Derrick Testimony on NPR and Hodel Policy Sparks Debate
Rep. Butler Derrick testified before the House Armed Services Committee about former Secretary of Energy Donald Hodel and the NPR reactor plan. The NPR aims to aid plutonium and tritium production at Savannah River Plant, with Derrick accusing the NPR of political manipulation in 1984.
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Washington, D.C
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Donald P. Hodel
NPR
Congress
Savannah River
Derrick
Idaho
South Carolina
Sharpe Pushes Bill to End Vehicle Inspections
Rep. Charles Sharpe of Wagener has introduced a bill in the South Carolina House to abolish the vehicle inspection law, claiming annual public savings of 4 million dollars. He argues inspections fail to remove unsafe vehicles and cites Georgia and Florida as examples.
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Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
State House
Rep. Sharpe
Georgia
Florida
Weather outlook for upcoming days with mild temps
Tonight will be fair with a low in the upper 40s. Tomorrow starts with some cloudiness and light fog then becomes partly sunny with a mid 70s high. Rain chances lie Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and overnight lows from the upper 40s to 50s.
Tommy Har Man Finishes 50 Mile Race In 23:00
Tommy Har Man completed his first 50 mile race in 23 hours and 23 minutes, placing 22nd among 45 starters in the event.
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Tommy Harman
NPR Projected SRP reactor to boost Aiken growth
Aiken expects housing and schooling challenges if a Savannah River Plant production reactor is built starting 1990 and finishing by 2000. Estimated 2,100 construction and 350 permanent local jobs over a decade, with 987 construction and 165 permanent in Aiken County. Schools may face strain per supervisor Dr. Robert W. Paskel.
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Aiken
Savannah River
Department of Energy
SRP
Aiken Planning and
Packie E. Crown
Aiken County
Idaho Senator McClure Leads Energy Committee
Idaho Senator Jim McClure serves as chair of the Energy and Natural Resources panel overseeing policy and legislation. The article notes his leadership role and influence in shaping energy priorities and related debates.
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Idaho
Jim McClure
The
Energy and Not
Aiken County braces for federal budget cuts
Aiken County faces loss of revenue sharing and 5 percent federal employee pay cuts under Reagan proposals. The county could must raise 10 mills to compensate, threatening services and local taxes. City of Aiken also depends on revenue sharing, risking garbage collection funding.
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Aiken County
Capitol Hill
Reagan
USC Aiken
Department of
Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Roland H
Painted Buckeye Sent From Aiken To England For Thatcher
A painted buckeye plant from Woodlanders Nursery in Aiken will travel to England for Margaret Thatcher as she returns home from a visit to the United States. Senator John Warner learned of the available plant from the National Arboretum and arranged shipment via UPS overnight express. The nursery, run by Bob McCartney and the Mackintosh family, ships rare plants worldwide and notes the buckeye’s yellow bloom in the Piedmont of South Carolina.
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Aiken
England
Margaret Thatcher
Washington, D.C
Thatcher
John Warner
R-Va
National Arboretum
Department of Agriculture
Warner
Woodland Nursery
British Airways
Bob McCartney
Robert and
Julia
Aiken City Council to Hear Satellite Dish Ordinance
The Aiken City Council will hold a public hearing Monday at 7 30 p m on an ordinance to restrict satellite dish antennas to back yards and classify them as structures if approved on third reading. The town plans an election schedule reading for 1985 and other items including annexation and nursing home expansion.
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Aiken
Rodney A. Peeples
Larry F. Lower
Roy E. Cole
Lowe
Cole
Municipal Election Commission
Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home
Sherry Drive
Southwood Subdivision
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