South Carolina House backs infrastructure bank bill
The House approved a plan to fund road and bridge projects via a state infrastructure bank. Senate leaders doubt passage this year. The bill would shift truck licensing fees to the bank over three years, rely on federal funds, and borrow up to 1.3 billion dollars by 2001 to finance construction.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Land
Senate Transportation
Rhe House
General Fund
Infrastructure Bank
House
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Special Bank
David Beasley
Beasley
Harrell
Obituary notices Listed for Augusta Ninety Six and Aiken
Obituary notices on page 2B list Leroy Brown Augusta Marion C Courtney Ninety Six Aron Raimel Aiken Albert J Eubanks Aiken Angeline Rutland Griffin Ridge Edd Simmons Winston all noted for deaths with brief public notices referencing their names and locales.
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Leroy Brown
Augusta
Marion C. Courtney
Aron Raimel
Aiken
Albert J. Eubanks
Angeline Rutland Griffin
Ridge Edd Simmons
Winston
Lottery results Cas 189 Fantasy 8 Wednesday
The Cas 189 Fantasy 8 draw on Wednesday produced numbers 912 1625 28. No further details on prizes or winners provided.
Automobile tax drop signals SRS downsizing effects
Savannah River Site downsizing may be affecting auto tax collections. County Administrator William Shepherd noted a seven month drop of about 70 000 from the prior year and said officials will track the trend. He linked 1995 revenue gains to SRS separations and early retirements.
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Savannah River
William Shepherd
Finance Department
Auditor’s Office
Shepherd
SRS
Special Olympians flood Midland Valley for spring games
About 600 athletes from Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties competed at Midland Valley High School with 850 volunteers assisting. Events included sprints, walking races, relays, softball throw, jumps and wheelchair races while a torch relay marked the start. Matt Smith of North Augusta High placed in the 100 meter and softball throw.
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Matt Smith
North Augusta High
Melissa Woods
South Aikien High
Disabled use horses as therapy in Aiken County
Specialized Therapeutic and Recreation Riding and Driving Inc. STAR offers therapeutic riding at Black Forest Equestrian Center for disabled adults and children. Volunteers provide support, guidance, and funding as new classes begin, helping students learn to communicate, move with the horse, and ride safely.
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Aiken County
Riding and Driving Inc
STAR
Maing
Black Forest
Elizabeth Barnes
Aiken Harness Races Set At Aiken Mile Track
USCA Pacer Club sponsors a racing card at the Aiken Mile Track with gates opening at 10 a.m. and post time at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Admission costs 6 dollars for adults, 3 dollars for children 6 to 11, and free for under 6. Tickets available at local venues including H Odell Weeks Activities Center and Chamber of Commerce.
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Aiken
Usca Pacer Club
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Chamber of Commerce
Savannah River
ORA
Aiken Drugs
Usc-A
Cult mass suicide at Rancho Santa Fe mansion shocks region
In Rancho Santa Fe California deputies found 39 bodies in a Spanish style mansion. The victims dressed in black and lay covered with purple triangular shrouds. The site housed a business designing Web pages for clients. Authorities noted no gunshots or poison evident, while investigators probed the event’s roots and possible branches in Arizona and New Mexico.
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Rancho Santa FE
Calif
Sheriff's
San Diego County
Alan Fulmer
Coro
Ner
Som
Los Angeles
Higher Source
Sam Koutchesfahani
Earth
Middle America
Milt Silverman
Koutchesfahani
San Diego
KFMB
Arizona
New Mexico
Silverman
Santa Fe
N.M
Rick Matzorkis
Beverly Hills
Rio
Pollution data questioned in South Carolina plant violation report
A US PIRG study labeled South Carolina as the fourth worst violator for Clean Water Act breaches at 188 facilities between January 1995 and March. DHEC disputes the results citing data transfer errors in EPA computer conversions and notes differing methodologies.
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Columbia
South Carolina
US Public Interest Research Group
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Imp
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
DHEC
Thom Berry
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