Trust Fund Aired For Clearwater Plant Cleanup Plan
Local officials discussing a plan to sell remaining equipment at the closed Clearwater Finishing Plant to fund an environmental cleanup. DHEC and county leaders, after a meeting with state health officials, require inventory of chemicals and estimate cleanup costs. A chlorine tank and hundreds of drums of acids solvents and paints are present near homes churches and businesses. no immediate danger but fire risk remains.
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Clearwater
Aiken
State Health Agency
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Myra Reece
DHEC
Clearwater Finishing
James Burckhalter
Dhec Solid
Burckhalter
Clearwater Fire Department
Aiken Stresses Tougher Prosecution of First Offense DUI
Aiken aims to strengthen DUI penalties following the Nancy Moore Thurmond death caused by a woman driver under the influence. The case spurred MADD and Victims of Impaired Drivers to boost enforcement and public awareness. South Carolina first offense DUIs lack prosecutors in magistrate court, forcing arresting officers to carry the load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Mothers Against
South Carolina
Max Meek
Clinton Faces Town Hall On Health Care Reform
President Clinton addressed audience questions on health care at a prime time ABC town hall. A parent described $186,000 in medical bills for a sick daughter and no insurance, prompting Clinton to discuss affordability and deductible options under his plan. He acknowledged limits in offering immediate solutions.
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Les
Clinton
Joe Rossiter Jr
ABC
Ted Kop
Itn
Koppel
Tampa
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Rosier
Rossiter
Clnton
Parole Denied Again for Lexington Rapist Hall
COLUMBIA The South Carolina Department of Probation Parole and Pardon Services has refused parole for the third time to Ben nie Allen Hall a Lexington County rapist convicted in 1981 for raping a 13 year old Aiken County girl He is serving life plus 160 years and faces another parole hearing next year Hall was tried after an investigation led by Aiken County Deputy Coroner E L Bo Rearden and was wanted for multiple rapes in Easie katun bea on those counts
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Columbia
S.C
Pelton
Aiken County
Hall
Eanie Kat UN Bea
Community tip line and contact list notice
Readers are invited to call 648 2311 with news tips. The message lists names including Howery Pack Trenton Adline G Quiller North Augusta Harriette Saddlemire Bath Henry L Sanders Varnville Hazle Stong Pottstown Pa Henry Wells Jr Prosperity and directs see Page 21s for aetous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howery
Pack
Trenton
Adline G. Quiller
North Augusta
Harriette M. Saddlemire
Bath
Henry L. Sanders
Varnville
Hazle H. Stong
Pottstown
Henry Wells Jr
The Missing Cup in Aiken Dining Mystery
Joe Sharpe sits in the Willcox Inn dining room amid a mix of locals and travelers as a mysterious encounter unfolds. A $5,000 advance and a $35,000 delivery fee hint at a covert assignment, with Garwood Lockhardt as a late puzzle piece. The scene hints at a larger intrigue linked to Hopeland Gardens and an unnamed embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox Inn
Joe Sharpe
Willcox Inn
Sharpe Enterprises
Washington, D.C
Doe Sharpe
Garwood Lockhardt
Father Michael Rowell
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Robert Alexander
Usc‘aiken
Harry Shealy
Joe
Lockhardt
Aiken
S.C
Washington
D.C
Mim
Sharpe
Hopeland Gardens
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Trust Fund
Carl Langley
Belvedere-Clearwater Road
Scott Webster
Andre van Gerst
Aiken Municipal
The
Associated Press
Aetous
Abby
Aiken Standard
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