Aiken County Accepts Luke's Waste Contract for Trash
After a council meeting five to three in favor, Aiken County approved a new $389000 refuse collection contract with Luke's Waste Control of Evans Georgia. Five members formed a quorum while three dissenters left the room.
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Luke
Fay Hatcher
Ralph Cullinan
William
Clyburn
Medwell Hill
Billie Trapp
Luke’s Waste Control
Evans
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Mike McElhaney
Browning Ferris Industries
Warner
Luke’s
BFI
Cullinan
Aiken County Trial Costs in Koon Case Reflected in Fees
Aiken County spent 13032.51 on jury and witness fees and jury lodging for Paul F. Koon. Jury and witness fees totaled 10484.13 with food and lodging at 2548.38. Jury sequestered in a local hotel during a two week trial in Aiken County General Sessions Court. The first phase determined guilt or innocence over about a day and a half, followed by a death verdict phase lasting about two days.
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Aiken County
Paul F. Koon
Aiken County General Sessions Court
Aiken Teen Doug Turno Back in Hospital
Aiken 13 year old Doug Turno is back in University Hospital likely for four weeks. He welcomes cards from anyone, especially humorous ones, and is in room 416.
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Doug Turno
University Hospital
Economic Gauge Shows Tumble
The Commerce Department report shows the leading indicators index sliding 1.8 percent in May, with nine of ten components falling. Only average workweek rose, while inventories and net business formation await data. analysts foresee little or no growth for Q2 and modest recovery later.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Aiken County budget slashed in multi agency cuts
The Aiken County Council cut about $100,000 from the proposed budget and eyed further 10 to 15 percent reductions across agencies. Key hits included the Sheriff’s Department, Indigent Care Commission, Veterans Affairs, Voter Registration, Aiken Technical College, USC Aiken, and the Tax Assessor, with the panel adding a $50,000 fuel contingency.
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Aiken
PICA
Tee Coast
Aiken County
Tion
Commission
Veterans Affairs Office
Voter Registration Office
Aiken Technical College
Aiken Tec
University of South Carolina-Aiken
Aiken Area Council On Aging
Aiken County Tax Assessor
Aiken County Election Commission
Iran Hometown Mourning as Beheshti Dies in Tehran Blast
In Tehran more than a million Iranians attend a mass funeral for 72 Islamic Republican Party leaders and officials killed in the Tehran headquarters blast. Parliament Speaker Rafsanjani urges resolve against external and internal enemies as mourners donate blood and condense blame on the United States and leftist groups.
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Beirut
Lebanon
America
Islamic Republican Party
Tehran
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iraq
Interior Ministry
Iran
Hezbollah
Party of God
Ayatollah
Mohammad Beheshti
Supreme Court
Republican Party
Beheshti
Ruhollah Khomeini
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Rebecca Roberts
Marian Sanders
Heather Cook
Elizabeth Harrington
Abby Erma Bombeck
South Carolina Bankers Association
First Citizens Bank of
Beech Island
FBI
Presidency Council
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Rafsanjani
Associated Press
Rajai
Khomeini
United States
Islam
Mujahedeen Khalq
Fedayeen Khalq
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