South Carolina Moves to Cut Barnwell Nuclear Waste Influx
South Carolina plans to sharply reduce low level radioactive waste sent to the Barnwell site by year end, aiming to halve the current 2.4 million cubic feet annually. Gov. Dick Riley's aide says the method is undecided but the volume will drop, sparking possible regional impact and license-driven actions next month.
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Barnwell
South Carolina
United States
Dick Riley
David Reid
Riley
Chem Nuclear Services Inc
Mississippi River
Chem Nuclear
Reid
Soybean Harvest Nears in Aiken County
County agent Allen Bayles reports a promising soybean and peanut outlook for Aiken County with 60,000 acres ready for harvest as leaves drop and moisture drops. Some pod rot affected yields in isolated fields, but overall good leaf spot control and a state forecast of a record high 23 bushels per acre for soybeans.
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Aiken County
Allen Bayles
Bayles
South Carolina
Oil Prices Rise as Iran and Libya Break OPEC Ceiling
Iran and Libya hike crude prices defying OPEC limits prompting analyst fears of a new round of increases. Kuwait lifts prices to 21.43, Mexico adds 2 dollars, while Libya tops the OPEC ceiling with a 12 percent rise.
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New York
Iran
Libya
OPEC
U.S
United States
Kuwait
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Mexico
Marshall Thomas
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly
PIW
Ashland Oil
Gulf Oil
Marathon Oil
Conoco
New Ellenton Begins Fire Department Addition and Cable Franchise
New Ellenton Town Council approved a $2,000 county funded addition to the fire department for a 42 by 28 foot freeze protection center. The council also backed a Home CATV Inc franchise to provide cable service in New Ellenton and Jackson within 24 months. Contractors Key, Alexander, and Black bid on the project. Key won at $10,000. The town honored the Atomic CB Club for a $300 landscaping donation.
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New Ellenton
New
Jan Boylston
Home Catv Inc
Ronnie Knox
Jackson
Fred Key
Mack Alexander
John Black
Key
Raymond Seigler
Knox
Atomic CB Club
Have You Heard About Fair Debate And Fund Drive Odds
Debbie Dixson quips about parents saying no to children at the fair. Randy David mocks money talks asking why it did not cry for help. Tom Gould predicts campaign funds with a sealed envelope to reveal at campaign end, or vanish if wrong.
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Debbie Dixson
Rotary
Randy Davidson
Tom Gould
United Way Fund
Inside Today Aiken County Today
Classifieds and community events fill today’s pages with local notices and schedules. Obituaries and sports updates highlight residents, teams, and recent results while Comics and columns offer light reading and daily guidance. Weather and television listings cap the edition.
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Aiken County Today
Erma Bombeck
Carter Supported By Chicago Mayor
President Carter leads Sen. Edward M. Kennedy for Chicago mayor Jane Byrne's endorsement amid a packed 12 000 attendee dinner. Byrne praises unity and, while not fully endorsing, says she would back Carter as a delegate. Carter touts federal grants benefiting Chicago on the two day tour.
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Chicago
Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
Jane Byrne
Kennedy
Kansas City
National Conference of Catholic Charities
L B C High School Student Killed In Morning Wreck
A morning crash near L B C High School killed 15 year old Miriam Yvette Huxford and left 15 year old Rebecca Pauline Johnson in critical condition at University Hospital. Driver Robert Morris a senior lineman was unhurt. Witnesses cited possible accelerator sticking and multiple previous accidents on Bryan Drive. Investigating officers were Garrett Douglas and John W Valdario.
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Bath
Miriam Yvette Huxford
Bryan Drive
Rebecca Pauline Johnson
University Hospital
Augusta
Robert Morris
Malfunction Delays Horse Creek Wastewater Start Up
The Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility startup is delayed by a control panel malfunction. Director Eugene Anderer says speed controllers burned out. Ikor to send a rep to inspect the $180,000 unit. project manager Stanley Wagher targets November for flow start and notes two backup units will be tested. The Aiken PSA also re elected officers for two year terms.
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North Augusta
Horse Creek
Eugene Anderer
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Stanley Wagher
Ikor
Wagher
Aiken
PSA
Nomina Committee
William J. Mattel
W.F. Thompson
W.G. Smith
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Associated Press
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Montmorenci
Sarah Caskey
Tran
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A. Andrew Hauk
Saudi Arabia
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LBC High School
Billy Kite
Annette Edmonds
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Garrett Douglas and
John W. Valdario
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