USC seeks $16.3 million grant via private foundation
The University of South Carolina asks the DOE to route a 16.3 million grant for Swearingen Engineering Center through the private Carolina Research and Development Foundation. DOE officials say the move aligns with congressional intent as the foundation will transfer the building to USC after construction and debt are cleared.
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USC
Carolina Research and Development Foundation
Quirke
University
South Carolina Senator Pushes FOI Openness Shift
State Senator John Courson from Richland, after proposing secrecy for public employee salaries, now favors broader FOI disclosure. He urges making public salaries above 50 000 and department heads under 50 000, with 4000 range for 30000 to 50000 earners, while Senate negotiates the bill’s openness level.
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Columbia
John Courson
South Carolina
Courson
R-Richland
Judiciary
Senate
House
U S Sentencing Commission declines death penalty revival
The U S Sentencing Commission rejected a motion to draft guidelines allowing capital punishment for inmates serving life terms who murder in prison. Senators Kennedy and ACLU back the decision while Commissioner Block laments it, citing prison control concerns.
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Washington
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Congress
ACLU
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Judiciary Committee
Diana Rust-Tierney
American Civil Liberties Union
Michael Block
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Black
Challenger crew memorial marker planned at Arlington
NASA and Pentagon officials will join families to unveil a memorial marker near the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on March 21. The marker honors all seven Challenger crew members who perished when the shuttle exploded after launch on January 28, 1986, following a congressional directive last summer.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
NASA
Pentagon
Congress
Bennett Urges Governors To Cut Teens Drug Licenses
Education Secretary William Bennett proposes revoking or denying driver's licenses for teens caught selling or using drugs. He suggests six months to a year for first-time users and plans to mail letters to all 50 governors advocating the policy. Oregon already withholds licenses from young offenders. Improved child care programs advocated before a House committee. Sub subsidized care linked to welfare reform and parental work.
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Washington
Secretary of Education
William J. Bennett
Bennett
Oregon
House
Terry Maniker
Bethesda
America
General Dynamics Tops 1986 Defense Contract List
General Dynamics Corp. topped the Pentagon’s 1986 defense contractor rankings with $8 billion in contracts, a 5.5 percent rise from 1985. McDonnell Douglas fell to second or third, while General Electric led rest with $6.8 billion.
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Washington
General Dynamics Corp
Pentagon
General Dynamics
McDonnell Douglas Corp
St. Louis
General Electric Co
SC Jobs In 1995 To Be In Metro Areas
Projections from the South Carolina Employment Security Commission show fewer 1995 jobs for weavers and loom fixers and more for service workers. 80 percent of jobs may be in 14 urban counties by 2000, with metropolitan areas driving growth and a shift from textile manufacturing to service roles.
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Columbia
State Employment Security Commission
South Carolina
Ted Gladden
Commission
Carroll Campbell
Gladden
Greenville-Spartanburg
Charleston
Aiken
Anderson
Beaufort
Florence
Horry
York Counties
Ing
Major Tort Reform Bill Clears South Carolina House
The South Carolina House approved a major tort reform measure 73 to 29, set for final passage before Senate action. The bill cuts filing time from six to three years, restructures jury awards, targets frivolous suits, and caps damages by negligence.
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Columbia
House
South Carolina
Senate
State Trooper Wounded After Stopping Speeding Car
Trooper First Class Timothy Earl Larrimore 21 was shot in the back during a traffic stop on I 26 near Orangeburg late Tuesday. He is in stable condition in intensive care after a scuffle with two suspects in a burgundy and gray Chevrolet, and he used a nightstick on the subject before being wounded.
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Orangeburg
Timothy Earl Larrimore
Larrimore
Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional
U.S. 301
Ed Winn
South Carolina
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Subscriptions and classifieds offered by Aiken Standard with phone numbers for ads and ideas. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Sunday hours 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Address and mailing info provided. price line shows four rates and a total.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Emergency Numbers from Aiken Standard
North Augusta Fire North Augusta Police listed as emergency numbers in local service notice provided by the Aiken Standard.
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North Augusta
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police
Volunt
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
S.C
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R-Beaufort
Ways and Means Committee
David Wilkins
Winn
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York ST. Aiken, S.C
St. Mary's
Saint Mary Help OF Christians Catholic School Accredited
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Southern Association OF Colleges and Schools
C.A.R.E
J.B. White
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