showers. tomorrow brings partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms with highs in the mid 90s.
Petition protests non residential development in Gem Lakes area
About 400 residents signed a petition organized by Karen Papouchado and Louise Plodinec opposing planned development near Pine Log and Silver Bluff Roads including Centre South on 15 acres of a 50 acre project. Residents cite dangerous traffic and unplanned growth, with calls for speed bumps and wider roads not seen as sufficient to handle future traffic.
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Gem Lakes-Houndslake
South Afrian
Karen Papouchado
Louise Plodinec
Pine Log
Silver Bluff
Houndslake
Gem Lakes
Hitchcock Parkway
Foxchase
Papouchado
Medinah Drive
Aiken County
Aiken
Country Club
Hitchcock
Plodinec
Cancan Court
Whiskey Road
Winn Dixie
SRP Officials Deny Hiding Information
Savannah River Plant spokesmen deny hiding cancer findings among workers amid a critical study by an environmental group. DOE asked the CDC in 1983 to review all SRP health studies, with a 15 member panel releasing a public report and a December 1984 public meeting and 60 day comment period.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
W.D. Reinig
Reinig
Bill Fayerweather
Health Protection Department
Carl Nandrasy
DOE
SRP
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
Robert Alvarez
Aiken
Nandrasy
Nuclear TV Show Controversial Despite Mixed Reviews
ABC airs The Fire Unleashed a three hour Closeup special on nuclear technology drawing three negative early reviews. The Atomic Industrial Forum criticizes factual errors and anti nuclear bias while noting few pro nuclear voices.
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ABC Tonight
ABC News
Wall Street Journal
Newsweek
Atomic Industrial Forum Inc
AIF
Drug Dealer Adams Sentenced to 42 Years and Fines
Charles Jerome Adams known as Boo Boo was sentenced by Judge Charles E. Simons to 42 years in prison and a $64,000 fine after a jury found him guilty on four drug counts. The case involved possession of Valium hashish marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute. The sentence details include portions for each charge and a 28 year cap on the cocaine sentence with probation. Police raid found drugs a gun cash and security measures at his home along with multiple vehicles and a modest reported income.
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Charles Jerome
Boo Boo) Adams
U.S
Charles E. Simons
Adams
Sion
Simons
Rodney A. Peeples
Robert J. Harte
Ams
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Mary Anne Browder
Paula Daniel
Bath Mill of
Wendy Mongeau
Quincy
Mass
Washington
William W. Lee
Stanley Hsue
Paula B. Daniel
Fran Chapman
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