Graniteville Workers May Get Federal Help
U S congressman requests federal funds to aid about 500 Graniteville and Vaucluse mill workers facing layoffs as the Granite and Vaucluse divisions close in June. The plan would provide unemployment benefits up to 78 weeks, retraining, and job relocation aid under a federal program for workers displaced by unfair competition.
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Graniteville Company
Bi Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Granite and Vaucluse
Company
Rus
Derrick
Graniteville Couny
Granite Mil
William Gregg
Restart Milestone Reached at Savannah River Tritium Facility
A key testing phase began at the Replacement Tritium Facility at the Savannah River Site on Wednesday. The underground plant, designed to replace earlier tritium enrichment and purification operations, has faced cost overruns and accounting questions. Tests use deuterium gas rather than radioactive tritium as components undergo air or nitrogen trials over 14 months.
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Savannah River
SRS
Aiken Man Treated For Rabid Fox Bite
An Aiken man received rabies treatment after a fox bite on a Saturday night. Three men chased the fox from a rabbit pen, but the animal lunged and bit one man on the ankle before being killed with a porch stool. The fox tested rabid, marking the county’s first rabies case this year. Health officials urge vaccination for pets and caution residents against handling wild animals.
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Aiken
David Angle
Aiken County
Angle
Patricia Wright
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
$89 Million Budgeted To Upgrade Bradley Fighting Vehicle
US Representative Derrick announced an $89 million appropriation to upgrade the Aiken made Bradley fighting vehicle in the 1998 defense authorization budget. The plan supports about 400 jobs at FMC and related plants in Verenes Industrial Park and California, upgrading to more advanced models. The Bradley, named for Omar Bradley, is a lightweight combat unit capable of firepower and troop transport.
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Washington
Butler C. Derrick
Ds.c
House of Representatives
Bradley
FMC
Verenes Idustrial Park
California
Army
Omar Bradley
Derrick
Balanced Budget Critics Accused Of Scare Tactics
A Wharton Econometrics study, commissioned by AFSCME, says a constitutional balanced budget amendment would slash personal incomes nationwide by 8 to 14 percent and raise unemployment 2 to 4 percent in 1995. It pins Texas as hardest hit by 39 billion dollars in income cuts and California by about 500,000 lost jobs.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates
American Federation of
Congress
Gerald McEntee
Afscme
Texas
California
Jobless Numbers Decline
The Associated Press reports a drop in unemployment as jobless numbers decrease nationwide. Analysts cite improved hiring, manufacturing revival, and consumer demand contributing to the lighter jobless tally across sectors.
Unemployment claims fall for week ending May 9 in U S
Labor Department figures show initial jobless claims dropping by about 20 000 to near 404 000 the lowest in six months analysts say the labor market is slowly recovering California led the nation with a 12 013 rise in claims state officials tie about 3 900 new claims to Los Angeles riots
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Washington
Labor Department
Ccna
California
Los Angeles
Thurmond Warns on Budget Amendment Study Cited
Thurmond says a group’s concerns deserve consideration but the study results are speculative, as predicting exact outcomes is impossible. He notes hard evidence of damage from the growing budget deficit and urges action to balance the economy.
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Thurmond
Cryptoquel Dear ADDY versus Erma Bombeck notice
A brief item invites readers to share a news tip about cryptoquel Dear ADDY and Erma Bombeck. It offers a contact number 48 2311 for tips or information. The notice emphasizes reaching out to reporters with any related details or updates.
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Cryptoquel
Dear Addy
Erma Bombeck
Local Names Page 2B Details For Aiken and Swainsboro
Eleanor Conner and Aiken figures appear with Gomillion Harbuck Harrison Morrison among names listed for North Augusta Saluda Swainsboro communities. See Page 2B for full details and context of listed individuals and locales.
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Eleanor Conner
Aiken
Marie Gomillion
Robert Harbuck
Saluda
John E. Harrison
North ‘Augusta
Bernice C. Morrison
Swainsboro
Jazz Ambassadors Bring Musical Delights To Aiken
The Jazz Ambassadors, official touring jazz orchestra of the U S Army, perform Friday May 22 at 6 p.m. in Hopeland Gardens sponsored by the Aiken Standard. Organized in 1969, the group travels over 100 days yearly with a repertoire from 1940s big bands to contemporary hits. Directed by Chief Warrant Officer Charles L Brooker Jr. and featuring soloists, the program includes A Tribute To The Big Bands and The Stars And Stripes Forever.
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Hopeland Gardens
U S. Army
Aiken Standard
Army Field Band
Army
Woody Herman
New Orleans
Charles L Brooker Jr
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Vaucluse
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Kenan Allen
Laurel
N.J
Smithsonian Institute
Aiken Man
Chris Starnes
Wright
Thomas W. Dupin
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Patrick L. Dillon
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