Holiday safety push aims to cut Thanksgiving highway deaths
Washington AP report notes auto safety advocates urge airbags seat belts and alert driving to prevent crashes on the big travel weekend. Groups from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to Motor Voters issued statements and held briefings. More than 400 people die on highways each Thanksgiving weekend with 438 fatalities last year. Sleep loss linked to up to 400,000 accidents annually.
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Washington
Insurance Institute For Auto Safety
Discovery Ready For Dazzling Flight Thanksgiving Eve Liftoff
Discovery set for a night liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Thanksgiving Eve with five astronauts on a secret military mission. If skies are clear, a 700 foot fire plume could be seen along a 700 mile track from Key West to Charleston. Launch window 6 30 to 10 30 p m after 12 hours prep time due to a faulty booster unit.
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Weather Outlook Rain Likely With Thunderstorms Tonight
Forecast predicts heavy rain and thunderstorms tonight with a low in the low 50s. Tomorrow brings mainly cloudy skies and a 50 percent chance of showers, with temperatures rising to the mid 60s. Details appear on Page 6A.
Deaths across several communities announced
Obituary notices list Johnnie Bell of Denmark John J Best of Augusta Effie M Boyd of Stiefeltown Flora B Jordan of Laurelton NY Herman Kennedy of Columbia Marion Lynn of Augusta Nettie M Rollins of Aiken Flora B Stallings of Augusta and Edward F Watson of Aiken Details are continued on Page 6A.
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Denmark
John J. Best
Augusta
Effie M. Boyd
Stiefeltown
Flora B. Jordan
Laurelton
N.Y
Herman Kennedy
Columbia
Marion Lynn
Nettie M. Rollins
Aiken
Flora B. Stallings
Edward F. Watson
Aiken Standard Announces Thanksgiving Hours
The Aiken Standard will close offices at noon on Thursday and Friday to allow staff to spend Thanksgiving with families. The daily newspaper will be delivered as usual, and regular office hours resume on Monday.
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Aiken Standard
Jail Plan Moves Ahead After 7-0 County Vote
Aiken County Council approved the second phase of studies for a new detention center after nearly an hour of protest from Wire Road residents. The measure urged Correctional Concepts Inc. to explore cost cuts and alternate sites while asking state corrections to consider safeguards such as fencing. About 60 homeowners attended, opposing a county jail in their neighborhood where a state work release center and two new facilities already exist. Earlier figures placed the project cost at 15 to 24 million dollars depending on scope.
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Study Could Lead To Tech Park in Aiken County
Aiken County Council unanimously asked the Economic Development Partnership to study establishing a Technology and Research Park. Sponsored by Councilman J Allen Brodie, the resolution cites an Arthur Young Co. study urging a tech base and notes a $2,500 grant from Gov. Carroll A Campbell III to fund the study.
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Economic Development Partnership
J. Allen Brodie
Arthur Young Co
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Brodie
Free World
Council
Carrol A. Warner
Carroll A. Campbell
EDP
Bad Weather For Travelers Brings Deaths And Delays
The Associated Press reports travelers rush pre Thanksgiving as storms kill at least 13 in four states and threaten travel plans. Snowy highways in Minnesota claim six lives while seven deaths occur in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Maryland from wind and slick roads. Newark fires displace over 200 residents as powerful winds destroy homes. Amtrak routes Seattle to San Francisco and Seattle to Chicago sell out amid weather concerns.
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Twin Cities
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New Jersey
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Edith
George Webber
Black Earth
Wis
Washington National Airport
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Wisconsin
Webber
Amtrak
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Seattle-to-Chicago
Art Lloyd
City Power Pact Goes To SCE&G
The Aiken City Council unanimously awarded SCE&G the right to serve new customers in annexed areas after a two hour hearing. SCANA executives highlighted higher property taxes paid by SCE&G versus Aiken Electric Cooperative and argued boundaries shift after annexation. Aiken Electric officials contended the loss would raise rates and stressed their 1969 state approved service area agreement.
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Aiken
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Cathy B. Novinger
SCANA
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Aiken Electric
Novinger
John Elliott
Susan Burkhart
Clarence Jackson
Nancy O’leary
Gil McMillian
Bill Clyburn
Presenta
Jerry Pate
Electric Natives of
South Carolina
Ed Swartz
Ed Thomson
Co-op
Paul Kriss
Rural Electrification Administration
Ed Sheldon
Stan Moody
Clinton Hallman
Mystery Deepens in Jeremy Grice Disappearance Five Years On
Jeremy Grice remains missing four years after a photo campaign across Aiken County and the southeast. His father Ray Grice holds on to hope while officials say no new leads have emerged. SLED spokesman Hugh Munn notes the case stays open until solved, with a hint of an Asheville sighting previously explored by local and state agents.
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Jeremy Grice
Aiken County
Jeremy
Ray Grice
Asheville
Hugh Munn
State Law Enforcement Division
Safety Watchdog Board Makes Secret Savannah River Visit
DNFSB members including chairman-designate John T. Conway visited the Savannah River Site early this month to review restart preparations for three reactors. The trip was unannounced and Conway said further visits are planned while promising a final report in due course. Tritium-producing reactors at the Aiken facility have been shut since spring 1988 for safety.
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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
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Conway
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DOE
John M. Spratt
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Spratt
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