A Quick Road Welcome Rain Falls in Aiken County
Rainfall across Aiken County yesterday ranged from two tenths to eight tenths of an inch. Clemson Extension official Allen Bayles said the showers help but four to five inches are needed, and eight inches may not save the wheat crop. He noted cotton, peanuts, and soybeans require more rain to germinate and develop roots.
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Aiken County
Allen Bayles
Clemson University Extension Service
Bayles
Five Parents Attend TB Information Meeting at Jefferson Elementary
Five parents attended a meeting at Jefferson Elementary School about tuberculosis tests. Twenty two children and five adults tested positive last week. Health department director Dennis Shepard says tuberculosis requires immediate action and families will be tested and contacted. Re screening for children and staff will occur in August.
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Jefferson Elementary School
Health Department
Dennis Shepard
Shepard
Weather outlook with scattered rain showers anticipated
Forecasters predict mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 30 percent chance of rain and lows in the low 60s. Tomorrow a higher 50 percent chance of thundershowers is expected with unsettled conditions.
Local Obituaries List Several South Carolina Residents
Death notices list Thurmond D Black Langley E Cheshire Lois Sanders from North Augusta Aiken Lawrence M Green Anthony M Nowaczynski Carl Hutto Gloverville Cora L Bowers Warrenville Details continue on Page 2B.
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Thurmond D. Black
Langley
Ethel Cheshire
North Augusta
Lois 8. Sanders
Aiken
Lawrence M. Green
Anthony M. Nowaczynski
Carl Hutto
Gloverville
Cora L. Bowers
Warrenville
Critics Push for Containment Domes at SRP Reactors
Critics in Columbia urge public disclosure of plant safety issues and the construction of containment domes over SRP's four reactors. They cite DOE claims of $800 million per reactor and seek independent studies on necessity and cost while addressing tritium release concerns and plant ventilation details.
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Columbia
Savannah River
Alan Sear
School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Ruth Thomas
Environmentalists Inc
Thurmond Federal Building
Dr. Sear
U.S. Department of Energy
Srp
Soviet Union
Dr. Lear
DOE
Thomas
Robert Chandler
Chandler
Atlanta
Greenville
Retail Sales Rise 0.5 Percent in April Amid Auto Gain
Apr retail sales advanced 0.5 percent led by a 4.1 percent jump in auto sales, the first rise in three months though overall demand remained weak. Ex autos sales fell 0.4 percent while durable goods rose 2.8 percent, and gasoline price declines skewed non durable figures.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
C Reactor cracks reparable says DOE and contractor
DOE and Du Pont officials describe hairline fractures in the C-Reactor vessel as reparable with no timetable for restart. Du Pont manager John Granaghan disputes a permanent shutdown and notes Gramm Rudman Hollings budget cuts may influence the repairs. Ultrasonic tests and remote welding plans are underway after leaks occurred last spring in the heavy water containment.
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Savannah River
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Carl Nandrasy
John Granaghan
du Pont
Granagnan
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
SRP
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Westinghouse Corp
Small Doses Of Soviet Fallout Detected At SRP Plant
Damaged reactor fallout from the Soviet Union is detected at the Savannah River Plant. Health physicist William Reinig says the added dose is about 0.001 millirems per day, far below daily television exposure, with background levels around 100 millirems annually. Iodine-131 has an eight day half life.
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Soviet Union
Savannah River
William Reinig
SRP
Reinig
Officer Stabbed as Man Arrested in Aiken Incident
An Aiken Department of Public Safety officer was treated for a stab wound after a Sunday incident. Glenn Miller, 29, was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill following a call to an Abbeville Street home where Corporal Frank Conoly responded and then completed his rounds.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Glenn Miller
Frank Conoly
Abbeville
Conoly
HCA
Aiken
Miller
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Abby
Kirk Martin
Star Reporter
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