South Carolina candidates split views at North Augusta breakfast
Gov. Richard Riley spoke on recovery pace, education, and belt tightening as he urged continued job growth and training. Republican Bill Workman pressed limited government and revised blue laws, while Norma Russell and Mike Daniel outlined agendas for lieutenant governor and policies on taxes, development, and senate reform.
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North Augusta
Richard
Dick) Riley
South Carolina
Riley
William
Bill) Workman
Augusta
Georgia
Workman
Norma Russell
Mike Daniel
Rep. Daniel
Senate
Sen
Russell
Sen. Russell
S.C. House
Daniel
Israel admits aid in massacre in west Beirut camps
Israel defense minister Ariel Sharon told parliament that Israeli forces aided a Christian Phalangist operation against PLO guerrillas in west Beirut but did not foresee mass killings. Opposition leader Shimon Peres demanded resignations amid calls for an inquiry into the Sabra and Chatila refugee camp massacre with estimates ranging from 300 to 1400 victims.
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Jerusalem
Ariel Sharon
PLO
West Beirut
Sharon
Christian Phalange
Sabra
Chatilla
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
Energy
Yitzhak Berman
Menachem Begin
Begin
Beirut
Berman
Crew Rescued From Free Offshore Oil Rig Drift
The Key Singapore with 39 crew members was abandoned during a fierce Bering Sea storm and began drifting toward Alaska's western coast. Coast Guard helicopters rescued the crew near Nunivak Island and airlifted them to Mekeruyuk village on Nunivak. The rig, owned by Keydril Co and Gulf Oil subsidiary, had been under tow by Biehl Traveler and Ocean Bay when a line parted.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Alaska
Coast Guard
Singapore
Nunivak Island
Mekoryuk
Nunivak
ERA Helicopters
Anchorage
George Sherrer
Kodiak
Keydril. Co
Houston
Gulf Oil
Judge Rodney Peeples Questioned in Courtroom Remarks
The judge Rodney Peeples questioned whether the mayor of Aiken is a Clemson man after noticing a city employee in an orange and blue city work uniform in the courtroom. USC graduate Peeples raised the remark during proceedings, highlighting the Clemson University affiliation.
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Rodney Peeples
Judge Peeples
USC
Aiken
Water Contaminants at SRP Under Study
DOE officials describe groundwater contamination near the Savannah River Plant as significant but not serious. Non-radioactive solvents from a seepage basin have migrated about a half mile west over 24 years, with wells planned to remove pollutants and prevent river or drinking-water impact.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
S.C. Det
Health and Environmental Control
Columbia
Steve Wright
DOE Environmental Activities Branch
du Pont Environmental
SRP
Jackson
Grover Smithwick
Doe-Srp
Office of the Environment
R. C. Webb
DOE
Webb
Beaufort
Port Wentworth
Four Mile Creek
Smithwick
Greenville
Atlanta
Augusta-Aiken
London
Aiken's Makin to Begin with Bargains in Downtown Aiken
Downtown Aiken prepares for the sixth annual Aiken's Makin shopping extravaganza starting Friday with balloon prize sales and downtown merchant promotions. Activities include Friday entertainment and a Diaper station, with 175 artists Saturday and Sunday.
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Aiken
Aiken’s
June Murff
Greater Aiken
Isabel Vandervelde
Joan Silverberg
Forest Lawn
Dramatist Place Service Inc
Beth Woodard
Crosby
Carolina Squares
Municipal Auditorium
Aiken County
la Leche League
Riegel
Aiken’s Makin
Roger
al) Payne
Barry Johnson
Terry Rinehart
Mickey Pierce
Curtis Hill
Lynn Rhodes
Rick Praete
Betsy Miller
Bud Coward
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Richard Riley
Democrat
William Workman
Israel
du Pont
Aiken Standard
By Donald M. Law
M Area
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Environmental Protection Agency For Drinking
Becky Brasington
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