Smith Bill Targets VPSA District Boundaries
Rep James Roland Smith pushes a bill through the House to dissolve the Valley Public Service Authority and hand district creation to the Aiken County Council. Act 476 of 1969 would be dismantled and boundary control transferred, with the bill now in the Senate. Councilmen Young and Butler express surprise at the move amid long legal disputes over VPSA borders.
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James Roland Smith
Langley
Valley Public Service Authority
Aiken County
VPSA
Senate
Ronnie Young
Eddie Butler
Oung
Butler
WPSA
Aiken
Savannah River
Pine Log Road
U.S. 1
North Augusta
Beech Island
Pro Wrestling Shows Itself as A Serious Sport In Belvedere
Belvedere story profiles Special Agent J D Justice and USWF co owner Brendan Watson. The wrestlers insist the sport demands training and athleticism with about 30 members and matches planned at the Belvedere Jaycees Hut. Bledsoe cites a $20 000 back operation as proof and notes state athletic commission oversight.
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Bledsoe
United States Wrestling Federation
Belvedere Jaycees Hut
USWF
Superfoot
Steve Douglas
Bull Baker
Brendan Watson
State Athletic Commission
Watson
North Augusta officer cleared in fatal 1993 shootout
North Augusta police officer James R. Turner was cleared of wrongdoing after a grand jury indictment was dropped. Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan said Turner was justified in shooting Quineth Leon Lewis during a December 4, 1993 domestic dispute pursuit. Lewis died at the scene after exchanging gunfire with Turner on Dove Street.
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North Augusta
Second Judicial Circuit
Barbara R. Morgan
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
James R. Turner
Aiken County
Judicial Center
Grand
Jamie Turner
Quineth
Leon) Lewis
Circuit Court
H. Dean Hall
Hall
Turner
NADPS
Ms. Morgan
Georgia Avenue
Lewis
Morgan
Dove Street
Local residents listed for news item tips
Citizens from North Augusta Blackville Dublin Calif Clearwater Diner Jackson Graniteville and others are named as contacts for submitting a news tip or story idea to the paper. The notice invites callers to reach 648 2311 with potential items.
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Joe B. Coneil
North Augusta
Hugh B. Cooper
Blackville
Catherine H. Grover
Gwen C. Mills
Dublin
Calif
Robert E. Potewski
Bill To Settle Hospital Fight Passes Panel
Aiken Regional Medical Centers seeks to end its clash with the Department of Health and Environmental Control over heart services. The Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee approved the bill 2-1, with debate continuing before the full committee and possible House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Aiken
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Senate
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Clearwater
W. Greg Ryberg
Lawrence E. Richter Jr
Charleston
David L. Thomas
Greenville
Holly A. Cork
Hospital Angioplasty Fight Shapes Aiken Community
Aiken Regional Medical Centers faces a state health agency battle over continuing angioplasty and open heart services. Aiken Standard poll shows strong views for and against keeping the services locally with residents citing saved lives and rapid access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Homer McGee
Nuclear Vitrification Aims to Turn Waste to Glass Logs
Savannah River Technology Center researchers promote Reactive Additive Stabilization Process to reduce waste volume by 80 percent and cut costs. The DWPF plan fuses 500000 gallons of sludge in M Area tanks into glass-like logs, extending high level waste tech to other wastes with WSRC and GTS Duratek involved. Researchers Dr. Carol Jantzen and colleagues receive a George Washington Innovation Award for the RASP patent.
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Savannah River Technology Center
Savannah River
DWPF
Paul Jones
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
WSRC
GTS Duratek
Maryland
Technology Center
Carol Jantzen
DOE
Jantzen
Dr. Jantzen
John Pickett
H. Lee Martin
George Washington
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Aiken Girls
Big Page
Smith
State Attorney General’s Office
Beech Island Water District
Ranji M. Garrett
PRO Wrestling
Scott Webster
J.D. Justice
A.k.a. Aiken County
J.D. Bledsoe
N.A. Lawman
Hoposcope
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Kohn Reese Bel Movies
House
Sen. Ryberg
Aiken Regional
David Pine
Jesse G
Mickey) Smith
Sen. Moore
Providence Hospital
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