Rain Fall Pleases Parched South Carolina Farmers
Clayton Lowder Jr says his rain dance worked as rains arrived across South Carolina after a long drought. By morning Charleston had 1.9 inches Greenville 1.65 inches Columbia 0.66 inches with more expected. NWS notes Columbia rainfall was 9 inches below normal for the period. Farmers hope relief continues.
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South Carolina
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Sumter
Clayton Lowder Jr
Lowder
Charleston
Greenville
Weather Service
National Weather Service
John Long
Newberry
South Carolina schools rated fair or poor in survey
Six of ten South Carolinians rate state schools as fair or poor and most believe private schools perform better than public ones. A May telephone survey of 800 adults and 2009idents shows 54 percent favor vouchers, 30 percent would choose them, and most want to improve schools. John Immerwahr of Public Agenda notes a conflict between support for public schools and parental choice.
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Columbia
State Education Department
John Immerwahr
Public Agenda
Sonoront
South Carolina
Immerwahr
Public School Education Voter Sentiment Report
A survey shows 60 percent rate public schools as fair to poor, 54 percent favor vouchers, and 30 percent would choose vouchers. Seventy percent say schools lack sufficient funding, while 33 percent consider more money the best solution to education problems.
Nuremberg Prosecutor Fenstermacher recalls postwar trials
The 78 year old War Crimes prosecutor Fenstermacher, famed for his role in bringing Nazi leaders to justice, discusses his career from Cortland New York to Nuremberg, his memories of Justice Jackson, and the looming end of this courtroom era at USC Columbia panel discussions. He reflects on the trials as prophetic lessons to guard against dictatorship.
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Fenstermacher
Upstate
New York
Cortland
Finger Lakes
Syra
Use
Nancy
Vassar College
Germany
Robert Jackson
Supreme Court
Hitler
Aiken
Lucy
Columbia
University of South Carolina School of Law
Europe
Asia
USC
Cornell University
Obituaries Note Joan McKenney Alma Williams
Obituary notices list Joan D. McKenney of North Augusta and Alma Patrick Williams of Bamberg on page 2B, honoring their lives and legacies with brief memorial notices.
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Joan D. McKenney
North Augusta
Alma Patrick Williams
Bamberg
Georgia Lottery Winners Update
Wednesday drawing results show Cash Ball numbers 1 955 and 4 255164 for Cash 1. Fantasy 5 numbers listed as 515 2228. Players are advised to verify tickets with official Georgia Lottery sources.
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Cash
Teen saves life with training during backyard emergency
Sixteen year old David Sentelle credits American Red Cross training for saving a man’s life on a Friday night. After Heimlich attempts failed, he directed responders to the deck and performed Look Look Listen and Feel rescue breathing when Bart Robeson from Greenwood stopped breathing but had a pulse.
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American Red Cross
David
Highland Park Drive
Atlanta Braves
Bart) Robeson
Robeson
Greenwood
Siemens Seeks Role In Plutonium Disposal
Siemens, among a few bidders for the U S surplus plutonium disposition program, argues its bid offers advantages. The Washington state based group visited Aiken and the Savannah River Site to introduce itself and gauge local reception. Ron Heiks, Siemens Power Corp. salesman, said the company would be enthused about coming to the site if chosen.
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Siemens
U.S
Aiken
Savannah River
Westinghouse
BNFL
DOE selects MOX fuel consortium with Siemens Battelle Mason & Hanger Raytheon
The Department of Energy chose a consortium led by Siemens with Battelle Mason & Hanger and Raytheon Engineers to pursue MOX fuel, including two commercial utilities Entergy Operations in New Orleans and Washington Public Power Supply System. The group includes Mason & Hanger at Pantex in Texas and other firms, signaling collaboration across multiple sites.
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Department of Energy
Siemens
Bellevue
Wash
Columbus
Ohio
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