Aiken Year in Review Highlights Growth and Change
The year featured Westinghouse expanding at the Savannah River Site and an added environmental review, while local leaders faced tax reassessment chaos and growth surges centered on SRS. City manager Windham retires after 26 years, and sports figures Butch Jacobs and Summer Squall join notable 1990 headlines.
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Savannah River
Westinghouse
EIS
Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Dowood
Silver Bluff High School
Butch Jacobs
Jacobs
Persian Gulf
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kalmia Hill
Aiken County
Ilan
Ing
SRS
Central
Savannah River Regional Research Authority
Aiken County Council
New Ellenton
USC Aiken
South Carolina
Commission On
CFAC
Aiken Officer Gives View On Desert Shield Mission
Col. Plunkett, a 1969 Aiken High graduate and Riyadh headquar ters liaison for Gen. Schwarzkopf, discusses Desert Shield progress. He notes good equipment and high tech gear, expects air superiority, and says morale is strong despite Iraqi threats and mixed reports on others.
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Col. Plunkett
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Saddam Hussein
Calvin A. Waller
Shield
U.N
Iraq
Plunkett
Waller
Pee
Force
After Christmas Sales Draw Busy Shoppers Across Stores
Retailers report heavy after Christmas activity as shoppers hunt bargains. Emile Brown of Rose's notes early Spring and Valentine promotions begin immediately. WalMart in Heritage Square cites high returns and new sales. J B White in Heritage Square launched a large two day early sale with 25 to 75 percent reductions. Parking lots show strong turnout as stores capitalize on festive mood and New Year party needs. Frank O'Donnell of K Mart cites multiple reasons for the surge and the focus on party item discounts.
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Emile Brown
Rose's
Kalmia Plaza
K-Mart
Frank O'Donnell
Iraq boarding sparks piracy charges amid regional tensions
Iraq denounces a pre-dawn ship boarding as piracy and barbaric aggression claiming sailors assaulted women aboard the vessel. The incident coincides with the State Department ordering nearly 300 non essential American personnel and dependents to leave Jordan and Sudan due to unstable conditions. Jordan borders Iraq and has at times backed Saddam.
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Iraq
U.N
Washington
State Department
Jordan
Sudan
Richard Boucher
Israel
Saddam
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Ibn
Ea Oy
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