Aiken Weighs Reactor Plans Amid DOE Contract Cancellations
Aiken County leaders mull delaying a decision on a new Savannah River Site reactor as DOE cancels two design contracts. CEGA and Ebasco had progressed on modular gas cooled and heavy water reactor plans for tritium and defense needs, but cancellation shifts focus to light water reactors or accelerator options amid dwindling demand.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Savannah River
End of Energy
Thomas A. Johnston
Friday Afer
James
Reactr
Ebasco Services
SRS
Rew
Watkins
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Foster Parents Sue DSS Over Abuse Allegations
Two foster parents, Lloyd and Ann Van Fossen, sue Aiken County DSS and three employees for wrongful sexual abuse accusations tied to two foster children. The suit, filed Aug 21 in Aiken County Court of Common Pleas, alleges DSS relied on a stale report from former foster children and damaged the couple’s six year licensing record. the Fossons claim they cared for up to a dozen children at times and had an exemplary record until February 1991. The suit names Carrie Wilson, Clarence Graham, and Marie Dunham.
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Aiken Department of Social Services
Lloyd van Fossen
Ann van Fossen
Aiken County
Clarence Graham
Marie Dunham
Orin G. Briggs
Greenville
Fossen
DSS
Student opens fire at Amarillo high school hall
A 17 year old opened fire in Palo Duro High School during a pep rally aftermath injuring six students and trample by a panicked peer. The shooter and another student found with a gun were taken into custody. Three seriously wounded include Desmond Caruthers and Daniel Austin with chest shoulder and leg injuries. Several hundred students went home early.
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Amarillo
Texas
Palo Duro High School
Helen Smith
Northwest Hospital
John Williams
Amarillo Independent School District
Will
Steather Fisher
Desmond Carruthers
Carruters
Carruthers
Dalton Stewart
Daniel Austin
Democrats File Complaint Over Clinton Banner Flap
Democrats announce a Federal Election Commission complaint against Republicans over a plane banner reading No Draft Dodger for President. The flight over a Statehouse rally and Darlington Raceway involved Phil Roof Jim Harrison and Robert Adams.
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Clinton
Columbia
Federal Election Commission
Bill Clinton
Dodger
Statehouse
Darlington Raceway
Phil Roof
Jim Harrison
Bush Campaign
Bush
Roof
Robert Adams
Bush approves Saudi F-15 sale to save jobs in Missouri
President Bush announced approval for the sale of 72 F-15 fighters to Saudi Arabia, a move expected to save thousands of defense jobs at McDonnell Douglas in Missouri and beyond. He argued the deal preserves U S interests and Israel's qualitative edge while facing Democratic critique on Middle East security. The package is valued around nine billion dollars and follows his prior approval of F-16s to Taiwan.
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Louis
Bush
Saudi Arabia
McDonnell Douglas
General Dynamics
Texas
Ush
Israel
Bill Clinton
White House
Quayle mocks NYT over name spelling and potato misspelling
Vice President Dan Quayle mocked The New York Times for misspelling his name as Quale while discussing the potato spelling controversy. He joked that if they insist on correct potato spelling, they should spell his name correctly too during a C-SPAN call in show. He acknowledged errors and urged giving him a break.
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Washington
Dan Quayle
New York Times
Quale
Quayle
McDonnell Douglas Sale Could Save 7,000 Jobs in St Louis and Oklahoma
The company says the deal will preserve about 7,000 jobs at McDonnell Douglas assembly lines in St Louis and Oklahoma, with thousands more affected across other states. The White House and Sen. Christopher Bond put the total around 40,000 workers. Congress has 80 days to act to stop the sale.
Dixie Stays At Citadel Fight Song Debated
Citadel will not ban the song Dixie or Confederate flag waving at games but president Claudius Watts says cadets must balance heritage with sensitivities as black members protest. Watts and board member Larry Ferguson stress internal changes and awareness within the 1,893 cadet corps, including 132 Black cadets.
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Citadel
Claudius Watts
Eades
Dise
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