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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1985
Page
13
Mattie C. Health Care Center employees received the National Best Patient Care Award, the second highest honor for the facility. Gerald Coggin notes Mattie Hall’s first year of eligibility and strong performance across 52 southeastern facilities.
Four freezes in five years devastate thousands of acres of Florida orange groves. The industry shifts planting to warmer areas as harvests fall to a 17 year low. Brazil's juice share rises from 6.7 to 45.5 percent in 1980. Scientists pursue frost hardy trees and sweeter grapefruit. Peels and pulp find new uses from orange flour to kitty litter and oils.
AP report describes Simon B. McClain Jr of Fletcher building a three computer Pontiac GTO with dual batteries and a backup system for 108 functions. The car tracks gas purchases prices mileage and alerts for wrong turns or tampering while guiding trips with preprogrammed routes.
Retailers report solid first Sundays after blue law repeal with stores like Roses Kmart Belk J B White and Wal Mart seeing improved sales. Executives note early momentum and expect continued growth as customers adjust to Sunday hours and compete with Georgia shops. Aiken County promotes a TEL A CAST produced video to recruit industry funding.
Analysts say after a national trucking pact, Teamsters wane while deregulation boosts nonunion carriers like Overnite. Large unionized firms pursue double breasting, buying nonunion units, as labor costs and productivity tilt in favor of nonunion operators. The Teamsters' 1979 National Master Freight Agreement once covered about 300,000 workers.
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