Congress Pushes Safety Rules on Doors Lighters and Antarctica
Congress approved bills mandating automatic reverse on garage doors and childproof cigarette lighters, plus a ban on mineral development in Antarctica. Rep Walgren notes safety gaps and urges swift Consumer Product Safety Commission action, while Rep Conte champions Antarctic protection and a body of roughly 20 new bills heads to the president.
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Antarctic
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United States
Silvio Conte
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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Thomas Luken
Ohio
Tunnel linkup in transchannel project advances
Channel workers report corks pop as a probe arrives from Britain and tests show halves 20 inches out of alignment. Technicians expect clearer results Wednesday and describe the line-up as exceptional. A one-yard bore will follow. tunneling on the French side will align with the British machine by laser, as French President Mitterrand plans a mid tunnel meeting with Thatcher on January 26.
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Francois Mitterrand
Police Log Aiken Public Safety Summary Update
The Aiken Public Safety Department renews incident reports from Oct 30 through Oct 31. Reported items include car theft grand larceny shoplifting first offense and multiple lesser offenses. Also listed are driving under the influence assault and battery disorderly conduct and gross intoxication.
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Aiken
County faces tax, zoning battles over services and landfills
Chairman Warner argues new referendums will let residents decide on water and sewer to all county areas despite boundary lines from special districts. He notes a $14 million liner requirement for new landfills and urges a rethinking of state approaches. The piece also covers zoning to curb adult bookstores and a local club notice for North Augusta.
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Belvedere
Warner
Department of Health and Environmental Control
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North Augusta
Fred Humes
Aiken County Sheriff's Log Details Thursday Arrests and Bookings
The police log lists bookings from the Aiken County Detention Center including Fraudulent check for Joseph Pendel age 66, bench warrant and trespassing after notice and disorderly conduct for Christopher Alan Hill age 24. Burglary second for Lee Van Wilson age 18 and assault and battery for Jack Ronald Senterfell age 54. Driving under suspension and uninsured vehicle issues involve Richard David Barr age 27.
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Aiken County
Joseph Pendel
Aiken County Sherif
Christopher Robert Alan Hill
Lee van Wilson
North Augusta
Jack Ronald Senterfell
Aiken ‘County Sherif
Richard David Barr
S.C. Highway Patrol
Budget lined From Page 1A South Carolina ranked 22nd in beer ton
South Carolina ranked 22nd in beer ton in 1988 with per capita drinking around 24 gallons per year. Beer case price up about $1 under the plan. Gas tax impact cited by Rep. Lind Say Thomas, head of the Sunbelt Caucus, noting longer drives for workers. Cigarette tax to rise four cents per pack next year and eight cents by 1993. Tobacco Institute warns smokers will bear higher costs or switch brands.
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Lindsay Thomas
D-Ga
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