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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1984
Page
1
A brief rain showers passes tonight followed by fair skies and cooler 60s. Tomorrow brings mostly sunny conditions with near 90 degree highs. Wednesday stays sunny while Thursday and Friday turn partly cloudy with scattered storms. highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
The Aiken City Council meets tonight at 7 30 in the Municipal Building to discuss a tree and landscaping ordinance, a Butler Derrick letter about the Augusta Canal Water Power Project, and South Carolina Highway Department resurfacing plans.
New York based report quotes George Carmichael a mosquito control director in New Orleans recommending indoors living as best protection. If outdoors he advises light colored clothing long sleeves and two thin layers. He notes standard repellent lasts a few hours and that pipe smoke helps as well.
Judy Hof fmeyer, formerly of Aiken, attended Lime Light in Atlanta on Saturday night. The club featured a mini blizzard effect on the dance floor as a special attraction during the event.
Aiken County Council approved second reading of an $11.4 million 1984 85 budget with no tax increase. A future third reading could add changes including a proposed one mill tax and a new fee on coin operated devices to fund recreation and park projects.
DOE spokesman says a decision on restarting the renovated L-Reactor at Savannah River Plant may come next week. If restarted, the plant could begin operations next February after a 1,000 acre cooling lake is completed to contain hot water from the reactor.
Democratic nominees for two local November races will be chosen tomorrow in 26 Aiken County precincts. In House District 86 Ted Willis and Terry McMillan compete. in County Council District 3 LaWana McKenzie runs against L C Jones Jr. Both races lacked a 50 percent margin in June, with winners to face Republican opponents in November. The Space Shuttle Discovery remains at Kennedy Space Center after today’s mission scrub.
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP NASA halted the debut of the space shuttle Discovery minutes before liftoff after a backup computer hung up. The delay mirrors a 1981 grounding. Engineers investigate a fix while the six person crew remains aboard awaiting a possible Tuesday launch.
A $973000 drainage solution for South Aiken will be shown to Aiken County Council at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Post Buckley firm completed a two month study of the Wise Hollow basin identifying severe problem areas and proposing improvements and funding methods.
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