Condoms on Campus Dialog at USC Aiken Draws Debate
USC Aiken student government considers discreet condom distribution on campus while administration supports education and healthy lifestyle efforts. Opponents from Campus Crusade for Christ cite biblical grounds against on campus sex, leaving plan details to student proposals.
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USC Aiken
Harold M. Young
Deb 'Kla
Campus Crusade For Christ
Ginger Arthur
Ms. Arthur
Health care reform sparks mixed reactions in Aiken County
Local business leader Paul West of Paul West Associates Insurance Agency blasts the Clinton health reform plan as devastating to small businesses and fears layoffs or closures. First Lady Hillary Clinton and aides drafted a 20 page universal coverage proposal, with debate expected for months and a possible impact on Clinton's presidency.
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Aiken County
Clinton
Congress
Paul West
Paul West & Associates Insurance Agency
Aiken
West
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Derrick Supports Plan Thurmnd Wants Details
Rep. Butler Derrick lauds President Clinton health care speech calling it a blueprint for Congress. He backs a small tobacco tax hike but warns some Carolinas rely on tobacco. Sen Strom Thurmond calls for more details on financing and impact nationwide and for South Carolina.
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Washington
Butler Derrick
D.C
Clinton
Congress
Derrick
Ne Derrick
Clinmovie
South Carolina
Congress Eager But Wary About Health Overhaul
President Clinton urged Congress to finish health care reform next year. He outlined a universal health security plan as allies gathered at the White House and across the nation, warning against scare tactics and stressing benefits for ordinary Americans.
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Congress
Washington
Clinton
White House
Tampa
Fla
al Gore
Health officials to press for full disclosure at closed Clearwater plant
State health officials including waste assessment technicians will meet with Aiken County attorneys today in Columbia to discuss the abandoned chemicals at the Clearwater Finishing Plant. The gathering aims to determine cleanup costs and accountability for hundreds of drums and bags stored on site near Clearwater Pond, with public concern rising as nearby homes businesses and churches lie within walking distance. The plant, taken by the Aiken County Forfeited Land Commission in December 1992 for tax delinquency, prompts questions about who should fund the cleanup amidst an ongoing investigation and public calls for reassurance.
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Aiken County
Myra Reece
Aiken
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Beaufort Street
Reece
Clearwater Plant
State Environmental Agency
Clearwater Pond
Ater
Jean Newsome
Margie Plunkett
Mesne Conveyance
Peggy, Whitman
Community contact and names listed for follow up
A reader invitation to call 48-2311 is followed by a list of residents including A Dyer Greer Vivian Fox Hemingway Isaac Buster Green Aiken Charles Hobbie Walter Mays Neeses Ora H Dutz Aiken Eunice Smith Hempstead and a note to see Page 3B for details.
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A. Dyer
Greer Vivian A. Fox
Hemingway Isaac
Buster) Green
Aiken
Charles C. Hobbie
North Augusta
Walter J. Mays
Neeses
Ora H. Dutz
Eunice Smith
Hempstead
SRS Layoff Plan Reduces Workforce Across Site
Congress approved Savannah River Site workforce restructuring cutting 43 full time layoffs plus 280 temporary and subcontractor positions and 240 construction jobs, totaling 585 reductions by Sept 30. Westinghouse WSRC confirmed figures. plan aims to minimize widespread impact amid DOE budget cuts.
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Congress
Savannah River
SRS
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Butler Derrick
D-Edgefield
WSRC
Department of Energy
44 Die In Amtrak Sunset Limited Wreck
An Amtrak Sunset Limited train plunged from a bridge into a bayou near Saraland Alabama killing 44 aboard and wounding many. FBI and NTSB cite a possible barge strike while investigators probe bridge damage and potential sabotage as Mobile officials plan legal steps.
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Saraland
Ala
Amtrak
FBI
Sunset Limited
John Hammerschmidt
National Transportation Safety Board
Hammerschmidt
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