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FMC Opens New Ordance Division Plant in Aiken
About 200 local residents now work at the FMC Ord nance Division plant producing about 60 percent of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle components. By full production in 1985 the workforce is expected to exceed 450. U.S. Rep. Butler Derrick praises the creation of 200 immediate jobs and three more in the community per plant job. Soldiers and officers defend the Bradley's value against critics, noting its battlefield capabilities and cost. Open house invited the public for tours and refreshments.
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Aiken
FMC Ordnance Division
Aiken County
U.S. Army
U.S
Butler Derrick
South Carolina
Derrick
Bradley
Rep
Fort Benning, Ga
FMC
Sam Wetzel
Wetzel
Sanford F. Eyler