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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1983
Page
1
A DC 8 cargo plane carrying low level radioactive material crashed and exploded on takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus Michigan. All three crew members were killed. Officials later questioned whether the recovered container was the radioactive shipment.
Rita Jenrette, ex-wife of Rep John Jenrette, headlines a second movie The Western To End All Westerns, with less exposure than Playboy. Aiken officials discuss a bicycle criterion on May 15, Hastings Wyman quips about many criteria. Mayor Odell Weeks comments on Two Notch Road apartments conversion back to stables amid neighbor approval. Warrenville residents report a large Black Angus cow missing after la sowing incident.
Aiken residents opposed a rezoning plan for a 100 by 400 foot lot at Aldrich and York streets to allow a strip shopping center with five small businesses. The council rejected the proposal despite a recommendation to approve on first reading and hear public input.
Savannah River Plant officials oppose state water quality limits as DHEC drafts a discharge permit requiring SRP reactors to meet existing standards. A variance request may trigger litigation with DOE run facilities. The L-Reactor restart is planned for October, with Gov. Riley and Attorney General-elect Medlock weighing state actions.
South Carolina Sierra Club urges governor and attorney general to require an Environmental Impact Statement before restarting DOE L Reactor at Savannah River Plant. Groups filed suit Nov. 8 seeking delay to allow thorough study of containment dome absence, water discharges, and wetlands impact.
Jackson Town Council unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department to provide fire protection beyond the existing area. The boundary extends five miles from the intersection of Tisdale and Charles Streets to Hollow Creek's northern edge with residential fees of 18 dollars and commercial fees up to 250 dollars annually.
Belvedere Water and Sewer Commissioners voted to press ahead with buying the community water system despite public opposition to the 93 mill tax. The board rejected a new referendum on the tax and urged community input while stressing the commission’s duty to serve.
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