05 Dec 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1991
Page
1
The Lady Pacers fall to the Clock in a tight contest on Page 10A. Key players from both teams contributed scoring and defense as the game neared its final minutes.
USDA outlook says retail pork may drop about 12 percent from 1991 levels while beef prices stay near or below 1991. Poultry could fall about 3 percent or stay steady as overall food costs rise 2 to 4 percent next year. The report tips meat as a top budget saver amid a slowed economy.
Obituaries report deaths including Zona Bates Barnwell Rufus E Brown Sidney Jones Burnettown Gary A Palmer New Orleans Leroy Powell Philadelphia Lena Wallace Johnston details appear on Page 3B.
A group of preservationists retirees and business owners examine a stock ownership plan to buy out the Willcox Inn mortgage and avert foreclosure. Greyhound filed suit for overdue mortgage payments. Wyatt Development Co owner Weldon Wyatt owes about 1.2 million. The Willcox, built in 1898 by Frederick S Willcox, faced closure after Greyhound’s foreclosure action.
NPR reports that a delayed decision on a new production reactor costs the government about 16 million dollars per month. Two engineering firms continue designing reactor options for a heavy water reactor and a modular gas cooled reactor while the DOE weighs cuts tied to broader strategic and budget pressures. The arrangement, originally an 8 million dollar monthly fee to General Atomics and Ebasco Services, could persist without a timely technology choice and threatens a 5.6 billion reactor project.
U S Representative Butler Derrick criticizes the Department of Energy for delaying the new production reactor decision for at least two years citing budget pressures anti nuclear groups and shifting European politics. He argues the move harms long term defense interests and notes plans to spend about 80 million for the NPR are ill advised.
Westinghouse Savannah River Company asks the Department of Energy for permission to restart the K Reactor at Savannah River Site. DOE officials say a favorable ruling from the U S Court of Appeals and approval by Secretary Watkins are needed, with a restart possibly next week.
Aiken Standard contrasts Japanese and American Pearl Harbor narratives on the 50th anniversary. Japanese texts offer brief mentions while U.S. history books once described a savage attack, later adding themes of internment and possible prior U.S. knowledge.
George Stiefel a 50 year Pearl Harbor veteran recalls Dec 7 1941 when the Japanese attack shattered Hawaii paradise. He describes preparing for shore leave aboard the destroyer and the moment allied alarms turned to battle with smoke plumes and explosions over Ford Island.
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