Lightning hits SRS DWPF plant. workers evacuated in overnight outage
A thunderstorm struck the Savannah River Site at about 2 20 a m causing a lightning surge that knocked out several buildings including the Defense Waste Processing Facility. More than 50 workers were evacuated. Investigators believe the surge traveled underground avoiding rooftop lightning rods. The plantwide computer system was down for hours. 78 canisters of waste glass have been completed to date, with 150 expected before Sept 30 to keep operation profitable at a cost of 2.8 million dollars weekly.
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DWPF
Srs
Savannah River
Defense
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Ted
Deaths Stucky Bowen Antreville and others listed
Obituary notice lists deaths including Stucky Bowen Antreville Nicholas R. Brink Evans Ga Bertha Scott Ellis Fort Washington Md Vivian Ann Perry Aiken Lois Turnbull Piercy Aiken John Edward Trotter Lexington. Listing of individuals with varied locales.
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Stucky Bowen
Antreville
Nicholas R. Brink
Evans, Ga
Bertha Scott Ellis
Fort Washington
Vivian Ann Perry
Aiken
Lois Turnbull Piercy
John Edward Trotter
Lexington
Georgia Lottery Tuesday Draw Numbers Highlighted
Tuesday lottery results show numbers 7 18 22 26 27 for a regional drawing with adjacent sequences 3612 and 4 62 744 included in partial OCR. Strong entities include Georgia and lottery terms with no clear prize details.
City pledges 25 thousand for SRS lobbying effort
The Aiken Edgefield Economic Development Partnership will spend 25 thousand dollars over two years as it contracts a lobbying firm to stop job losses at the Savannah River Site. Officials estimate a total cost of 500 thousand dollars and seek support from Aiken City Council and other municipalities.
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Aiken-Edgefield
Bennett Johnston
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
Proctor Jones
Powers-That-Be
Washington
Ed Evans
City seeks input on Aiken land use plan
The Aiken Planning Commission asked residents for opinions on the Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan during an open house at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center. The plan guides long term growth, with issues including growth rate, Savannah River Site influence, diversification, and North Side expansion. The next session is at H Odell Weeks Activities Center Thursday 2 to 8 pm.
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Scott Webster
Ed Evans
Karen Brown
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken
Planning Commission
Commission
Savannah River
Saa
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
State budget GOP seeks immediate tax cuts in South Carolina
House members claim they can cut 500 million in senior citizen and auto taxes right away by cutting state agency funding by a third, but Senate budget conferees oppose the plan. Senator Land notes only House budget approved earlier this year is eligible, lacking the tax cuts. The Senate proposes a 4.6 billion budget phasing out income taxes for seniors and vehicle property taxes over seven years, but funding these reliefs remains unclear.
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Columbia
House
John Land
Manning
Senate
S C jobless rate hits seven year low in April
South Carolina unemployment fell to 4.6 percent in April, the lowest in nearly seven years, while manufacturing shed 1,400 jobs, mainly in textiles and apparel. Economists cite productivity gains and a Honda plant decision near Timmonsville aiding job quality and growth.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Mark Witner
First Union Corp
Charlotte, N.C
Joel '. Cassidy
State Employment Security Commission
University of South Carolina
Doug Woodward
Woodward
Honda
Timmonsville
Cassidy
Unemployment in April Downplay Cited by Officials
Witner says April figures mainly reflect gains in tourism and do not signal a breakout. Trade added 7,100 jobs while services provided 7,900, tied to tourism. Officials note drag from apparel industry and the Savannah River Site near Aiken, where the old nuclear weapons plant is cutting 1,500 positions to meet the 1988 federal budget.
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Witner
Savannah River
Aiken
Former camp counselor receives 10 year sentence
Charles Brian Sangster 27 was sentenced to ten years in the state pen after pleading guilty to fondling youths under his care. Indicted on lewd conduct and three counts of assault and battery, he was urged by victims’ parents to receive the maximum penalty to deter similar acts.
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Lexington County
State Penitentiary
Charles Brian Sangster
Sangster
Charleston
Aiken
Camp Long
Clemson University
S.C. Firefighters Association
Suzanne Mayes
State Prosecution Commission
Ms. Mayes
Daniel Martin
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Beasley
James Metts
David Beasley
GOP
Abby
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Johnson
U.S. Senate Water and Energy Appropriations Committee
Fred Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Department of Energy
Rick Quinn
S.C
Quinn
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Marlboro
Marion
Orangeburg
Bamberg
McCormick
Barnwell
Lancaster
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