Researchers Seek Answer To Crop Pests
Clemson University researchers and county extension offices pursue predictive modeling linking weather to pest outbreaks in crops. Five weather stations in tree fruit regions gather data to improve integrated pest management and reduce pesticide use, aiming for cheaper costs and higher quality produce.
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Clemson University
County Extension Service
Edgefield
John Richey
Clemson
Abe
Ridley
Labor bill could alter Ridge farming teen labor pool
Summers on the Ridge face potential shifts if a pending federal employment bill passes. Teens require state employment certificates to work in peach sheds, threatening local growers who rely on hundreds of area teens each summer. Ridge Spring grower Tracy Childers notes the impact on the economy and potential use of migrant crews if restrictions rise. The Labor Department warns additional paperwork could push employers to quit or slow hiring.
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Apse
Sumae
Ridge Spring
Tracy Childers
U.S. Labor Department
TV Time Drops, Yet Reading Stays Flat in Study
President Bush cited Education Department findings showing fewer students watch over three hours of TV daily, while reading and homework time show limited gains. Data from 1990 NAEP indicates persistent TV viewing among fourth to twelfth graders and variable reading pages per day across grades.
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Washington
Education Department
Bush
Atlanta
Community Caller Directory Prompts Local Tips
Readers are invited to call 648 2311 with news tips. The notice lists multiple names including Besse E, Augusta Vermelle H., Derrick Aiken Lannis Harvey, Winnie Mae Higgenbottom, Joseph Newsome, Towa L G Spence Jr., Kari Walker and references Augusta and Des Moines with a prompt to see Page 2B for details.
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Besse E
Augusta Vermelle H. Derrick
Aiken
Lannis Harvey
Winnie Mae
Higgenbottom
Joseph Newsome
Des Moines
Towa
L.G. Spence Jr
Grovetown
Kari
Walker
Augusta
Judge Delays Qualifying Period in Aiton County Council Seats
State Circuit Court Judge Rodaris orders delay in the qualifying period for Aiton County Council seats and bars a separate council chair election. Four seats and the chairman’s post may require a separate vote costing up to 25000 dollars. NAACP plan adds a second black district while Plan A keeps most alignments. The Justice Department seeks information on district structures, delaying the process beyond the November 3 general elections. County officials report most data assembled, awaiting state demographic details.
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Rodaris Seeord
Aiton County
Consel
Deyiesi
Moeder
NAACP
Justice Department
Council
Illiam M. Shepherd
Shepherd
Bobby Bowers
Budget Drafters Doubt Approval Of State Budget Plan
A six member House Senate panel doubts its $3.7 billion budget will be approved. They dropped controversial items such as a cigarette tax hike and Barnwell landfill funds and kept minimal pay raises for about 600 state employees and limited college funding. The Senate seeks more spending including Barnwell money and a gas tax shift, while House members favor reallocating gas tax funds.
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Columbia
House
Senate
Tim Rogers
D-Columbia
Barnwell
Herb Kirsh
D-Clover
Senate Finance Committee
John Drummond
Drummond
United Way President Accepts Post In Savannah
Michael Williams is named President of the United Way of the Coastal Empire in Savannah Georgia. He describes it as a career change and says he will miss Aiken County where he led a doubling of campaign results to about 2.2 million dollars. The board will form a search committee for his replacement.
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Aiken County
United Way
Michael Williams
United Way of
Coastal Empire
Savannah
Williams
Aiken
Michael
Dean Keaton
Our
Keaton
Greater Greensboro
Looking Toward 2000 in Aiken County
Aiken Standard presents Looking Toward 2000 a special section assessing six vital areas industry education health care housing recreation and transportation as the community moves toward the year 2000 compiled by the staff of the Aiken.
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Aiken County
Aiken
The
Aiken Standard
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