24 Aug 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1988
Page
1
Cherryvale city commissioners vote to sell three goats used as living lawnmowers near the sewage plant after a weak fence allowed the animals to roam. Mayor Littell says the goats were not fired for performance but containment issues. Archie Canon may adopt them once fenced repaired.
A 20 percent chance of thundershowers tonight gives way to mostly fair skies. Lows near 70 tonight. Tomorrow will be partly sunny and less humid with a high mid 90s. Details on Page 9A.
Notices report deaths of Charlie Bell Jacksonville Flo Clifford Smith Augusta Alice Y Wheatley Lexington and Dorothy J Wright Aiken with reference to details on Page 5A.
President Bush defends running mate Dan Quayle amid insidious rumors about his character as Democrats attack. Bush insists he stands behind Quayle while Quayle makes solo appearances in Cincinnati Lexington and St. Louis.
The day care industry boomed as parents work for higher incomes. Family Day Care Home led growth, driven by more women seeking to stay home with children while maintaining income. Eve lyn Johnson, head of child care licensing at the Department of Social Set, notes the trend.
The Aiken County Medical Society criticized Dr. Stanton Green for inflammatory safety comments about the Savannah River Plant SRP restart. Green urged shutdown to avoid a disaster like Chernobyl. Rep Candy Waites announced a joint House Senate committee to monitor SRP, expressing anger at Du Pont and federal oversight.
Du Pont acquires patent rights to work by Dr. Paul C W Chu at the University of Houston. The 123 ceramic compound with yttrium marks a high temperature superconductor, and Du Pont reportedly pays 4.5 million. Experts say the price reflects value but commercial use remains years away.
President Reagan signed the Price Anderson nuclear liability act extending protections for the Savannah River Plant contractor. DOE indemnifies the contractor for catastrophic accidents while imposing civil and criminal penalties for safety violations. Major bidders Martin Marietta and Westinghouse vie to replace Du Pont next April with DOE naming one in October.
Firefighters in Yellowstone and nearby areas push to contain large blazes as cooler nights and forecasts of frost aid suppression. Crews near Helena work on a 37 000 acre blaze while fires in Oregon Washington and Wyoming threaten facilities and prompt evacuations near Canyon Junction campground and hotel complex.
Seven firefighters from the Savannah River Plant joined U S Forest Service crews in Yellowstone Park to combat the Clover Mist fire near Cooke City. The blaze amid ten fires covers 156 502 acres with winds up to 50 mph, part of about 300 000 acres burning in the park.
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