22 Feb 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1989
Page
1
The Aiken Standard launches a six part series on Aiken County’s schools economy infrastructure and governments and their link to SRP management changes. It surveys transition from cultural community to equestrian hub and nuclear era with SRP building. The series aligns with a forthcoming Strategic Plan drawn from county surveys.
Authorities say a record $1 billion of heroin traveled from Southeast Asia to New York City, hidden inside hundreds of smugglers as police and federal agents conducted the largest drug raid in U.S. history.
Snow flurries are forecast Thursday with less than 20 percent chance of measurable snow. Tonight remains mostly cloudy and windy with much colder temperatures. the low will be in the upper 20s. Details on page 6A.
Notices report the deaths of Sarah Ann Boen Linwood Roland Key and Michael E Wilmot in Warrenville and Ridge Spring with reference to Page 5A for full details. The notices name the individuals and indicate their residence towns.
The monthly price of a subscription to the Aiken Standard will rise by 50 cents on March 1. Home delivery becomes 5.40 dollars per month, the first increase in three years. Pre-paid subscriptions up to one year at the current price of 4.90 dollars per month are available through March 31.
Union Color and Chemical has purchased the Clearwater Plant after months of talks with United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. Bobby Neal, principal owner of Union Color, did not comment. The sale, valued at 15.5 million dollars in cash, follows UM&M’s earlier financial losses and the plant's March closing. Some of the 458 employees are expected to be rehired under the new operation, with a later-year printing focus planned.
About 600 residents filled USC Aiken last night to bid farewell to Du Pont amid rain. Gov. Campbell read a letter praising the firm, while Sen. Thurmond and Rep. Derrick lauded Du Pont for its Savannah River Plant work and long association with South Carolina.
The Labor Department reports consumer prices increased 0.6 percent in January led by higher gasoline poultry fish eggs and tobacco costs. If sustained this pace would imply a 7.2 percent annual inflation rate.
The Ruth Patrick Science Educalth Center groundbreaking moved to USC Aiken Etherredge Center due to heavy rains. Chancellor Robert E. Alexander noted successful collaboration and praised Dr. Ruth Patrick and others who helped make the project a reality. Senator Strom Thurmond led a roster of officials and business leaders lauding Patrick, a limnologist known for Savannah River ecosystem work.
Gov. Carroll Campbell proclaims Tornado Awareness Week as South Carolina endures twisters and high winds. No fatalities or major injuries reported. NWS predicts cloudy, breezy weather with temperatures in the 40s and 50s and gusty winds. Watches were in effect in Aiken and parts of Georgia. Aiken reported no damage. Loris and Daisy in Horry County show tornado evidence and minor paths through trees.
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