Pressure Vessel Blast Kills Three at BP Amoco Plant
State inspectors link a pres surized chemical waste tank to Tuesday explosions at BP Amoco Polymers in Augusta area. Workers loosened bolts on a knockout pot head. gauge read five pounds before the blast. Victims: Heinrich Kohl, North Augusta. George Sanders, 42, Aiken. John Rowland, 35, Augusta.
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Augusta
BP Amoco Polymers
Aiken County
Georgia Department of Labor
Labor Department
Carl Spitzer
Jerry Hancock
Hancock
Spitzer
Heinrich Kohl
North Augusta
George Sanders
Aiken
John Rowland
Obituary notices list several local residents
Obituary notices appear in the 5A section listing deaths of Bobby Alien Lula Gray Patricia A Helms Juliette A C Lofgren Shirley M Rains Havord Simpkins Robert L Smith Gretchen L Toole with brief rites and survivors in a community notice.
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Bobby Alien
Lula Gray
Patricia A. Helms Juliette A. C. Lofgren
Shirley M. Rains
Havord Simpkins
Robert L. Smith
Gretchen L. Toole
Withdrawn candidate narrows Aiken County administrator field
One of four finalists, Joseph K. Durham of Edgecombe County North Carolina, withdrew his name citing a new job. Remaining candidates include L C Greene of Lexington Georgia Moultrie City Manager Robert Rojas and Steven Brown of Georgia Transportation Department.
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Aiken
Ronnie Young
Joseph K. Durham
Edgecombe County
N.C
Young
Durham
North Carolina
Lexington
L.C. Greene
Moultrie
Robert A. Rojas
Georgia Transportation Department
Steven Brown
Bill Shepherd
Council
Eastern European Gymnasts Visit Aiken for Texas Duke Competition
Six gymnasts and two coaches from the Czech Republic arrived in Aiken to train for a weekend meet with U.S. peers. They stay with local host families and are rated from four to ten in gymnastics, with Lucie Gellertova Veronika Ozanova and Zuzana Obonova listed as level ten elites.
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Aiken Gymnastics
Czech Republic
Ing
America
Petra Slavikova
Otakar Galas
Jana Mrkvicova
Veronika Ozanova
Jana Macikova
Martina Gribkova
Zuzana Obonova
Lucie Gellertova
Lucie
Veronika
Suzana
Ginny Southworth
Jana Macickova
Aiken
Graham hopes to block 100 million SRS budget cut
U S Rep Lindsey Graham urges nuclear cleanup supporters to fight a proposed 100 million reduction in the Savannah River Site budget within the 1.5 billion SRS plan. He notes cuts could jeopardize planned projects including new materials production facilities as Bush prioritizes tax cuts and growth.
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U.S
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Savannah River
Bush
Graham
Richard Perry
SRS
House votes to boost teacher pay above Southeastern average
The South Carolina House approved a plan to raise average teacher pay by 3.8 percent to 39 166 dollars, about 593 dollars above the Southeastern regional average of 38 573. Speaker David Wilkins said the move aims toward the national average near 42 000 dollars, while Gov Hodges backs a six year path in his budget.
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Columbia — House
South Carolina
David Wilkins
Greenville
Wilkins
Jim Hodges
Planning commission clash over growth rules and development
Aiken planning panel faced heated public input as two proposed residential projects with Whiskey Road frontage drew opposition. The commission rejected a 45.75 acre water sewer request by C P Properties and a 27.57 acre Country Home Builders rezoning, amid criticism of deviating from the Comprehensive Plan. Local resident Bill Reynolds warned exceptions risk becoming the rule.
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Whiskey Road
City Water and
C.P. Properties
Powderhouse Road
Elmwood Park
Country Home Builders
Stratford Hall
Bill Reynolds
Colleton Avenue
Reynolds
Chukker Creek
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Abby Phe
Greene
Rojas
Aiken Hospital
Augusta College
Air Force
Lockheed Aircraft
Civil Defense and Emergency Medical Services
Planning Commission
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