NAACP investigates Westinghouse bias at Savannah River Site
Former Westinghouse employee who moved from Pittsburgh to Aiken calls SRS life heaven and hell. Black workers allege widespread discrimination in promotion and job security, with few African Americans in upper management. NAACP leaders and WSRC officials have discussed the issue, with a meeting held in Aiken and a resolved address by Larry Myers scheduled at 7 p.m. at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center.
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Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Aiken
Savannah River
Heaven
Hell
SRS
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Department of Energy
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James Gallman
NAACP
DOE
WSRC
Gallman
Larry Myers
Aiken Naacp
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Kershaw St
Deaths in Evans and Aiken areas prompt notices
Obituary notices list Wheeler Caney and Evans residents along with Buster Storey Ward Lewis H Trott Fannie Honeycutt Vause Jestine Williams of Aiken and Aiken area. Names indicate local deaths with brief memorial references.
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Wheeler Caney
Evans
Buster Storey
Ward Lewis H. Trott
Aiken
Fannie Honeycutt
Vause Jestine
June Bug
Williams
Mothers seek arrests for two sons in cocaine case
Two Charleston County mothers left the Aiken County Judicial Center with bench warrants for arrest. Artie Thrower Jr and Harry Lamont Pringle Jr both 21 face crack cocaine possession charges. They posted $50 000 bonds each but did not appear for criminal court.
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Grant Gibbons
Artie Thrower Jr
Harry Lamont Pringle Jr
Gibbons
Protest displays spark wide reactions at Aiken High
Anti abortion activists set up a sidewalk display near Aiken High School as students and staff pass by. Two posters showed a healthy baby and shredded abortion remains drawing cheers and boos from onlookers.
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Aiken High School
America
Maureen Naughton
Aiken High
Karen Cue
Millbrook Elementary
Schools share ideas in exchange with Berkeley County
GLOVERVILLE leaders hosted Rhoda Boyd, Berkeley County School District, at Gloverville Elementary to tour facilities and discuss programs aimed at boosting student performance. The school district has recently earned money and recognition through the School Incentive Reward Program for improving student achievement and other positive trends.
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Gloverville
Ginny Southworth
Rhoda Boyd
Jeannie Allen
Troy Nobles
Michelle Conner
Frank Roberson
House approves budget amid dog park fee debates
The South Carolina House approved a $4.6 billion education budget after debates over dog owners paying for park access and a $15 civil court fine. The plan raises teacher pay above regional average and funds full day kindergarten while pushing for a $500 college scholarship for high schoolers with a superior diploma. Charleston leaders praised the phase in and academic targets.
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Columbia
David Wilkins
House
Ways and Means Committee
Budget highlights expand kindergarten and raise pay
The plan expands full day kinder to two thirds of eligible five year olds and raises state employees pay. It awards $500 college scholarships with diplomas to high schoolers taking extra core classes and maintaining a B average. It funds indigent defense and increases civil filing fees.
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Chem-Nuclear
Barnwell
TV Rating System Faces Network Nonparticipation
The TV ratings plan remains uneven as several networks and syndicators do not participate. Howard Stern on E! and PBS fare without ratings. Hard Copy is rated only where shown. Critics call the system weak while proponents note icons appear for 15 seconds, with BET among holdouts.
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New York
Howard Stern
E! Entertainment
PBS
Jeff Chester
Center For Media Education
Washington
TVG
TVM
Black Entertainment Television
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Charleston County
Aiken County Judicial Center
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South Carolina Highway Patrol
Trey Stephens
Jerry Grantham
Scott Webster
Terry Butler
Daniel
Eva Edi
Operation Rescue
By Bill Bengtson
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Southeastern
David Beasley
Associated Press
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