County Purchasing Agent Resigns in Aiken County
The Aiken County purchasing agent Thomas Toole resigns effective next week after six months in the post. He cites indirect criticism of his office and other reasons for leaving while noting that county departments are to be supplied at the best price. County officials debated purchasing practices after questions raised by Councilman Homer L. McGee about item prices and meat slicer purchases for the sheriff, with Grant asserting departmental control over requests.
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Aiken County
Thomas Toole
L.C. Greene
Toole
Air Force
Aiken Standard
Tax Assessor
Sheriff's Department
Homer L. McGee
Council
McGee
Aiken
Mendation
Paul A. Grant
Grant
Townsend Urges Grand Jury Probe of Aiken County Council
Corbin Inc study team member C L Skip Townsend calls for a Grand Jury to subpoena records and hear sworn testimony from department heads and council members to reveal what he claims is truth about Aiken County Council. He cites executive sessions and potential conflicts of interest involving his wife, deputy sheriff Sue Royal Townsend.
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Corbin Inc
Aiken County
Townsend
Aiken Standard
Corbin
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Sue Royal Townsend
Second Circuit Solicitor’s
Aiken
South Carolina
County Fees Said Too Much in Aiken County
An Aiken County engineering committee heard a report that building inspection fees may be mischarged since 1974. The citizens committee urged rolling back to 1974 levels, warning of possible court action if no administrative change is made.
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Aiken
Aiken County Council
Citizens Building Code Committee
Michael McElhaney
McElhaney
Aiken County
Citizens Committee
Joe W. Busby
Busby
John H. Williams
Williams
Carrol H. Warner
L.C. Greene
Ralph F. Cullinan
Warner
Aiken Woman Hears Mocking Remark After Stumbling
An Aiken woman found two empty beer bottles in a shopping center lot and, while disposing of them, tripped on a curb. A bystander commented that after two beers some people cannot control themselves.
First Sludge Removal From SRP Tank Opens Tank Replacement
Du Pont Company completes the first sludge removal from Tank 16 at the Savannah River Plant in a program to replace 23 aging waste tanks with 18 new design tanks. DOE notes the move strengthens containment of 21 million gallons of defense waste and clears about 78 000 gallons of sludge from the tank bottom. A July chemical clean may remove remaining sludge.
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Savannah River
du Pont Company
Department of Energy
Edward $. Goldberg
Waste Management Project Office
DOE
Foreign Fuel Is Reprocessed at Savannah River Plant
The Savannah River Plant reprocesses spent fuel from test and research reactors of 14 nations as part of the Atoms for Peace program. Institutions like the Bureau of Standards Georgia Tech and Sweden receive reactor fuel from these operations. DOE works with Du Pont to run SRP and Idaho Falls facilities on this program.
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Savannah River
Atoms For Peace
America
Bureau of National Standards
Georgia Tech
Sweden
Department of Energy
du Pont Company
SRP
DOE
Idaho Falls
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Investigate Council
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