BMW to Build 250 Million Plant in South Carolina
Spartanburg BMW plans a 1 million square feet factory near the city with a 250 million investment. Groundwork starts next month under Eberhard von Kuenheim guidance. The plant aims to roll its first car in 1995 and reach about 300 cars daily. The move follows high German labor costs and Japanese luxury competition.
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Spartanburg
United States
BMW
Eberhard von Kuenheim
Munich
Germany
South Carolina looks to Hi Tech plant boost image
Edgefield attorney and State Development Board member John Pettigrew Jr. said a major automobile plant in the state could deliver a large intangible benefit. He noted it would show confidence in South Carolina's ability to create高 technology jobs and improve the state's image as officials gathered at the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport for an expected German MW plant announcement in Spartanburg.
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State Development Board
John Pettigrew Jr
South Carolina
Pettigrew
House
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Spartanburg
Campbell
Greenville-Spartanburg
Sears Acts To Correct Complaint at Auto Shops
Sears Roebuck and Co moves to end commissions and sales goals in its 868 auto shops after California threatened to revoke or suspend its auto repair license for alleged fraud. Chairman Edward Brennan says the incentive plan created errors but no wilful overcharging, as New Jersey cited six shops and Florida investigations begin. Service advisers will shift to salaries approximating commissions, in hope of restoring credibility and settling California charges.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Edward Brennan
California
New Jersey
Brennan
Florida
Auto Center
Consumer Protection
Jack Gillis
Consumer Federation of America
Washington
Jim Conran
Consumer Agency
Aikenite Builds Personal Helicopters Revealing Engineer's Passion
Long, an ex Army pilot and security chief at Savannah River Site, has built four flying machines including the Robinson B-22 Alpha and Rotor Way Exec. He logged more than 450 flight hours, values visibility and maneuverability, and dedicates about 600 hours from 1988 onward to planning, testing, and flying the Exec. The article describes his hands on approach, his past service, and ongoing work from his hangar.
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Bali
Jetsons
Exec
Federal Aviation Administration
Aas
Wackenhut Services Inc
Savannah River
U.S
Vietnam
Grenada
Pantex
Texas
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Interest Slack In Revival Of Sales Tax Talks
Aiken City Council canceled a planned informational meeting on a local option sales tax after North Augusta and Aiken County officials backed out. The measure could have raised about 7.7 million for the county, with 4.7 million to the county, 1.4 million to Aiken, and 875,900 to North Augusta, but lack of official interest risks stalling the plan for November.
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Aiken
Charleston
Joe Filey
Rye Path
North Augusta
Aiken County
Steven T. Thompson
Keston
City of
Greening Of The Planet One Spin Cycle At A Time
Diane Weiser and Laine Wilser run Eeowash on Manhattan's Upper West Side promoting a toxin free laundry. Signs urge no phosphates no polycarboxylates no chlorine bleach no enzymes no synthetic perfumes or dyes as a planet friendly pledge. They built Ecowash as a green business with a drop-off and self service option and seek vendor deals on safer soaps and products.
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New York
Diane Weiser
Laine Wilser
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Wilser
Weiser
States say hate crime laws mostly safe after ruling
Prosecutors and civil rights advocates focus on Florida style statutes that punish actions rather than speech. They argue the Supreme Court decision striking down St Paul cross burning ordinance does not threaten most state hate crime laws which target conduct and motivation. The St Paul measure, deemed too broad, punished speech or thought rather than action.
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Supreme Court
St. Paul
Minn
Pete Antonacci
Genera
Florida
Court Sends Mixed Message on Free Speech Ruling
The Supreme Court ruling banning hate crimes as violations of free speech prompts Aiken County officials to weigh repercussions. Local figures Morgan and Summerall discuss the clash between civil rights groups and civil libertarians, stressing free speech remains protected despite hateful actions.
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Aiken County
Second Judicial
Morgan
Henry Summerall
Summerall
Ida
Barba
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