MK takes over SRS contract from Westinghouse deal
Westinghouse workers welcome Morrison Knudsen announcement that MK has acquired Westinghouse Electric from CBS for about 1.1 billion dollars. MK pays roughly 121 million in cash, BNFL about 79 million, with liabilities assumed. BNFL US will own BNFL Nuclear Services. Workers greet the end of a lengthy process with cautious optimism.
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Westinghouse
Morrison Knudsen Corporation
United States
Westinghouse Electric Company
CBS Corporation
BNFL
Bnfl Nuclear Services
Bnfl US
Jack Herrmann
Savannah River Company
Lngthy
Obituary notices list several local deaths in Carolina region
Deaths reported for Elbert Beard Bath Doreen Dickson Mary Annie Enos Thelma T Ford Ridge Spring Ruby Hochstetler Barnwell Daniel McCay North Augusta Paul Staley Jr Wagener Agnes Williams Wagener Joseph B Williams Jr Lincolnton Ga atte 2B in the updated obituary column.
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Elbert Beard
Bath
Doreen Dickson
Aiken
Mary Annie Enos
Thelma T. Ford
Ridge Spring
Ruby
Hochstetler
Barnwell
Daniel McCay
North Augusta
Paul Staley, Jr
Wagener
Agnes T. Williams
Aiken Standard Lottery Brief Highlights Drawn Numbers
Lottery summary for Monday lists Cash 3 Midday 56 6 and 3 Evening 0 88. Cash 4 24 58 Antony 6 draws 1 11 22 23 88. Details at www aikenstandard com.
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Cash
Antony
Aiken approves hospitality and accommodations tax hike
The Aiken City Council voted 6 1 to adopt a 2 percent hospitality and 3 percent accommodations tax despite protests about burden on fixed incomes and doubts over project funding. Some residents urged bonds or grants as alternatives while critics warned funding could strain small businesses. The measure takes effect May 1.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Cathy Cruse
Tax proposals on rooms meals and franchise fee details
The item outlines a 3 percent tax on motel and hotel rooms, a 2 percent tax on prepared foods, and a 2 percent franchise fee proposal affecting SCE&G. The options indicate fiscal adjustments and revenue measures for local government and utility operations.
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Sce&g
Aiken student guards NBA star Barkley at game
Alan Miniard, a 1999 Aiken High graduate and UT student, volunteered as Barkley’s bodyguard during the NCAA tournament stop at Thompson-Boling Arena. Barkley, visiting his alma mater Auburn, signed autographs amid fan congestion before slipping back to his seat.
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Charles Barkley
National Basketball Association
Alan Miniard
Aiken
University of Tennessee
Miniard
Aiken High
Thompson- Boling Arena
Barkley
Auburn University
Ohio State
Milnard
NBA
Houston Rockets
Sugar Land
Tex
Alabama
Auburn
Philadel
Deer hunters seek unity on proposed outdoor laws
A New Holland meeting drew about 150 deer hunters with Ducks Unlimited leader Larry Huckabee urging unity to push a state umbrella group uniting hunters, bass fishermen, and bird watchers. Rep. Charles Sharpe echoed the need to mobilize a broader outdoor lobby as lawmakers change.
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New Holland
National
Ducks Unlimited
Larry Huckabee
Midlands
Waterfowl Group
Yer
Huckabee
New Holland Grange Hall
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
South Carolina
Sharpe
Duke gets $130 million base contract for MOX fuel work
DOE contracts Duke Engineering and Services, COGEMA, Inc., and Stone & Webster to provide mixed oxide fuel fabrication and reactor irradiation services at Savannah River Site. The Duke COGEMA Stone and Webster team, HQ in Charlotte, aims to dispose of surplus weapons plutonium. Secretary Bill Richardson emphasizes U S Russian cooperation to eliminate excess plutonium.
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Yhough
Savannah River
SRS
US Department of Energy
Duke Engineering and Services
Cogema
Secretary of Energy
Bill Richardson
United States
Russia
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