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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1989
Page
11
Columbia College president spoke to a Rotary Club addressing campus initiatives, leadership changes, and community outreach, highlighting collaborations with local organizations and ongoing programs at the college.
Gov A Campbell criticizes Mack Trucks for laying off 215 South Carolina employees at Winnsboro plant amid a 25 percent workforce cut due to declining demand. UAW says decision rewards longevity, while transfers from Maryland and Pennsylvania complicate seniority protections. Layoffs affect 215 of 850 process technicians hired since plant opened two years ago.
Langley County Alliance for Fair Employment will discuss pollution testing at Langley Pond at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Wisham Center on S.C. 421. Spokesman Bobby Rutland says the group will release information from a national environmental organization acting as adviser on the pond cleanup and is expected to criticize the state health and environmental agency's handling of the effort and announce a shift in the alliance timetable.
The CSRA Group of Media Women of South Carolina will gather at 6 p.m. Thursday at Quincy's Family Steak House on Martintown Road. Barbara Hagan of Aiken Printing Co. will speak on small business experiences and printing industry trends. Dutch treat meal plus $1 meeting cost. reservations via Deidre Martin at USC Aiken.
Betty Rapp was unanimously named chair of an ad hoc committee to craft a mobile home parks ordinance. The group plans a Sept 11 meeting to set an agenda, weighing health and welfare against potential economic harm to park owners and renters. Major issues include screenings paving tying down trailers garbage collection utilities and density. Authorities from the Dept of Health and Environmental Control guide state regulations. The ordinance aims to address sewage overflow flooding and garbage, while avoiding punitive measures that burden young wage earners in smaller units.
A 12 member panel from diverse churches was selected to try Jim Bakker on eight counts of mail fraud and 15 counts of wire fraud plus conspiracy. Tam y Faye Bakker urged viewers to donate as the couple faces a high profile federal case.
North Augusta finalizes annexation of 63.32 acres at West Martintown Road and Gregory Lake Road Edgefield County into the city. Two parcels include 21.8 acres owned by Dr Nazir Bhatti and 11.52 acres owned by Charles P and Dianne H Price zoned for neighborhood commercial and single family residential. Also annexed 9.42 acres in Industrial Park owned by Chieftan Uniworld Corp on Revco Road. Tap fee changes raise sewer taps to 600 and add a 600 septic tank permit fee plus 20 cent per 1000 gallons for outside sewer users and a 1.20 per 1000 gallons reduction for usage over 2000 gallons. Zoning on Bunting Drive West Martintown Road shifts from R-2 to PUD.
About 90 residents met with legislators and officials from the South Carolina Highway Department and Westinghouse to press for traffic light installations at North Silverton and Baker Streets and for drainage and road maintenance in Jackson. They fear longer delays on S.C. 125 and S.C. 5 near the Savannah River Site, while officials caution about safety and funding.
South Carolina colleges will raise admission standards and high school students should prepare accordingly. Fred Sheheen, commissioner of the State Commission on Higher Education, said tougher entry rules may come for four year colleges while open admission should remain at some campuses to ensure opportunity. He cited funding, accountability, and retention of black students as key issues and urged consistent funding to build academic quality. College leaders must show responsible use of tax dollars to justify more state support.
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