28 Apr 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1989
Page
1
Thirty persons signed up to speak at a DOE public hearing at H. Odell Weeks Recreation Center on the SRS restart and Environmental Impact Statement. List includes Friends of SRS, Greater Aiken and North Augusta chambers, Greenpeace USA, Mayor Weeks, and officials from Governor Campbell's office.
An expert panel urged federal approval of five year birth control implants named Norplant. FDA must resolve questions on effectiveness in heavier women and duration of protection before final decision by Commissioner Frank Young.
Partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the 60s. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with a 4 percent chance of a high in the Dos.
Mrs. Jett Bright Trenton Margaret R Daily Anna M Davis Graniteville Michelle L Evans Langley Maude G Ford West Columbia are listed among notices with full details on Page 6A.
The Economic Development Partnership of Aiken and Edgefield counties discussed a fiscal 1989 90 budget of 189 825 described as a preliminary proposal. Executive Director J David Jameson told about a dozen directors the plan balances spending with expected revenues and hinges on a July authorization. The plan targets capital intensive businesses foreign investment and tech bases with staff development and a Technical Advisory Committee. Revenue sources include 5000 from the county council 35000 from the EDP and 3000 private 4800 contracted services 1200 in kind in tance and 5000 from the current fund balance. Personnel costs dominate at 104 150.
After returning from England in 1866 William Gregg founder of Graniteville Co finds four illegal whiskey stills near Graniteville and widespread drinking and gunfire in Horse Creek Valley. Governor Byrnes later described the valley as the shootingest fightingest drinkingest circuit in the state as he planned reform.
Cape Canaveral readies Atlantis for a 2:24 p m EDT liftoff carrying five astronauts on a four day Earth orbit before releasing the Magellan probe six hours after launch for an unmanned 15 month 806 million mile voyage to Venus. NASA chief scientist Lennard Fisk heralds a planetary program resurgence.
Admiral James D. Watkins outlined a plan to restart the Savannah River nuclear weapons plant in 1990 with a focus on reforming the entire weapons complex. He postponed the restart to mid 1990 to allow condition assessment and operator retraining, with a July restart date set after external review. Watkins pledged stricter discipline for DOE officials and a top to bottom reorganization to ensure safety and accountability.
Supporters push for Senate approval after House 73 29 vote to allow 46 counties to decide on a 1 percent local sales tax to lower property taxes. Gov Campbell’s signature needed. Speaker Sheheen says Senate leaders support similar measures. Local governments face daily service pressures as property taxes remain main revenue.
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