Baptist physician practice fires two doctors over productivity
Baptist Physician Practice Services dismissed Dr Edwin Brown and Dr Alana Williams for not meeting patient-generation targets. The move, tied to contracts expiring, is part of Baptist Healthcare System's effort to cut losses after posting $3.7 million in practice losses in 1996.
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Columbia
Baptist
Edwin Brown
Alana Williams
Cicero
Bo” Lucas
Lucas
Vices
Baptist Healthcare System
Richland Memorial Hospital
Lexington Medical Center
Brown
Williams
Wilmington
N.C
Lexington
Wayne Black
Solo
Baptist Physician Practice Services
Councilman suspended on bingo fraud charges
Greenwood County councilman Fred Armfield has been suspended from office by Gov. David Beasley after a grand jury indicted him on bingo fraud allegations. The order states the offenses involve a crime of moral turpitude and allows restoration upon acquittal. Armfield allegedly forged signatures and listed officers of the United Society of the Blind of Greenwood County, which he heads, to portray the group as nonprofit for bingo.
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Columbia
Greenwood County
David Bea’ey
Fred Armfield
Armfield
United Society of the Blind
State Revenue Department
IRS
South Carolina
Beachgoers gain extra beach freedoms after tourist season
In Myrtle Beach and along the Grand Strand surfers and pet owners gain expanded access as restrictions ease from Sept 15 to May 15, 1998. Surfers may roam more areas, leashed dogs may use the beach year round, and horses may ride from Nov 22 to February, with locals noting quieter crowds and new freedoms after summer crowds ease.
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Myrtle Beach
Grand Strand
Strand
Brian McLendon
Surf City
Myrtle Beach City
Pat Dowling
Deaths and funerals for several area residents
Death notices for Richard Lewis Gordon Robert H. Buck Croat Rosa Wallace Carter Chapell MacMillan Jr Isiah Samuels list funeral times and locations. Services are led by local churches with burial at area cemeteries. arrangements handled by Blizzard Shelhouse Jackson-Brooks Guinyard and Sons Davis Funeral Home.
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Richard Lewis Gordon
Shelhouse Funeral Home
Aiken
Robert H. (Buck) Croat
Wagener
Trinity Holy Lutheran Church
Charles Seastrunk
David Robinson
Crescent Hill Memorial Garden
Columbia
Crout
Trail Road
Wagoner
Lexington Medical Center
Blizzard Funeral Home
Rosa Wallace Carter Barnwell
Rosa Wallace Carter
St. John Baptist Ch
Wade Scott
St. John Baptist Church
Carter
Barnwell
Bamberg Community Hospital
Chapel McMillan Jr
Chapell
Mac) McMillan Jr
Second Baptist Church
Douglas Slaughter
Jessamine Memorial Gardens
Mr. McMillan
Callahan Terrace
University Hospital
Augusta
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Isiah Samuels
Batesburg
Isaiah Samuels
Greater Chinquapin Baptist Church
W. T. Stower
Mr. Samuels
Ninety Six
Indian Trail Road
Aiken Regional
Davis Funeral Home
Ridge Spring
Arrang
Clothing care labels shift to symbol system for easy use
The article explains new standardized care symbols on children's clothing to simplify washing, ironing, drying, and bleaching instructions. An education period accompanies the transition until end of 1998, with one label for NAFTA markets and reduced label size. Clemson Extension notes provide contact details for 4-H information and affirms equal opportunity services.
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American Society For Testing and
Federal Trade Commission
NAFTA
Canada
Mexico
United States
Clemson University Extension
Aiken County
Kristi H. Schlegel
Richland Avenue
Aiken
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
Asheville School Ad Promotes Academic Advantage and Campus Life
The Asheville School presents its South’s ending coed boarding and day program for grades 9-12. It highlights a rigorous core curriculum, supportive teachers, and a family atmosphere on a beautiful campus with in door opportunities. About 200 students call the school home. contact (704) 254-6345 to visit.
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Asheville
South
Lhfe
Adriana di Cecco
Barnwell Avenue
Aiken
Nat'l Assoc. of Independent Schools
Lancaster County near deal for Belden cable plant
Belden Inc plans relocate a Massachusetts plant to Lancaster County bringing about 300 jobs. Sites along U S 521 are under review with possible free land and a 20 year tax break. Massachusetts mill shutdown adds about 250 workers to be absorbed with 40 in Charlotte.
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Rock Hill
Lancaster County
Belden Inc
Massachusetts
Cathy Odom Staples
Dick Kirschner
Belden
U.S. 521
Ray Gardner
Lancaster County Council
Herald of
Belden Wire & Cable Co
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