12 Jan 1993
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1993
Page
1
Discussion notes the United States losing global leadership in consumer electronics and other sectors as new products lag behind foreign competition. Commerce Park in Oak Ridge hosts several tech transfer firms advancing commercialization efforts.
Oak Ridgers see Bill Carpenter as a symbol and a mover who helps Martin Marietta Energy Systems meet its technology transfer obligations with the U S Department of Energy. He speaks of reviving Oak Ridge’s economy by shifting from swordmakers to plowmakers and reversing years of decline at the Y-12 and K-25 plants. The 1985 Gaseous Diffusion Plant shutdown at K-25 followed rising layoffs and a shrinking infrastructure as the program aimed to reshape the area.
Energy Secretary James Watkins says the department has made significant progress correcting mismanagement and skewed priorities over four years. He cites defense reforms, the Savannah River Site, waste cleanup, and a new national energy strategy, noting the K Reactor restart as a key example and the Savannah River Defense Waste Processing Plant coming online in fiscal 1994.
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Readers are urged to call 648 2311 with news ideas. The note lists contact names Frances Anderson, Conway Eldon Johnson, Fairfax Johnnie Key, Graniteville Johnnie V Key, Aiken Ann Morgan, Edgefield Frederick A Nuessle, Aiken Woodrow W Scott, Graniteville Winifred Tonnesen, North Augusta.
The Aiken City Council unanimously approved the strictest local ordinance regulating video poker, effective Jan 25. It bans under 18 entry and limits hours from 8 a.m. to midnight, with provisions for separate facilities to isolate players from minors.
A downtown streetscape plan presented to the Aiken City Council aims to improve parking by using parkways for spaces and repurposing areas near churches. The concept includes repaving and planting parkways on Pendleton Street by St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church as a test case, alongside safer intersections and pedestrian friendly sidewalks.
Education Department released a preliminary snapshot showing 1992 National Assessment results with overall gains of about a half-grade level across fourth, eighth, and 12th graders. While white students improved in all three grades, black and Hispanic students showed gains only in grade 12.
Iraq again enters Kuwaiti territory to remove equipment from a naval base amid UN condemnation. About 150 armed Irakis in civilian clothes joined the raid, with Believed to be an attempt to reclaim gear as border redefines after the Persian Gulf War.
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