Wa g ener restored fire protection amid department turmoil
Mayor Marvin Baughman says Wa g ener always had a fire department and outlines steps to restore order. Former chief Charlie Widener acts as interim chief as 11 inactive firefighters return and 10 quit after funding disputes. No injuries in a coal train derailment at the Savannah River Plant causing $30,000 damage. investigation underway.
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Wagener
Marvin Baughman
Fire Department
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Cliff Webb
Thwarted arson targets patrol cars outside sheriff’s department
A suspect attempted to ignite two patrol cars, one marked with an interior cage and a newer unmarked vehicle, by pouring gasoline and lighting it. Fire caused grass edge damage but neither car was destroyed. Another report notes a late night break in on Old Aiken Road with $2477 in goods stolen including a Curtis Mathes VCR and a 25 inch TV.
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Sheriff's Department
Aiken
Carrol Heath
Graniteville
Sheriff’s Department
Aiken Road
Curtis Mathes
Du Pont Officials Puzzled By Drug Memo Leak
Du Pont representatives named in a Savannah River Plant drug testing article say they do not know how a confidential memo reached a newspaper. A supervisor, citing reservations about legality and success, warned the program could fail to curb abuse, cause unfairness, and embarrass management.
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du Pont
Savannah River
G.A. Calkins
SRP
Garvin
Felder
Uncertainties Persist In Aiken County Single Member Plan
Public hearing opens debate over the nine member district plan after two parts win federal approval while the implementation piece is rejected. Discussion covers costs time and political hurdles for legislative approval and possible spring elections. Two more hearings set for December 9 and January 27, 1986.
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Aiken County
Justice Department
William H. Burkhalter
District 7
Verdict Looms In Aiken Dentist Drug Trial
Closing arguments concluded in U S District Court for Dr. H Allan Schifferli and Etheridge Redd as jurors began deliberations. The 257 count indictment accuses Schifferli of illegal prescriptions conspiracy and record falsification while Redd faces conspiracy and drug receipt charges.
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Aiken
USS. District Court
H. Allan Schifferli
Etheridge Redd
Dr. Schifferli
Redd
Harold Hubbs
Hubbs
Sol Blatt Jr
James Whittle
Henderson Johnson
Dr. Schifferl
Morris Rudnick
U.S
Marvin Caughman
Whittle
Caughman
Johnson
Columbia
Charles Millwood Jr
Cayce
Harry Pierce
Bonnie Williamson
Warrenville
Aiken County Board approves building fund to cover shortfall
The Aiken County Board of Education voted to use building fund money to offset an $840,000 state revenue shortfall. A personnel freeze remains to reach $150,000, with $372,885 moved from the building fund to the general fund and cuts in the local building fund and food services. Some projects may be delayed but no first year projects are abandoned.
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Aiken County
J. Larry Clark
Robert W. Paskel
Clark
Laurens Street
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Thomas Fallon
Farm City Week
Burkhalter
General Assembly
Justice
Richard W. Riley
Aiken County Election Commission
Willar Hightower
Bers
Board
James R. Smith
Smith
Sally Bigger
Hightower
Robert H. Slay
U.S. Department of Energy
Calkins
R.G. Garvin
Security and Budget Coordination Department
Jim Felder
Rudnick
Georgia
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