Beech Island mill fire at Kimberly-Clark causes minor damage
An early morning 6:30 a.m. fire at Kimberly-Clark Beech Island mill damaged raw materials in a warehouse but did not harm the building or equipment. Plant GM Jim Taylor credited internal staff and Beech Island and nearby fire brigades for containment. three shifts lost as production paused in one area. No injuries or environmental impact reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly-Clark
Beech Island
Jim Taylor
Taylor
State drug card shift raises prescription costs for some
The Budget and Control Board changed drug classifications to name brands under a new card program. Generics cost 5 while brands cost 20, with many top sellers no longer generic. Susan Mitchell now pays 20 monthly for Tamoxifen versus 140 previously, prompting concerns about affordability for seniors and families.
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Ulumbia
State Budget and Control Board
First DataBank of
California
Budget and Control Board
Mike Sponhour
Sponhour
Susan Mitchell
Winter departs as spring arrives after heavy storm
A spring equinox storm drenched Aiken and surrounds with nearly two inches of rain and 30 mph winds. A fallen oak damaged a Graniteville home at 100 Canal St and a power outage affected about 30 customers before restoration.
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Jury
Aiken
Allen Weber
Savannah River Site
Graniteville
Canal St
Brian Duncan
Sce&g
Sweetwater
Myrtle Blackwell
Weber
HDTV Heralds Bright Future for CSRA Viewers
WRDW Channel 12 launches HDTV broadcasting on March 31 becoming first in region to offer high definition. General manager John Ray calls HDTV a major leap, five times brighter and crisper than standard definition, with CBS regular signals to continue until FCC mandate in 2006.
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WRDW
John Ray
Channel 12
CBS
FCC
Kennedy Assassination Transport Chief Recalls Nov 1963
Retired Col. William Gordon, in charge of presidential transport, recounts returning to the Pentagon after the JFK assassination and briefing the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He notes the chaotic early rumor-filled days, the Kennedy funeral planning, and Arlington burial amid unprecedented national tension.
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John F Kennedy
Col
William Gordon
Pentagon
Washington
Gordon
Grant
D.C
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Castro
Cuba
Hyannis
Mass
Kennedy
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Air Force One
Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States
Scott Webster
Deaths and Funerals Noted for Aiken and Surrounding Areas
Obituary notices list William Gibbs Charlton Donald Jackson Crawford Evangerline Drummings James Hendrix Lolia Lunceford Milner and Hector Roundtree with associated funeral homes in Aiken Saluda Crawfordville and nearby. The notices indicate service arrangements and affiliations with Shellhouse Shehouse Brighthorp Ramey Hopkins and Jackson-Brooks funerary establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gibbs
Bill) Charlton
Aiken
Shellhouse Funeral
Donald Jackson Crawford
Shehouse Funeral
Evangerline Thomas Drummings
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
James David Hendrix
Saluda
Ramey
Lolia Frances Lunceford Milner
Crawfordville
Hopkins Funeral
Hector Roundtree
Jackson-Brooks Funeral
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Avias
Wen
Mitchell
Irmo
University of South Carolina
Warren Giese
Columbia
Ginny Southwark
Canal Street
Maureen J. Bernard
Susan Mahnel
Berne
A. Witl
Ahs
Ray
Julie Cobb
Radio Shack
Ginny Southworth Ality
J Index
Abby
Dan Miller
USCA
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