Farmers to Get Funds for Losses in Aiken County
Aiken County ASCS will begin distributing federal aid to farmers with crop losses on September 14. About 70 farmers have applied, with each eligible for up to 100 dollars per acre though funds may not cover all losses. Partial loss cases require production data. About 20 farmers participate in the Emergency Feed Program, receiving up to nine dollars per hundred pounds of feed loss. Hay and feed damage due to worms and heavy rainfall are cited, with cotton soybean and peach losses varying widely.
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Aiken County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Betty Padgett
ASCS
Guide To List TV Programs
The Aiken Standard will begin its TV Update each Saturday as a convenient reference for television programming. It will include the complete listings and other entertainment related articles in weekly installments.
Koenig pleads guilty in Thurmond daughter death case
Corrinne Koenig tearfully pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the alcohol related traffic death of Strom Thurmond’s eldest daughter Nancy Moore Thurmond. She received a two year sentence as spectators and Thurmond family watched in Columbia Court.
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Strom ‘Thurmond
Corrinne Koenig
Thurmond
Ms Koenig
Nancy Moore
Nancy
Koenig
Ms. Koenig
Aaron King Anderson
Sen. Thurmond
Julie
Center
Vendors See Savannah River Site Cleanup Challenges
Augusta reporters and business leaders watched a WSRC forum on environmental resolution and waste management. WSRC outlined challenges including recovering and certifying more than 9 000 55 gallon drums and cleaning contaminated solid waste to Subtitle landfill standards.
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Augusta
Ityle
Savannah River
Nestinghouse
Savannah River Co
SRS
Busisex
Rates Go Up Not Down For Cable Subscribers
The Associated Press reports that new cable TV rates are rising for many subscribers ahead of anticipated relief. Massachusetts Democrat Edward Markey criticizes operators planning higher basic service charges, while FCC economists warn adjustments to rate formulas may occur. In Tucson CableVision users on fixed incomes face a $12.39 monthly basic-rate instead of $5, with the FCC enforcing price benchmarks and possible hearings scheduled after recess.
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Washington
Hep
Edward Markey
D-Mass
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Florence Setzer
Markey
Cable
House Energy and Commerce Telecommunications
Congress
Tucson
Ariz
CableVision
Call to share news at the desk
A public notice invites readers to call 648-2311 to share news ideas or tips for the newspaper desk. The prompt emphasizes reaching the newsroom for story submissions or tips.
Obituary Notices for Beck Glazener Kuhn and Law
Brief obituary notices list Gloria R Beck Leesa D Glazener Mary D Glazener Mary G Kuhn Margaret E Law and Edward G Thompson in Aiken Elliott South Carolina highlighting local residents and family connections without further details.
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Gloria R. Beck
Pennsylvania
Leesa D. Glazener
North Augusta
Mary D. Glazener
Mary G. Kuhn
Trenton
Margaret E. Law
Elliott
Edward G. Thompson
Aiken
Labor Day Gasoline Prices Dip Ahead of Holiday Travel
Aiken Standard surveys of 17 area stations show regular unleaded at 95.1 cents per gallon, mid grade 1.078 and premium 1.19 on Labor Day weekend. Lowest and highest prices ranged around 98 and 97 cents for regular, 1.03 to 1.14 for mid grade, and 1.13 to 1.24 for premium.
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Aiken Standard
Savannah River Site eyed for more spent fuel storage
The Department of Energy floated storing naval submarine spent fuel rods at the Savannah River Site in addition to existing domestic reactor waste. Senator Strom Thurmond condemned the plan, calling South Carolina a potential dumping ground, with Governor Campbell and others opposing any shipments. A recent Idaho ruling had halted some shipments.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
DOE
U.S
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Sen
Thurmond
Carroll A. Campbell
Idaho
Forum Aims Cleaner Waste Sites With Supplier Proposals
Westinghouse Savannah River Company officials report a forum with suppliers to discuss problems and cleanup goals at facilities. Suppliers may submit proposals outlining technology and approaches to address specific issues, following the event.
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WSRC
New Sunday Morning Feature In Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard announces a new Sunday Morning section starting this weekend. It will feature art music crafts hobbies personal achievements and unusual stories with photos and reports from Aiken County. Call Lifestyles Editor John Boyette at 648-2311 with ideas or comments.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
John Boyette
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