Riley Finds Understanding In Tour Of Nuclear Plants
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard W. Riley toured Allied General Nuclear Services and the Savannah River Plant, meeting nuclear executives and gaining insight. He said the visit improved his understanding while reaffirming cautious views on nuclear development and support for safe use of AGNS and its research, including the heat spike process.
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Riley
Barnwell
Allied General Nuclear Services
AGNS
Savannah River
SRP
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Have You Heard A Pebbled Tale Of Attitudes And Careers
A noted scene features Charlie Mettlen reacting to a halftime score in a pee wee football game and a fan comment about retirement. Raymond Baxter of Allied General Nuclear Services explains his move after thirty years with Allied Chemical and the idea that retirement isn’t quitting work. A boastful local daredevil brags about twenty years of wreck less driving, with friends urging caution.
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Charlie Mettlen
Mettlen
Raymond Baxter
Allied General Nuclear Services
AGNS
Allied Chemical
Baxter
Shower forecast clashes with lingering September heatwave
Forecasters predict a possible thundershower Friday that could end the heatwave with partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent rain chance. Tonight’s precipitation risk is 10 percent, and high temperatures rise into the 90s with upper 60s lows. Saturday may see scattered showers, while Sunday and Monday look fair with highs in the 80s and lows near 60.
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Sunda
County approves anti litter campaign in Aiken County
Aiken County Council approved a permanent anti litter committee of six members from across the county to educate the public and to push a county wide publicity campaign and stricter enforcement of litter ordinances. The panel will add three more members later. Aiken Countians are urged to take the task seriously with a member jokingly calling for an arrest in each district as a deterrent.
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Aiken County
Arimae
John W.) Burrell
Rainbow Falls
Emily
Thomas B.) Hindman
Aiken
Arthur Stewart
North Augusta
Edward M. Brown
John Newsome
Warren Miller
Burrell
Aiken Countians
Brown
Marijuana Could Mean A Lifetime Of Trouble
The article warns 17 year olds in Aiken County become adults for prosecution if convicted of marijuana possession or possession with intent to sell. It notes penalties include potential jail time, loss of voting rights, and future licensing barriers, with law enforcement promising increased focus on marijuana cases.
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Aiken County
Sylvia W. Westerdahl
Aiken
J. Carrol Busbee
Paul D. Grant
Aiken County Makin Festival Opens Weekend
Beginning September 28 the Aiken Makin festival in downtown Aiken showcases county industries and crafts. The three day event at Municipal Auditorium and Laurens Street will feature displays from firms making lawn mowers fabrics bread and more plus sidewalk art. Entertainment from local bands and soloists runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with a larger crowd expected.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Greater Aiken
County
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Aiken Daily Brief: Comics, Dear Abby, Obituaries
Aiken reports include comic pages and Dear Abby guidance alongside obituary notices and sports updates. The edition highlights television listings and local weather outlook for today with brief regional details.
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Aiken Con Comics
Dear Abby
Tight Credit Threatens U.S. Housing
Washington reports a top federal regulator warns tighter credit could trigger a housing collapse as the Fed hikes rates. Federal Home Loan Bank Board Chairman McKinney urges countermeasures and notes mortgage money would become more expensive and harder to obtain.
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Washington
United Front
Robert H. McKinney
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
McKinney
Robert Marshall
Savings and Loan
Aiken County Group Plans All-Day Anti Porn Petition Drive
Aiken County Citizens for Decency through Law will hold an all-day petition drive at local shopping areas Saturday to collect signatures for an anti pornography campaign. Co chair Roger Rollins says the group aims for about 5 000 signatures, potentially reaching 10 000 if successful, about ten percent of the county population.
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Aiken County
Citizens For Decency Through Law
Roger Rollins
Cochairman
CDL
Rollins
Graniteville Named National Landmark for Textile Heritage
Graniteville in South Carolina has been designated a National Historic Landmark, joining 63 other sites nationwide on June 2. The 55 acre district honors William Gregg founder of Graniteville Manufacturing Company for shaping the South’s modern textile industry. landmark status aids preservation and restricts federally funded projects nearby. Gregg was born in 1800 in Pennsylvania and died in Graniteville in 1867 after touring New England mills in 1844.
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Graniteville
William Gregg
D.C
National Park Service
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Gregg
New England
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