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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1983
Page
1
Washington AP The U S economy grew at the fastest pace in two years in the first quarter as inflation adjusted gross national product rose at about a 4 percent annual rate the Commerce Department reported Officials had projected a 4 percent rise before the quarter ended marking a rebound after a deep recession and prior quarterly declines
Senate blocking funds for a Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant demonstration of a plutonium inventory system. Rep. Derrick plans talks with Sen. Hatfield to secure money needed to run the hourly measurement system feared to deter theft and diversion. BNFP faces 40 layoffs May 1 and potential shutdown without funds. plant has never opened.
The Up With People cast arrives in town and will perform a welcome event with a shag dance demonstration. Some youths hail from foreign countries and may not know the American dance while locals debate its propriety. Don Blount remarks the shag sounds like courting or petting to some.
Ridge peach farmers face potential heavy losses after record cold on this date and another frost expected tonight. W.M. DuBose & Son Inc in Monetta and James Painter of Spartanburg Technical College warn crops may be killed or severely damaged. Peaches, a top SC cash crop, grow mainly in Greenville Spartanburg Cherokee and Edgefield County ridges.
The Belvedere Water and Sewer District seeks dissolution after the House passed a bill to abolish the special tax district. Rep. Huff hailed smooth passage and noted possible Senate objections on constitutional grounds. The measure would trigger a refunding process for levied taxes if enacted.
Aiken County Council approved two resolutions granting hearings on April 28 to citizens who failed to file for the 1982 special 4 percent agricultural tax assessment. Named applicants include James I Jones Patricia G Jones James Irwin Jones and the Estate of William M Beard. The vote raises concerns about opening a flood of similar requests. The council also reversed a $42,331 repayment to USDA over a Summer Food Program audit and debated a proposed cap on employee life and health insurance costs.
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