Norwegians Celebrate Heritage at Aiken Church Event
About 30 people gathered at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Aiken to honor the National Day of Norway. They discussed origins of Syttende Mai and shared Norwegian songs, costumes, and mementos, noting ties by marriage and visits to Norway.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Aiken
Norway
Arne Fliflet
Hagar the Horrible
Sweden
van Larsen
Larsen
Iey
Betty Spalding
Sao
Williams Wins Re election at Aiken Electric Co op
Williams defeats two challengers Willie Bright and Rhett Covar by 434 to 245 and 164 respectively at the Aiken Electric Cooperative annual meeting. Furtick and Prosser also win easily as turnout runs 906 of 2500 eligible. Williams denies hiding expense charges and defends open records policy.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Theo Williams
Williams
Willie C
Bright
Rhett Covar
Wayne Furtick
Springfield
Charles Prosser
Gloverville
Furtick
Prosser
Covar
Pauline Allen-Hatcher
Prossier
Derve Tyler
California
Bosnian Serbs Cast Ballots on UN Peace Plan
Bosnian Serbs voted on a U.N. backed peace plan in Zvornik amid pro Serb music. Voters received two ballots one for yes or no on the plan and a second on independence seeking a Serbian state. the two day referendum continues Sunday with Western efforts to end the war facing defiance.
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Zvornik
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
Yugoslavia
Westinghouse must repay $10 million to DOE over tax clause
The Energy Department orders Westinghouse Savannah River Co. to repay over ten million dollars it says was improperly reimbursed as relocation tax costs. Westinghouse claims the clause was omitted by a typographical error from a cost plus award fee contract and is pursuing legal action to keep the money. DOE says the base contract included the clause and was left out in negotiations.
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Energy Department
Savannah River
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Westinghouse
DOE
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Job trends hint at resilience amid SRS layoffs in South Carolina
In Aiken County the impact of 2500 plus layoffs at Savannah River Site could be cushioned by federal retraining incentives and early retirement cash offers. DOE plans 210 million fewer dollars for 1994 operations starting Oct 1 1998, signaling job cuts and possible reassignments as mission needs shift.
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Aiken County
Macket
Savannah River
SRS
Aiken
Richmond
Columbia
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
Department of Energy
DOE
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Scott Webster
Aaron Rafter
Noel Ericson
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Chris Starnes
Bamberg County
Carl Langley
Ion
Utility
WSRC
Wespar
Oddie Barris
Job
Bechtel
Savi River
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
U, of Ga
Forestry Station
Wackenhal Security Services Inc
Westinghouse Savanah River Company
8.C. Employment Commission
Savannah River Co
Dupont
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