Second AGNS Firm Wants Out From Barnwell Plant
General Atomic says no future in commercial reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel at BNFP and will quit the Allied General Nuclear Services partnership. Allied Corp. also plans to write off BNFP and shut the plant, with no further investment. Tax disputes loom as AGNS urges lower 1981 taxes, while Barnwell County resists reducing property tax on BNFP.
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General Atomic
Allied Corp
Allied General Nuclear Services
BNFP
Reagan Administration
Congress
BFNP
House
Senate Public Works
AGNS
Barnwell County Council
Allied
Shuttle Columbia launch scrubbed by computer delay
The shuttle Columbia failed to liftoff after a countdown clock stopped 31 seconds from ignition due to a computer program issue. Engineers attributed the glitch to a late message about lowering fuel tank pressure thresholds and noted a separate overpressure in an auxiliary lubricating device.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
John Young
Earth
Rogers Dry Lake
California
Mojave Desert
Engle and Truly
Engle
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George Page
Student Rotarian Lisa Greene Ponders Costly Topics
Aiken Rotary member and St. Angela Academy student Lisa Greene jokes about shifting a planned deep speech to a lighter observation. A cemetery sign notes a 25 percent rise in plot costs, attributed by Laurens Street Philosopher to the high cost of living.
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Aiken Rotary Club
Lisa Greene
St. Angela Academy
Laurens Street
Aiken County Today Highlights and Community Notes
Local digest from Aiken County covers community events, obituaries, sports brief, and classifieds. Highlights include school notes, senior affairs, weather, and a calendar of upcoming activities across the region.
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Aiken County
Abby
Louis Rukeyser
Showtime Sports the Butcher
Aiken City Council incumbents win in light turnout
In Tuesday elections in Aiken three unopposed incumbents kept their council seats as Republicans Frampton Durban and Hastings Wyman and Democrat Willar Hightower topped the ballots. Hightower led with 908 votes while Durban received 384 and Wyman 368. Maddox was the top write-in with 12 votes. Precinct turnout was light with 257 and 347 voters in Precincts 2 and 4. Hollow Creek 53 precinct reported only one voter.
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Aiken
Frampton W. Durban
Hastings Wyman
Willar H. Hightower
Aiken County Election Commission
Hightower
Durban
Wyman
A.J. Maddox
Maddox
Office of Voter Registration
Hollow Creek
Transfer Your Old Tags Or You'll Pay Tax Twice
Tax advice warns that holding onto old vehicle tags prevents double taxation. When trading in a car for another, buying new tags can trigger a second tax bill, even though taxes were already paid on the traded vehicle. Read TRANSFER on the next page.
County Audit Reveals Higher Unappropriated Balance
Aiken County Council reported a larger than expected year end balance for 1980 81 with 191 390 dollars unappropriated. The surplus stems from underspending and revenue underestimates with carry overs of 30 000 in general funds and 21 176 in revenue sharing.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
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Gustine M. Staley
Elizabeth Harrington
Scott Barnes
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