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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1989
Page
3
Du Pont Co announces severing ties with the Savannah River Plant and ending its DOE contract by 1989 amid safety concerns and policy shifts. The move coincides with a national push for nuclear safety oversight and potential construction of a new SRP reactor, with local leaders backing new reactor studies. Mayor H Odell Weeks is re-elected as Aiken grows.
Du Pont officials signaled end to their link with the Savannah River Plant, ending a long DOE association. Aiken reelected H Odell Weeks, with Skipper Perry as challenger. Lessie Price became the first woman on the Aiken City Council. Pollution concerns rose in Langley Pond as Horse Creek Valley residents formed a group to push for studies. State and local leaders urged a new reactor, receiving up to 25 million to study siting and design. Aiken saw growth with Kroger, K Mart at Hitchcock Plaza, plus new buildings and enrollments at USCA and Aiken Technical College. The old jail and Bath Mill changes, judicial center, and public service reorganization marked a busy year.
Dixon Illinois reflects on the 1980s as a roller coaster decade with unemployment swings farm losses and big employer changes. Ronald Reagan’s rise and local pride shape mood while a new can do attitude and jobs programs spur a cautious rebound.
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