Creation of jobs groups target Savannah River Site impact
Beginning Sunday the Aiken Standard will examine local efforts to ease layoffs caused by the Savannah River Site. Aiken 20/20, the Economic Development Partnership of Aiken and Edgefield Counties, and the Savannah River Regional Diversification Initiative aim to create new jobs and recruit industries. The series begins with Aiken 20/20’s Five Year Campaign for Aiken, followed by the partnership and the diversification initiative.
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Savannah River
Aiken
Economc Development Partnership
Edgefield
Aiken Standard
Explosion at Talon plant injures workers in West Virginia
An explosion at Talon Manufacturing Inc in ALPOCA Wyoming County rocked the ammunition recycling plant injuring at least 14 people. About 150 to 200 gallons of sodium hydroxide leaked onto the ground. Plant workers and close contacts were hospitalized and held overnight for observation. cause of the blast is unknown. The plant recycles surplus small arms ammunition, located about 75 miles south of Charleston.
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Alpoca
W.va
Talon Manufacturing Inc
Wyoming
Randall Aliff
Charleston
Obituary notices for Bell Corley Murphy Norris Powell
Obituaries list for local residents Robert Franklin Bell IV North Augusta Bubba Corley Derril Maxwell Murphy Odell Norris and Annie B Powell from Aiken and surrounding area appear on Page 7p with brief death notices and summaries of life, family ties, and surviving relatives.
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Robert Franklin Bell IV
North Augusta
Marion (Bubba) Corley
Derril Maxwell Murphy
Aiken
Odell L. Norris
Annie B. Powell
Caras and 31.2.0 Fantasy clash ends unsettled
In a tense match labeled as a fantasy crossover, players from Caras and 31.2.0 Fantasy faced off in a mixed event, with neither side securing a decisive advantage before time expired. Organizers say the competition proceeded smoothly amid close exchanges and tactical drillwork.
Democrats Gauge 1998 Fight For South Carolina’s Governorship
Read of Columbia politics shows Democrats seeking a path to unseat GOP Governor David Beasley two years from now amid a mixed 1996 results landscape. Thurmond bested Elliott Close while Dole defeated Clinton. Clinton’s showing the strongest for a Democrat since 1960, signaling fragile balance in state government.
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Columbia
David Beasley
Columbian
Bob Coble
GOP
Bob Dole
Clinton
Strom Thurmond
Elliott Close
Thurmond
Senate
House
Doug
Recount Held Today in N E Race
A planned protest and a recount were expected today as the Aiken County Elections Commission met to certify Tuesday's general elections. Write in efforts for the Aiken County Board of Education and a one vote margin in New Ellenton drew attention. Rev William Thompson plans to complain about two Saluda County precincts missing. In New Ellenton Joe Gleaton beat Terry Buyers 300 to 298 after two recounts revealed a ballot mixup and uncounted absentee votes.
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Aiken
Saluda County
Thompson
Williamson
Saluda
Ellenton
Joe Gleaton
Terry Buyers
Saluda County ballot glitch leaves school board race off slate
Registrations and Elections Director Denton Johnson cited failed communications as the cause for omitting the district school board contest in two Saluda County precincts. Johnson blamed county election officials for not confirming ballot contents, while Thompson pressed complaints after a late ballot mixup. The nonpartisan race requires a petition with at least 50 eligible voter signatures to qualify.
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Denton Johnson
School Board
Saluda County
Johnson
Saluda
Thompson
Danger at Canal Street crossing prompts safety concerns
A Graniteville train truck crash at the Canal Street Ascanga Lake Road crossing injured Jetron Robertson and highlighted multiple wrecks since January 1995. Robertson rented a flatbed from Thessen Concrete Contractors and suffered a cracked vertebra, a lacerated forehead, and bruised ribs. William Bloom of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety notes four wrecks at the intersection since 1995.
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Graniteville
Canal Street
Ascanga Lake Road
Jetron Robertson
Bowling Green
Robertson
Canal
Comany
Thessen Concrete Contractors
William Bloom
S.C. Department of Public Safety
OLeary Expected to Step Down as Energy Secretary
ENERGY SECRETARY HAZEL O LEARY poised to announce departure from the Cabinet, potentially today. Sources cite her long stated term limit and ongoing scrutiny over foreign trips and travel related spending. Her resignation would end a tenure marked by nuclear policy influence and human radiation research spotlight.
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Washington
Energy
Hazel O'Leary
Energy Department
O'Leary
Clinton
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