Transition team arrives at Savannah River Plant SRP
Westinghouse officials begin arriving to plan the takeover of SRP on April 1 after selected by the Department of Energy to replace Du Pont. Ten top executives meet with DOE and Du Pont. more arrivals expected as they sign a preliminary contract and target six months of transition with base and award fees. Plant employees are guaranteed jobs and pay under DOE orders.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Westinghouse
SRP
du Pont Co
DOE
du Pont
Bob Hotel
Aiken
Hottel
Bechtel Savannah River Co
Bechtel Group
Martin Marietta Corp
Martin Marietta
Partly Cloudy Forecast With Chance of Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy skies are forecast tonight with a low near 70. Tomorrow brings partly cloudy conditions and a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High temperatures will reach the lower 90s.
Deaths of Local Residents Notice
Obituary notice lists the deaths of Mary E. Giffin Augusta Frances D. Kays North Augusta Guy E. Maddox Augusta Sarah R. Riley Edgefield and Tracy Williamson Pontiac Mich details on page 6A
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Mary E. Giffin
Augusta
Frances D. Kays
North Augusta
Guy E. Maddox
Sarah R. Riley
Edgefield
Tracy Williamson
Pontiac
Mich
Hurricane Gilbert Hammers Cayman Islands with 130 mph winds
Hurricane Gilbert battered the Cayman Islands with sustained winds of 130 mph after raking Jamaica with heavy rains and floods. Reports say Kingston and Montego Bay suffered damage, with up to 10 inches of rain and widespread power outages. Ocho Rios saw 20-foot waves as tourists were evacuated and communications were cut. The storm was moving west at 15 mph and likely to strengthen over open water before crossing the Yucatan Channel toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Gilbert
Cayman Islands
National Weather Service
Montego Bay
Ocho Rios
Grand Cayman
U.S. National Hurricane Center
Noel Risnychok
Hurricane Center
Caymans
Bob Sheets
Yucatan Channel
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
ABCTV
Mountain Fire Rages Through Sierra Nevada Destroys Homes
A two day out of control wildfire scorched 25 square miles near Lake Wildwood 60 miles northeast of Sacramento destroying 142 structures including 92 homes valued up to 1 million each. Firefighters faced 70 foot flames and winds as 8,000 residents evacuated amid mounting losses. An unidentified man cited for burning toilet paper started blaze. authorities report stubborn winds and low humidity hampering containment.
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Lake Wildwood
Calif
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento
U.S. Forest Service
San Francisco International
Don Sanzone
Deficit Narrows Sharply in Broad U S Trade Measure
Washington reports the current account deficit shrank 98 percent in the second quarter to 33.3 billion dollars from 36.9 billion in Q1, the sharpest drop since 1987, as services earnings offset merchandise deficits amid a decade of foreign ownership growth.
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Washington
U.S
America
Commerce Department
Aiken Council Halts Some Conditional Use Permits
The Aiken City Council directed the Planning Commission to review conditional use sections of the zoning ordinance and placed a temporary hold on future requests for single family residential zones pending action. Existing filings remain, while post hoc requests wait for amendment, possibly until early November.
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Aiken
Planning Commission
Delaney
Richard D. Sears, III
Colleton Avenue
Sumter Street
John T. Bodenheimer
Laura Ross Massey
Bodenheimer
Council
James Holley
Wyatt
Centre South
Aiken Mall
Inadequate Care for Seriously Mentally Ill Widely Criticized
Washington groups Public Citizen Health Research Group and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill released a survey rating states on care for the seriously mentally ill. They rank Rhode Island, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Connecticut highest while Hawaii, Arizona, DC, Delaware, Wyoming, Idaho and Mississippi are lowest.
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Washington
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Connecticut
Hawaii
Arizona
District of Columbia
Delaware
Wyoming
Idaho
Mississippi
Public Citizen Health Research Group
National Alliance For the MiUs
Public Citizen
Ralph Nader
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Phoenix
Abby
Jim Moyer
State Forestry
The
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