12 May 1983
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1983
Page
1
The notice lists leading county employers and industry sectors with a total of 1 649 positions. It references the county auditor s office and outlines roles across government and private sectors with April timing.
DOE concludes SRP security is insufficient and a new security contractor will replace Du Pont. A July bid process will select a contractor under DOE control, with some Du Pont guards possibly transferred. Reports note prior mock attacks and ongoing questions about overall protection at the plant.
The Savannah River Plant plans a private security contract adding about 500 new jobs over six months. Estimates show $2.8 million in extra annual retail sales and $2.45 million in new bank deposits, plus thousands more residents and households. Officials call it a major economic boost like attracting a new industry.
Homestead exemption reimbursements to Aiken County and several towns run later than usual due to late filings by New Ellenton North Augusta and Jackson. State records show the county receives $373260 total with $258721 to the schools and $114538 to the county.
The article notes Casandra Cumbee and other Aiken Standard advertising department members receiving a bouquet of seven inch roses. Mary Hyslop, a circulation department inserter, brought the gift grown by her son. The piece humorously refers to a plastic bubble used for California condors as a condominium.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and SLED investigate a lead tied to a sawed off shotgun used in Linda Bradberry’s death. Bradberry, 35, was found dead in her car after being shot in the head the night prior. robbery ruled out. The weapon was sent to Columbia for ballistics. results pending. The shotgun was seized during the arrest of a man held in the county jail.
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