Voyager 2 spots giant storm on Neptune and compares to planets
NASA reports Voyager 2 detected a 6200 mile dark spot on Neptune likely a huge storm akin to Earth hurricanes and Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Andrew Ingersoll of Caltech notes the spot is about one fifth Neptune’s diameter and likens it to planetary weather patterns. Voyager 2's 1977 launch path included Jupiter 1979 Saturn 1981 and Uranus 1986. Voyager 1 covered Jupiter 1979 Saturn 1980 and now heads outward.
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Neptune
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Jupiter
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California Institute of Technology
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Forecast Cloudy with Thunderstorm Likely Tonight
Cloudy skies bring a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight with lows near 68. Tomorrow stays cloudy with a 60 percent thunderstorm risk and highs in the mid 80s. Details continue on Page 6B.
Obituary notices list five deaths with locations
Deaths Mary Alice Barr of Columbia Walter T. Mitchum of Langley Pilar B. Rushton of Monetta Estelle N. Settles of Aiken Robert W. Woodruff of Hephzibah. Details appear on Page 6B.
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Columbia
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Langley
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Aiken
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Hephzibah
Rescuers Save 950 From Crippled Soviet Liner
A Soviet ocean liner Maxim Gorky carrying over 950 passengers and crew rammed an iceberg 300 miles east of northern Greenland. Passengers were evacuated by Norwegian coast guard vessels and helicopters. no injuries reported. Crew attempted pumps to keep the ship afloat as more rescuers arrived.
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Permit Activity and Costs Across Aiken and North Augusta
The report lists permit types and counts for May across cities Aiken and North Augusta including single family multifamily commercial and other categories. It records values by category such as single family 2 964 300 and total construction value around 7 683 230 with multiple buildings like hospitals offices garages and warehouses among listed items.
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City of Aiken
North Augusta
Construction Surges In Aiken May Permit Surges Over Seven Million
In May the City of Aiken issued permits totaling 7,683,230 driven by Woodside Houndslake residential growth and new apartments. County permits reached 5,136,787 while North Augusta recorded 808,110 as growth slows there. The Colony at South Park 152 units led multi family, with Aiken Associates securing 3,997,600 in permits.
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Woodward Tract
Southside
Local option sales tax bill faces tight deadline
Aiken City Manager Roland Windham and county leaders pressed legislators Monday to push a local option sales tax package. With two days left, lawmakers dispute rollback levels and tax on food, risking a two year delay. If approved, the measure could bring about 5 million to Aiken County and its governments through a November referendum.
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Roland H. Windham
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Senate
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Aiken County
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Kathy Rawls
Ralph Cullinan
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Glenn F. McConnell
New Seats In Assembly Not Likely In 1989
Columbia lawmakers return after a long recess to wrap up the 1989 legislative session. They plan a low key finish handling Gov. Carrolls budget vetoes and lean measures before leaving by Wednesday night. Any bills not approved may await action in 1990 as the two-year session ends.
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General Assembly
Mentally Ill Plea and Life Sentence Stir Lexington Court
Richard Starrett of Georgia, described as slave to sexual desires, faces a difficult plea effort after pleading mentally ill to abducting and assaulting a 12-year-old Richland County girl on December 31, 1987. Starrett received life plus 20 years in prison amid testimony of a paraphilia disorder and his expressed remorse.
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Richard Starrett
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Richland County
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Morgan
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