Planners Extend Sign Moratorium To December 13
The Aiken City Council voted unanimously to extend the sign moratorium to December 13. A joint Planning Commission and Sign Ordinance Review Committee will work on a comprehensive sign ordinance with draft ready for council consideration. The council also approved spending 87,365 to support local projects and to empower volunteers to police city spaces. Last year the city received 87,774.90 from the state fund from hotel and motel taxes and theater fees.
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Aiken
Planning Commission
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Ign Sinance
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Unhappy Council Confirms Funding for Best Friend Express
Aiken council reluctantly supports the Best Friend Express with 11 000 on first reading, funding 322 004 for the transit system. Council members criticize rising operating costs and the double tax on residents while noting the system loses about 300 000 annually. Per rider costs rise to 18.91 this year and 21.52 in 1994, with calls to fund only the Dial-A-Ride portion amid ongoing budget strains.
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Best Friend Express
Aikenny
Robert S. (Skiver) Perry
Eric M. Radford
Radford
Councl
Aiken
Michael Anaclerio
Perry
Kit Gaulton
Aiken County
North Augusta
DOE image problem highlighted by Aiken meeting
Business leaders and private citizens criticized the Department of Energy for bureaucratic rules and costly contracting practices. They urged reforms as DOE moves to broaden input on how it runs facilities and interfaces with private industry.
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Department of Energy
Clinton
Hazel O'Leary
DOE
Aiken
Citi
Zens
Good Ole Boy
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Everatt Beckner
Defense Programs
Department
Washington
Beckner
O'Leary
Weather tips and contact line for readers
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Local Clergy and Officials Named in Community Directory
Amanda Falkin. Trenton Rev. Randall W. Grandy. Wagoner Haywood McCormick. Ward Alfred R. New. Langley Jerry L. Sutton. Aiken William H. Wagner. Beech Island James M. Williams. Batesburg Jo Ann Yarrington. Belvedere.
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Amanda Falkin
Trenton
Randall W. Grandy
Wagoner Haywood McCormick
Ward
Alfred R. New
Langley
Jerry L. Sutton
Aiken
William H. Wagner
Beech Island
James M. Williams
Batesburg
Jo Ann Yarrington
Belvedere
Pioneer aviator Doolittle dies at 96 in California
Retired General James H. Doolittle, famed for leading the 1942 daylight raid on Tokyo, died at age 96 at a son's home after a stroke. A pioneer Air Force pilot and Shell Oil executive, his raid boosted American morale though it caused limited damage.
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Tokyo
Pebble Beach
Calif
James H. Doolittle
Japan
Shell Oil Co
Naval War College
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Spencer Tracy
Pact Signed Before Film Was Formed In New Ellenton
Aiken Standard reveals inconsistencies in New Ellenton sewer project records. Contracts date April 16 1990 with Cedar Creek Utilities clash with Banks Mill Partnership forming April 23 1990. Cantelow Associates Inc and Cantelow signatures appear though town claimed no system. Bond ordinance cites a sewer system pre 1967, contradicting an ongoing construction claim.
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New Ellenton
Aiken Standard
Cedar Creek Utilities
Banks Mill Partnership
Aiken County
T.B. Rainsford
George E. Cantelou Jr
Thomas Biddle
Cantelow
Randy W. Shaw
Cantelow Associates Inc
Cantelou Associates Inc
Cantelou
Shaw
Residents Rebel At Easements In New Ellenton
A Monday night meeting at Lilian Hammack’s home showed New Ellenton residents reject signing sewer easements or pledges. They charged town officials with corruption over the controversial sewer project and voiced support for a petition.
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New Ellenton
Lillian Hammack
Violent Crime In 8 C Tops National Average
South Carolina saw a higher rise in violent crime last year than the nation overall, per a State Law Enforcement Division report. Rapes robberies and aggravated assaults drove the increase while murders fell. Overall crime declined 2 percent from 1991 to 1992.
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South Carolina
SLED
Hugh Munn
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