Missing Textile Machinery Tied to Clearwater Plant Scrutiny
A former Clearwater Finishing Co employee says about 30 to 32 million dollars of state of the art textile equipment vanished from the abandoned plant during a refurbishment in the early 1980s. The Aiken County auditor probes missing gear, tax liens, and chemical leftovers, with potential costs to taxpayers. The plant change hands after UMM bankruptcy in 1989 and sale to a group led by Robert W. Neal.
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Aiken County
Jean Newsome
Aiken County Council
Clearwater
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Clearwater Finishing
Akruptcy
Robert W. Neal
Union
Aiken
Republi Textile
Um&m
NCNB
NationsBank
Newsome
Aiken's Makin A Sunny Affair Opens 17th Annual Festival
Sunny skies and mild temperatures highlight the first day of Aiken's Makin as 300 crafts planned. about 10 000 visitors expected today with 2a more anticipated. Libby Taylor notes smooth operations and three entertainment venues including a Palmetto Federal site for music and a dance festival in Chesterfield Street area. Aiken Waiters Race to close the event at 4 pm Saturday after opening ceremonies led by Mayor Cavanaugh.
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Aiken's
Parkways
Park Avenue
Palmetto Federal
Municipal Conference Center
Chesterfield Street
Aiken
Fred B. Cavanaugh
Amber Quarles
Keri Rollins
Aiken to Get Private Wedding Chapel
Aiken County may gain its first privately operated wedding chapel after a license application was filed by Sue H Roe and Angela E Little. Weddings Inc. will operate as the Aiken Wedding Chapel at York Street and Park Avenue in a Verenes estate building formerly used by the Coalition to Assist Abused Persons.
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Aiken County
Sue H. Roe
Angela E. Little
Weddings Inc
Aiken Wedding Chapel
York Street
Park Avenue
Verenes
The
Coalition To Assist
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President Pledges Aid for Israel and PLO Peace Accord
President Clinton announced an active U S role in Israel's peace process and the historic Israel PLO accord. A separate Jordan Israel peace framework was nearly finalized for Tuesday with details to be finalized by Warren Christopher. The White House confirmed talks with the PLO would resume after years of icy relations, and a ceremony with Shimon Peres and Foreign Ministers Kozyrev and designated delegates was planned. Clinton emphasized reconciliation and coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians, while officials noted no immediate US troops would be deployed.
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U.S
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Tarawneh
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Strat
Yasser
Dennis Ross
State Department
White House
PLO
Palestinan
Gaza
Jericho
Clinton
Tel Aviv
Syria
Lebaoon
Shimon Peres
Andrei Z. Kozyrev
West Bank
United States
Palestinian Authority
Play About Late GOP Chairman Atwater Draws Mixed Reactions
Friends of the late Lee Atwater respond to the College of Charleston production Fixin to Die A Visit to the Mind of Lee Atwater. Some feared liberal attacks, while others praise its accuracy in portraying the South Carolina native and his hardball career.
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Lee Atwater
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George Bush
Michael Dukakis
College of Barleston School of the Art
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New York
HBO
Beegie Truesdale
Rackers
Warren Tompkins
Tompkins
Atwater Hollywood
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