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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1978
Page
7
A congressional study argues the Savannah River Plant faces galloping obsolescence as ever stricter standards arrive yearly. Officials say aging instrumentation needs updating, but Congress has balked at funding. Workers see alarm as overblown yet hope for needed repairs with any new money.
The council discusses several resolutions including one blank amount of money to be taken from the capital outlay for the purchase of two county vehicles.
A preview of the musical Changes will be presented by the Millbrook Baptist Church Youth Choir in the sanctuary Wednesday at 6 45 p m. The show uses puppets in skits with a choir and marks the first tour stop before a July 20 start. Ray Barber directs with puppetry by Carla Corley. The event kicks off a two week mission tour with backyard Bible clubs and church services in Winthrop Harbor Illinois.
The Aiken County Public Service Authority plans a 7 30 p m meeting in the conference room at Aiken Technical College on U S 1 S the Aiken Augusta Highway.
David Hallis recounts fearing for his life as he wrestled with his father over a .22 pistol. He says he fired in self defense after his father threatened to kill him and knocked the phone away. A reenactment showed the gun discharged from Hallis's right hip.
The North Augusta City Council will meet tomorrow at 8 PM to study street lighting and Riverview Park parking lot lighting proposals. The session covers amendments to the Position Classification and Pay Plan, EDA water main improvements, a Zoning Board appointment, and a rezoning petition review with the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Williston resident Cole L Page named resident construction engineer for Aiken County by the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Aiken resident A D Barwick to succeed Page. R L White of Irma named construction and maintenance engineer for Highway District One, replacing J D Gilreath who moves to Greenwood as District Two engineer. Barwick, a 1976 USC civil engineering graduate, joined the department full time in June 1976 after summer survey party work.
Interiors Today offers room color guidance based on light, mood, and adjacent spaces. Byrnes of Aiken at 118 Park Ave S.W. promotes decorating ideas and a full furniture store including wallpaper drapes and carpeting. Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. phone 649-4173.
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