Restart Easier for Savannah River Reactors Under Defense Bill
The 1992 defense authorization bill loosens restrictions on restarting the aging K reactor at Savannah River Site. Energy Secretary James Watkins can restart by end of next month with a required report by April 1, 1992. Thurmond says nearly $2 billion has been spent on safety and reliability.
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Washington
Savannah River
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Armed Services Committee
James Watkins
Watkins
Sen. Thurmond
Bush
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Gene
Department of Energy
Srs
Colorado
Deaths noted for Khaaliq Ali Carroll Green and Smith
Obituaries list Khaaliq F. Ali of Augusta Brian Carroll of North Augusta Olivia LaShay Green of Clearwater and Hamp Dumont Smith of Edgefield with details on page 5A.
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Khaaliq
F. Ali
Augusta
Brian Carroll
North Augusta
Olivia LaShay Green
Clearwater
Hamp Dumont Smith
Edgefield
Weeks Steps Down As Mayor In Emotional Farewell
In Aiken City Council chambers on Monday night 83 year old Mayor H Odell Weeks said goodbye after 40 years in office reading a three page statement praising council staff and volunteers. He recalled long service and said he represented everyone and wished his successor Fredrick B Cavanaugh Jr. the best as he assumes the mayoralty. He thanked his family and late wife Ella for supporting his city duties as the crowd shared in the emotional moment.
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Aiken
Aan
H. Odell Weeks
Cision
Weeks
Fredrick B. Cavanaugh Jr
Ella
Four arrested in McDonalds armed robbery case in Aiken
Four suspects from Columbia and Winnsboro were arrested after a Friday McDonald’s heist on Richland Avenue. Frederick Culler Christopher Brown and Roosevelt Doctor Jr face armed robbery charges with bonds set at twenty thousand dollars. Phyllis Floyd charged as accessory with ten thousand dollar bond.
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Columbia
Winnsboro
McDonald’s
Aiken
Frederick Culler
Christopher Brown
Phyllis Floyd
Roosevelt Doctor, Jr
Aiken County Detention Center
Morris Deason
Floyd
ACDC
Deason
ADPS
Columbia City Police Department
Richland County Sheriffs Department
Richland Avenue
Culler
Brown
Det
Holiday Aid: Givers Become Receivers This Thanksgiving
Charities report rising caseloads as the recession erodes donor funds. Kay Wallick of the Mid-America Assistance Coalition notes fewer people can give while demand grows, with Ruth Shecter citing a 30 percent rise in aid requests through October. Bill Thompson, jobless earlier, now shelters in Columbus and faces a holiday with limited means.
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Kay Wallick
Mid-America Assistance Coalition
Kansas City
Bill Thompson
Open Shelter
Columbus
Ohio
Nuclear Workers Rights Bill Aims Radiation Disease Compensation
Ten lawmakers unveil a measure to compensate nuclear weapons factory workers for radiation linked illnesses and assist ex workers in finding peacetime jobs and health insurance. The plan would place affected workers under the Longshore Act and create an Energy Department funded re-insurance health program for long-term coverage.
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Washington
Congress
Savannah River
David Skaggs
Colorado
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Bush
Rep
Skaggs
Energy Department
Council Grants Youth A Voice In Narrowing Generation Gap
The Aiken City Council unanimously approved creating a Youth Advisory Council and tasked adults with drafting its details, with a one month timeline for a rough outline. Bev erly Clyburn and Karen Morris Papouchado took council seats, replacing terms and mayoral succession. Also approved were historic designation for Swallow Dip, a $22,533.50 playground bid, a $121,120 curb and gutter reimbursement, and a conditional use permit for two apartments at 147 Kershaw St NE.
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Aiken
Fred B. Cavanaugh
H. Odell Weeks
Beverly Clyburn
Karen Morris Papouchado
Clyburn
Papouchado
Cavanaugh
Chesterfield St
Aiken Historic Register
Bliss Products
H.O. Weeks Activities Center
Stewart Drive
Governor Aiken Park
Monetta Street
Kershaw St
N.E
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McDonalds
Carol Woodward
Ms. Floyd
Eono-Lodge
McDonald's
Ruth Shecter
Housing Information Center
Susan
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Philip Lord
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