Aiken Council Reviews NPR Support and City Projects
The Aiken City Council will meet to consider a resolution backing a Savannah River Plant reactor project and to discuss DOE site options including Idaho. Other items include vehicle lease bids, 3.3 million bond plan for water and sewer upgrades, retirement changes, zoning additions, and traffic signal requests.
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Aiken
Savannah River
Department of Energy
SRP
Secretary of Energy
Idaho
South Carolina
Park Avenue
Aiken Development Board
Gem Lakes
University Parkway
Aiken Community Hospital
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Referendum on Aiken County government revival discussed
Aiken County Council explores reviving a council-manager referendum after a York County study. Three members cite savings and budget changes seen in York, while Treasurer Margie Plunkett warns residents oppose the switch. The meeting followed a November 2 tabling vote.
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Aiken County
York County
Fay Hatcher
Mim Woodring
Ralph Cullinan
Hatcher
Eugene Klugh
Woodring
Klugh
Cullinan
Margie Plunkett
George Williams
Bus Drivers To Defy Deadline
Phoenix AP report notes Greyhound workers threaten to burn notices and rally at depots to defy today’s noon deadline. The carrier resumes partial service with replacements for pay-cut opponents as 50,000 job applications accrue since the strike began.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Greyhound Bus Lines Inc
Amalgamated Transit Union
Greyhound
Juvenile Arrest Nets Jewelry Heist Possessions
A 16 year old juvenile was charged with three counts of burglary after a two week spree yielded about $70 000 in jewelry and silver. The arrest occurred Friday morning when a public safety patrol spotted a subject matching a description from the south and west Aiken neighborhoods.
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J. Carroll Busbee
Aiken
Busbee
Obscenity Conviction in Horry County Appeals May Shape Laws
A jury in Horry County found Pee Dee News Service guilty on 46 counts of distributing obscene magazines in local stores. The seven hour forty minute deliberation ended shortly before 6 p.m. in Conway.
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Conway
South Carolina
Horry
Supreme Court
Pee Dee News Service
Officials To Test River For Hydroelectric Effects
The S C Water Resources Commission will test the Savannah River to assess the impact of a proposed 18 million dollar hydroelectric plant at the Augusta canal. South Carolina officials dispute the September test figures and warn of possible environmental and property damage.
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S.C. Water Resources Commission
Savannah River
Thomas E. Huff
D-Belvedere
Augusta Canal
Augusta
South Carolina
Huff
Travis Medlock
Nuclear Protesters Arrested Across Europe and Australia
AP report notes 137 arrests in Britain and Australia during anti nuclear protests while Greece advances a Balkans nuclear free zone. Italy debates NATO missile strategy as East Germany hosts a peace rally. in Alice Springs 111 protesters confront a U S Australia intelligence post and many identify as Karen Silkwood.
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Britain
Australia
Greece
Balkans
Italy
NATO
East Germany
Alice Springs
Harrison Family Welcomes First Boy After Many Girls
The Har rison household gains a grandson after four daughters and five granddaughters. A lighthearted quote jokes that men gain sense after marriage, noting the newly welcomed boy. A summer baseball game at National Park campground featured a pitched tent as part of the event.
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Flo
Jim Harrison
National Park Campground
Aiken County Considers $35 000 Transfer For Jail Upgrade
Aiken County Council meets to transfer 35000 from contingency reserve to the jail renovation fund for security upgrades at the Detention Center. Also on agenda USC Aiken chancellor discusses student housing by private firm and several ordinances and contracts.
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Aiken
Robert Alex
Ander
Usc-Aiken
Aiken County
Adult Development Center
J.M. Huber Corporation
Langley County
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