Aiken and South Carolina Schools Divided Over Channel One
South Carolina schools face a Channel One broadcast with 14 minutes of news and two minutes of commercials, prompting mixed reaction. Aiken County rejects the program citing classroom disruption and ads. Jasper County and other districts weigh equipment value and educational benefits amid statewide debate on advertising in schools.
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Tennessee
Duces
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David Jarrard
Whittle Communications
Knoxville, Tenn
Jasperty
Holly H. Roberts High School
Orangburg
Aiken County
Joseph R. Brooks
Brooks
Sepa
Jasper Dent
Dale Strickland
Strickland
New Sewer Line on VPSA Agenda in Gloverville
The Valley Public Service Authority meets today at 7 p.m. at the Horse Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant to discuss replacing its billing system and reviewing a 1989 financial statement. Proposals from Rus Mar Systems include software options of 7500 and 6500 dollars and hardware options from 4802 to 7062 dollars.
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Horse Creek
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Aiken
Bobby
Sunspots Disrupt Cable TV With Scheduled Interference
A Cooke Cablevision spokesman warned sunspots active March 29 may disrupt satellite transmissions from 4 20 p m to 4 40 p m except channels 2 5 6 8 13 30 31 and 32 Those channels stay off satellite. The issue repeats yearly with limited impact per station. Ridge Spring hosts a Town Hall Tonight to discuss Harvest Festival drainage engineering work at the water works and ambulance service with Cable Synergy reps attending.
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Cooke Cablevision
Et Acer Ton Ott
Cable Synergy
Aiken Standard Correction on Woman Died After Pill Overdose
The Saturday edition notes a woman died of a pill overdose while in an Aiken County Sheriff's patrol car. A spokesman says she died in an ambulance en route to the hospital. The newspaper regrets the error.
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Aiken Standard
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Riley Sees Government Rules Slow Hugo Recovery
Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr criticizes FEMA rules and congressional oversight as hampering recovery from Hurricane Hugo. He notes 137 damaged city structures worth about 12 million dollars, with 9 million already spent on public repairs, while officials pursue further reimbursements and faster processing.
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Flthough
Joseph P. Riley Jr
Congress
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Riley
United States
South Carolina
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Cypress Gardens
Frank Mosco
Hugo
General Accounting Office
Mosco
Reactor Restart Supported by Several Lawmakers
Two U.S. representatives including Derrick and Senate Armed Services Chair Sam Nunn urged restarting Savannah River Site's three idle reactors to resume tritium production. K-Reactor aims to restart late this year with P and L reactors following. delays could force cannibalization of existing stock.
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Butler C. Derrick
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Savannah River
Derrick
Democracy
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Nunn
Residents urge Edgefield council to halt rifle range near Trenton
A group of 17 landowners led by Kathy Heistand plans to petition Edgefield County Council for an emergency ordinance blocking noise generating activities at a rifle range under construction near Trenton. They fear noise and stray bullets threaten residents and a future horse breeding operation. Bullseye Development Inc. owns the range, leased to Augusta Shooting Sports Association. Council attorney Ray Wicker says legal action may be limited.
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Edgefield County
Ray Wicker
Council
Fire Evacuations After Chemical Drum Fire Near Grace Laboratories
About 100 residents were evacuated from Greer as a chemical drum at Grace Laboratories caught fire around 6 20 p m Sunday. Firefighters from Dun can and Zoar aided crews. a firefighter was overcome by fumes and hospitalized. A two mile stretch of South Carolina 290 was closed. residents in a one mile evacuation zone returned by 8 p m. The drum contained elemental phosphorus from a Ni tro West Virginia shipment.
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GREER
Here
Grace Laboratories
Duncan
Zoar
Spartanburg County
South Carolina 290
Michael Peterik
Nitro
W. Va
JPS Discussion Eyes Tax Referendum In Aiken County
Aiken County Council's Judicial and Public Safety Committee will hear a legal summation on preparing a special purpose tax referendum. The meeting at 7 p.m. in the County Council building includes ballot language work, potential advisory or binding options, and whether to cover the unincorporated area or create a tax district.
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Highway Patrol
Salley Rescue
Oak Grove
Aiken County Judicial Center
Barnwell
Bamberg
2Nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
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