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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1998

Page

9

Budget gaps spark talk of grades ratio and bonds

The school board debated adding 245 308 to hire seven more third grade teachers, potentially lowering pupil teacher ratio from 21 to 1 to 20 to 1. Board chair Dr John Bradley and member Brent Rankin urged exploring links between spending, scores and ratios while considering tax hikes and a bond referendum.

John Bradley Brent Rankin South Carolina

Growth boom pushes mainland expansion on Hilton Head area

Aiken County ranks seventh among fast growing counties with 10.7 percent growth as Hilton Head and nearby mainland developments scale up. Del Webb's Sun City Hilton Head could add 20,000 homes aimed at retirees, while Horry County grows 17.4 percent to 169,178 and Georgetown County rises 13 percent to 52,336 residents.

Aiken County Hilton Headlong del Webb Sun City Hilton Head Horry County Georgetown County

BellSouth Announces 843 Area Code Change Information

NEW strom 1a will capture calls dialed using 03 intended for residences and busi nesses in the new 843 area code. It will advise the caller of the change in the area code. A tollfree line is available through BellSouth to answer questions about the area code change. Dial 1 800 964 7941. For hearing or speech impaired users, use 1 800 251 5825. Visit the BellSouth area code site for more details.

Jack Hunter Byrd Elementary Schofield Middle A.L. Corbett Wagener Salley High BellSouth

TVA faces decision on tritium source for weapons use

Energy Secretary Pena will decide by year end whether to obtain tritium from TVA reactors or a SRS linear accelerator. A TVA plan would reuse Watts Bar and Bellefonte with NRC approval, costing about 2 billion dollars, while a linear accelerator cites about 45 million. TVA argues best taxpayer deal. opponents warn against mixing civilian and military programs. NRC says safety reviews apply as ever. TVA and DOE seek an initial contract next month to cover re engineering and design, not binding to TVA plan.

Federico Pena TVA Savannah River U.S NRC Watts Bar Bellefonte Energy Department Jack Bailey DOE Jim Wilson Fred Hebdon

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