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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1983
Page
13
Savannah River Plant officials say the 7:45 a.m. alarm that evacuated 60 workers from a radiocative fuel area was likely a malfunction. The device triggered a faulty signal for an uncontrolled nuclear reaction, though the plant will continue to investigate.
Aiken County veterinarians warn lush late season clover may trigger founder in horses and cattle. One mild case among horses has surfaced. experts urge controlled grazing as pasture remains unusually rich and cool wet weather extends the clover period.
In observance of National Nursing Home Week the Mattie C Hall Health Care Center held a student poster contest with Fairfield School entries. Winners announced at a resident-sponsored party will display at 830 Laurens St N through Saturday. First grade honors went to Roger Lanier Misty Key and Candace Pilz.
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet at 7 30 in the Educational Center board room at Morgan Street and Edgefield Avenue Aiken. The agenda includes forming a special committee to study and recommend facilities needs for the district.
Acting Resources Manager Tom Lewis says illegal parking at Clark's Hill shoulder and West Dam area near Highway 221 will be towed. Army Corps signs placed after repeat violations and fines. Cars that park in no parking zones face $10 fines plus $35 to $40 towing fees.
Foul play ruled out in the Saturday shooting death of Julian Butch Burckhalter age 30 of Aiken. Burckhalter lived at 116 Marvin Drive and was shot in his home about 12 30 a m. A .22 rifle was found nearby and he died around 10 10 p m at Talmadge Memorial Hospital.
Fletcher Wiggins age 21 of Langley injured his left foot while examining a friend's loaded rifle. The accident occurred about 12 05 a m Saturday. He said he did not know the gun was loaded and received treatment at University Hospital in Augusta.
Tonight at 6 p.m. a Confederate Memorial Day ceremony stands in front of the First Baptist Church in Aiken hosted by Gen. Joe Wheeler Camp No. 1245 SACV. Sen. Tommy Moore is the speaker with soloist Bonnie Anne Osbon and Clanton Mosley to play Taps. The Augusta based Company C 11th Battalion Confederate reenactment group will participate.
The Aiken Association of Realtors with the South Carolina Association of Realtors sponsors Camp Happy Days for SC children with cancer. The camp runs August 4-7 at Girl Scout facilities near Cordsville with no cost to families. A $1,000 grant from the American Cancer Society supports the project and volunteers are urged to donate through Dorinda Love or the Aiken Board of Realtors.
Deputies investigate multiple thefts in Aiken County including Henry Jacobs’s home on Main Street where $11,750 in cash was stolen along with three suits and shirts. Bettie Copley’s Reynolds Pond Road home and James C Barton’s Rt. 2 address also reported items stolen with property damage. no arrests have been made.
Larry Howard, 23, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after his estranged wife Cynthia Howard, 19, was injured by a shotgun blast. He awaits a preliminary hearing at the Saluda County Law Enforcement Center.
An in door yard sale will run Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aiken County Office of the Brown Lung Association on Highway 421 next to the Bath Post Office. Proceeds go to the Aiken County and Augusta Chapters of the Brown Lung Association.
Salley residents can have hearing tests free of charge every other Thursday. A Columbia company will set up in the police station twice a month to conduct tests, per Mayor Pete Clamp. The move avoids travel to nearby cities and aims to aid local residents. Buford Hartley seeks a five acre land extension sale within town limits.
Windsor Town Council will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall on S C 78. No agenda was available, according to Town Clerk Thelma Blackmon.
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