Georgia woman indicted for bribery tied to SRP contracts
Irene Skinitis aka Anna Lignos of Alpharetta faces an indictment accusing her of bribing a buying agent at Savannah River Plant operated by Du Pont for roofing and other SRP contracts from Feb 1983 to Feb 1985. Bribes included Villeroy & Boch items worth about 773 and cash totaling about 20800.
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Columbia
Georgia
Savannah River
Irene Skinitis
Anna Lignos
Alpharetta
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
SRP
U.S. Department of Energy
du Pont
Villeroy & Bodchina
Maintenance Corp
Manos Brothers Industrial Contractors Inc
Sam Gonzales Co
FBI
The
of Energy
Internal Revenue Service
Council Weighs Separate Fire Dispatch Center Demand
Aiken County Fireman's Association pressed for a separate Emergency Communications Center to be managed apart from the Sheriff’s Department. Council, with unanimous support, directed adding 40 50 thousand dollars to the 1986 87 budget to study and possibly implement a separate system, while attorney review proceeds. Fire leaders cited rookies and delays in dispatch when urgent calls arrive. County administrator warned of substantial costs and Sheriff Heath’s stance against removing the sheriff’s radio.
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Aiken County Fireman's Association
Aiken County Council
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Gurney Wiggins
Jackson Fire Department
Wig
Gins
Murphy Village
Wiggins
Jack Atkinson
Atkinson
Carrol G. Heath
W. Scott Barnes
Council
Barnes
J. Michael Toole
Emergency Services Department
Toole
Council Backs Jackson Bridge Plan
The Aiken Council voted to support a Savannah River bridge linking Jackson New Ellenton area with Waynesboro Georgia in Burke County. Georgia officials back the project and the measure seeks legislative aid while noting economic and evacuation benefits and ties to the Augusta Savannah expressway.
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Aiken
Savannah River
Jackson-New Ellenton
Waynesboro
Burke County
S.C
Georgia
Joe Cassels
Jackson
Medwell Hill
New Ellenton
Aiken County
Augusta-Savannah
Cassels
Vogtle
71 Black Leaders Endorse Daniel For Governor
A group of 71 black leaders endorsed Lt Gov Mike Daniel in the Democratic race for South Carolina governor. They cited his record in economic development public education and environmental protection and called his election a step forward for the New South. Senator John Matthews highlighted support for Education Improvement Act adult literacy small business and the film industry and noted Daniel’s work for black and minority businesses and aid to Allen University and burned Lancaster County churches in 1984.
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Columbia
Mike Daniel
The
New South
John Matthews
D-Orangeburg
Matthews
Daniel
Allen University
Lancaster County
Valley Sewer Plan Approved
Aiken County Council approved county assistance for the Valley Public Service Authority to finance a secondary sewer line from Hitchcock Bypass near Aiken Elementary School through the Mixon tract to SC 421. The decision follows a dispute with the city of Aiken over VPSA territory and pending Farmers Home Administration approval, with funding mainly to come from developers and a potential surcharge and per-lot assessment.
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Valley Public Service Authority
Aiken
Ralph F. Cullinan
VPSA
LaVana McKenzie
M.D. Toole
Hitchcock
Mixon
S.C
WPSA
Fmha
W. Scott Barnes
Roland H. Wi Ham
Windham
McKenzie
Toole
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Carrol H. Warner
Barnes
Cullinan
Commission Leery Of Removing Downtown Trees In Aiken
Aiken merchants want downtown trees removed or trimmed to improve sign visibility. The Aiken Park Commission and Litter Control Task Force discussed trees, signage, and beauty of the downtown area at a Tuesday City Hall meeting. They план to seek smaller uniform signs and consider litter education alongside enforcement.
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Aiken
Aiken Park Commission
Litter Control Task Force
City Hall
Commission
John Elliott
Robinson
Carol Ryder
Ion
T. A. Hammond
Steve
David Jameson
County Economic de
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USCA
University of South Carolina
Usc Aiken
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D-Anderson
John Drummond
S.C. Senate
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First Inc
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Jackson Group
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Jackson Town Council
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Fay S. Hatcher
William C
Bill) Clyburn
Marilyn Smith
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Hillier
Min Woodring
Kirk Martin
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