Aiken 1979 Sees Growth Amid Recession Pressure
The year brought new restaurants shopping centers and two industrial plants in Aiken and North Augusta. Riegel Textile and Phelan built plants while Beloit Manhattan Beecham operated in the industrial park. Downtown tastes shifted with new shops and the Holley Inn added a 30 unit motel.
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Aiken County
Peggy Simons
Williams-Sheen Agency
Riegel Textile
R.E. Phelan
Aiken
Riegel
Powderhouse Road
Phelan
University Parkway
Beloit Manhattan
Beecham
Beloit
Cough
North Augusta
Revco
Heritage Square
Radio Shack
University Florist
Northside Plaza
U.S. 1
S.C. 118
Winn-Dixie
Holley Inn
Richland Avenue
1980s Outlook on Local Government and Education
Local leaders foresee energy driven shifts in the 1980s with more compact housing and closer town planning. Aiken and North Augusta officials anticipate new public safety substations and tech upgrades. Education emphasis on basic skills, discipline, and fiscal justification for tax spending, plus growth in higher education and women’s sports funding.
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Roland H. Windham
Aiken
Carey Smith
North Augusta
T.B
Ted) Willis
Aiken County
Willis
Aiken Technical College
Ashley J. Little
Aiken Tec
Johanna Gibbs
Usc-Aiken
Lew Perkins
Perkins
Usc-A
North Augusta Considers Third Reading On Fee Hikes
A North Augusta ordinance to raise electrical inspection fees faces its third reading at the regular City Council meeting Thursday night. The council meets at 8 p.m. in City Hall chambers at 400 Buena Vista Ave with a pre council session at 7 45 p.m.
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North Augusta
Delegation Plans Roads Meeting In Aiken County
The Aiken County legislative delegation will meet at 7 30 PM in the agriculture building to discuss paving and resurfacing county roads including Levels Baptist Church Road where Riegel Textile is building a new plant. Reappointments to the Valley Public Service Authority and the Aiken Tax Review Board will be announced. the meeting is open to the public.
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Aiken County
Levels Baptist Church
Riegel Textile
Reigel Textile
Valley Public Service Authority
Aiken
TEC Exam Announcement At Aiken Technical College
A special entrance examination for incoming students at Aiken Technical College will be held tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. The exam is mandatory for all students entering Aiken TEC during the winter quarter. No appointment is needed. Report to the administration building auditorium before 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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Aiken Technical College
Aiken Tec
HiMat Collects Comet Dust for Ancient Solar System Clues
NASA scientists praise the HiMat craft for gathering uncontaminated extraterrestrial dust. Electron microscopy shows dust composition similar to meteorites with magnesium and calcium differences that could reveal nuclear reactions from the early solar system. The work mirrors findings from the 1969 Allende meteorite and ties into Halley’s Comet mission plans for 1985.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Solar System
Allende
Mexico
Pioneer 11 Visits Saturn Reveal New Moons Rings
Pioneer 11's 1979 Saturn encounter reveals an 11th moon and two new rings. Data show Saturn has a magnetic field, magnetosphere, and radiation belts, with most of the planet inferred to be liquid metallic hydrogen. It radiates 2.5 times more heat than it receives and has an upper atmosphere around 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Pioneer
Saturn
NASA
Earth
Jupiter
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North Hills
Eckerd Drug
Ashley’s
Mitchell
California
Lionel Smith Ltd
Medicine Cabinet
Alvanos
Pat's Sandwich Shop
Oyster Bay
Pilgrim Drapery
Cato’s Ladies Clothing
Holiday Inn
I-20
Wakn-Wnez
Eagle Communications
John Davidson
Savannah
Mills Fitzner
WLOW
John F. Foskett
Fitzner
Augusta
Carolin
Huket Place
Fermey AO
Atlanta
Stetson
Strickland
N.A
Crescent
Salley
Crescent Cities
Call Crescent Cities Vocational Center
Library of
Georgia Ave
Ellie Miller
Dottie Wilson
Office
HiMat
Science
Thurmond Whatley
Dress Shop
Aiken, S.C
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