Congress approves funds for Savannah River Plant upgrades
Congress has approved initial funding totaling 17 million dollars for Savannah River Plant upgrades with total needs projected at about 340 million over five years. A 100 million package could be spent over two to three years if approved this year to lock in contracts with long lead times.
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Congress
Savannah River
SRP
David Peek
Department of Energy
Peek
SAP
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Mike Joy
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Joy
Graniteville Lays Off Workers in Two Divisions
Graniteville is trimming staff in the Hickman and Swint Divisions amid business slowdown and equipment modernization. Assistant vice president William E. Johnson said many affected workers were transferred to other divisions and no further cuts are expected as modernization nears completion.
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Graniteville
Graniteville Company
William E. Johnson
Hickman
Swint
Johnson
Aikens Makin Opens With Arts and Crafts Show
Browsing dominated opening day as vendors showcase paintings quilts stained glass dolls and wooden crafts downtown. Angela Holley notes Friday and Saturday will draw crowds while entertainment from 3 p.m. onward and a municipal exhibits showcase highlight the festival in Aiken County.
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Aiken’s
Makin
Angela Holley
Aiken County
Park Avenue
Loan Interest Rates May Be On The Rise
The Federal Reserve raised its key lending rate from 10 percent to 11 percent, signaling higher costs for mortgages cars and other loans. Officials say the move aims to curb money supply growth and inflation, but it could slow the economic recovery and hurt housing and auto sales.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Spreading War Raises Nuclear Risk Says Muskie
United Nations report notes Iraq and Iran conflict could threaten nuclear use though Muskie cautions risk remains theoretical. He met Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and called for cease fire and negotiations while noting no concrete Soviet steps. Muskie warned the Middle East is the world’s most unstable and potentially explosive region.
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United Nations
Iraq
Iran
Middle East
Edmund S. Muskie
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Muskie
Gromyko
Mideast
Tehran denies Iraq claim of Khomeini death
Baghdad Radio stated Khomeini died and claimed confirmation from Tehran Radio disputed the report. Tehran Radio later denied the death claim and noted the tyrant had not been seen in public since the war began, with broadcasts attributed to others.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Iran
Khuzestan
Khorramshahr
Shatt al-Arab
Basra
Tokyo
Abadan
Ahvaz
Tehran
Khor Abdulla
Persian Gulf
Mosul
Kirkuk
Kut
Um-Qasr
Beirut
Lebanon
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Baghdad Radio
Tehran Radio
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David Stuart
Rose Hill Art Center
Stuart
Lambert
Custom Framing and Gallery
Ginny Southworth
Strait of Hormuz
Bahrain
Gulf
Aiken
Justin Tyme
Brandon Brooks
Anita Tatum
Tomorrow’s Entertainment
Pegasus
Lesley Hartley
Susan Hutchinson
Carl Crosby
Marsha
Mestapey
Apple Ensemble
Millbrook Bell Choir
Aiken Gymnastics Association
Brent Lundy
South Aiken
Gwen Gardner
Derrick Burton
Lynn Pope
Miss Gardner
Richland and
Laurens
Pilgrim
Melvin Simpkins
Pratt Institute
New York City
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