Anti-nuke plank shocks South Carolina Democrats in 1984 platform
The South Carolina Democratic Party platform adopts anti-nuclear language that challenges SRP operations and federal oversight. It calls for state regulation of DOE facilities, shifts supervision to DHEC, and signals possible withdrawal of federal control, prompting GOP calls for candidates to take a stand. The piece argues the platform risks the party’s traditional pro industry stance and could threaten the state’s large nuclear payroll.
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South Carolina
Democratic Party
Savannah River
SRP
Department of Energy
DOE
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Palmetto
Aiken County
USC Aiken Honors Simons and Curtin for Doctorates
The University of South Carolina Aiken awards honorary doctorates to Federal Judge Charles E. Simons and Du Pont executive Gerald F. Curtin Jr. Simons, USC alumnus and judge since 1964, received a Doctor of Public Service after a career in law and politics. Curtin, head of Du Pont Petrochemicals, was conferred a Doctor of Science for leadership of the Savannah River Plant and its defense industry impact.
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Charles E. Simons
du Pont
Gerald F. Curtin Jr
University of South Carolina Aiken
Johnston
Aiken
Judge Simons
USC
Phi Beta Kappa
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Simons
USC Law School
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Navy
House
U. S
USCA
Curtin
du Pont Company
Petrochemicals
Savannah River
Mr. Curtin
SRP
United States
Mondale Hart ticket may be a necessary union
The piece outlines a volatile 1984 Democratic convention moment as air heats around a Mondale Hart pairing. It notes Hart momentum, Mondale’s irritation, and the political calculus of potentially forming a unity ticket to win the general election and shape the 1988 landscape.
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Fritz
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Reagan
Chernenko
Hart
Richard Nixon
Bentsen
Nixon
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
New York
Carter
Humpty Dumpty
South
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Jim Wright
New England
Florida
Indiana
Nebraska
Oregon
West
Jesse Jackson
Protectionism hurts End Auto Import Quotas in Detroit
A 1980s policy shift shielded Detroit's Big Three GM Ford Chrysler from Japanese competition, driving profits to 6.3 billion in 1983 and projected 10 billion in 1984. The piece argues protectionism raises car prices, invites retaliation, and risks long term U.S. industry health, urging a return to free trade.
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Detroit
Japan
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
U.S.A
America
Reagan
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Congress
United States
VAW
Bill Brock
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