L Reactor in Aiken County Backed for October Start
Aiken County voters and local groups urge restarting the L Area reactor at Savannah River Plant in October 1983 without an Environmental Impact Statement. Support comes from city and chamber councils, the Aiken Board of Realtors, and neighboring counties. Environmental groups sue to force an EIS, SC joins suit, but plant officials emphasize past safety and minimal environmental impact. A public hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in North Augusta on Feb 9 precedes possible federal court action.
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Aiken County
Savannah River
Aiken City
Carter Administration
Congress
Defense Department
SRP
Environmental Protection Agency
SAP
Senate Armed Services Committee
North Augusta
Thought For Today Kipling Quote Reminder
A compact proverb echoes Rudyard Kipling noting 40 million reasons for failure but no excuses. The line invites perseverance and accountability in daily life.
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Rudyard Kipling
Unions, wages, and the rise of merit shop reform
A discussion of union history in steel auto and construction trades leading to higher wages, then a shift to nonunion merit shop models, opposition to Davis Bac on federal projects, and critique of government birth control and family planning policies as threats to family authority and liberty. The piece uses Orwellian imagery to warn against state intervention in family life.
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Merit Shop
Washington Post
Washington
Reagan
Reader thanks state worker who aided after Jan 20 crash
A reader expresses gratitude to a state employee who drove him to a hospital after a January 20 traffic accident. He describes the car as dark with a gold emblem and asks the driver to identify herself so he can thank her. He also remarks on the driver who forced him off the road with a prayer for accountability.
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God
Gas Decontrol Proves Beneficial For Motorists
At year end 1982, gasoline supplies were ample and prices stable or falling after Reagan ended price controls on Jan 28 1981. The piece contrasts forecasts by CLEC and critics like Ralph Nader with actual conditions, noting no shortages or price spikes despite warnings.
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The
Oil Daily
Reagan
William F. Ross
South Carolina Petroleum Council
Columbia
Citizens Labor Energy Coalition
CLEC
Ralph Nader
Congress
Aiken leaders praised for private public rehab partnership
Mrs. Knaver congratulates the Center's rehabilitation team and the Aiken business community for a successful private public partnership aiding disabled individuals through rehabilitation and employment. She commends the winter conference A Salute to Business and Industry and praises leadership and community cooperation.
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Aiken
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