FBI Blamed In Beating By The KKK
Walter Bergman of Grand Rapids seeks 1 million dollars in damages from the FBI after a 1961 Ku Klux Klan beating that left him paralyzed. A federal judge ruled the agency may be sued for damages tied to police failure to prevent assaults on civil rights activists outside Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
FBI
Alabama
U.S
Richard Enslen
Walter Bergman
Grand Rapids
Bergman
Anniston
Ala
Birmingham
Detroit Board of Education
L Reactor Restart Faces Four Fronts in Dispute
The L-Reactor restart at Savannah River Plant is stalled by battles among DOE officials, South Carolina state agencies, environmentalists, and Congress. A tentative compromise with the state seeks broader environmental safeguards, while groups press for an expedited EIS and ongoing health impact studies.
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Ernest F. Hollings
Department of Energy
South Carolina
Congress
Savannah River
SRP
Dia
Natural Resources Defense Council
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Travis Medlock
DOE
Frances Close Hart
Columbia-based Energy Research Foundation
Greenville News-Piedmont
ERF
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Church Leaders Urge Public Awareness on Nuclear Arms
East German physicist Helmut Domke urged South Carolina United Methodists to educate the public about nuclear dangers. He warned common survival depends on superpowers, speaking at Wofford College during the SC Conference. Domke’s visit is part of a peace tour linking churches across nations.
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Spartanburg
South Carolina
United Methodists
Helmut Domke
Astro-Physical Laboratory
Potsdam
Wofford College
Domke
United Methodist Church
East Germany
Federation of Protestant Churches
Food Lion Signs Lease for Old Winn Dixie Store
Food Lion Inc signs a lease for the former Winn Dixie at Kalmia Plaza on Richland Avenue. The 22,690 square foot store becomes Aiken’s second Food Lion with opening date undetermined. Food Lion operates 194 stores across four states and is building new locations in 24 more sites.
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Kalmia Plaza
Food Lion Inc
Winn Dixie
Richland Avenue
Aiken
Food Lion
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Rural media staff press at World 600 in Charlotte
Five rural media employees arrived Sunday seeking press credentials for the World 600 in Charlotte. They came with cameras and staff from a radio station, prompting attention at the event. Strom Thurmond joked with a USC Aiken audience about politicians hesitating when campaign funds are involved.
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Charlotte
Emis
Strom Thurmond
Usc-Aiken
Utility Hikes Under Bond May Soon End
Legislation shaping how the Missouri Public Service Commission handles rate hike requests clears the Senate and moves to the House. Both bills would end most rate increases under bond, give the PSC six months to rule, and limit filings to one per year while consumer advocate access to records is debated. The House and Senate differ on access and six month grace details, with a joint committee to reconcile.
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Columbia
State Public Service Commission
Senate
House
Representatives
PSC
Hamm
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Hopeland Gardens
Phil Jones
Food Lion Signs Lease
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