Bush Backs Perry in Aiken Mayor Race Platform Focus
President Bush addressed about 500 at USC Aiken endorsing Robert S. Perry Jr. for mayor, urging local devolution and stronger officials. He framed education as key, promised fewer regulations and lower taxes, and defended loyalty to the administration while outlining domestic and foreign priorities.
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Bush
Robert S
Skipper) Perry Jr
Aiken
Usc Aiken
Skipper Perry
Perry
H. Odell Weeks
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Florence
Columbia
Hilton Head
U.S
Strom Thurmond
USCA
Thurmond
James Edwards
Thomas Hartnett
Dan Ross
Barbara
Nancy
Congress
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Robert Alexander
Pacers
North Carolina State
USC
Aiken weighs consequences of Savannah River plant shift
Du Pont at Savannah River Plant faces a new contractor, affecting 9,760 workers with a $374 million regional payroll. Local leaders anticipate limited economic disruption, with some turnover and higher end real estate activity as the changeover unfolds.
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Aiken County
Georgia
Barnwell County
Allendale
Bamberg
Edgefield
Orangeburg
Lexington
du Pont
James C. Felder
Felder
Savannah River Plant
Aiken
J. David Jameson
SRP Reactor Report Skirts Safety Question
A National Academy of Sciences review of the Savannah River Plant and Hanford reactors outlines technical problems but avoids a bottom line on safety. Panel chair Meserve and critics say the report dodges whether the plants are safe to operate, while urging better safety understanding and external oversight.
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Columbia
S.C
National Academy of Sciences
South Carolina
Washington
Savannah River
Aiken
Hanford Reservation
Richland
Wash
Richard Meserve
Congress
Department of Energy
Energy
John Herrington
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Thomas Cochran
The
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sciences Academy
Cochran
Congressional
DOE
Wyden
Department
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
SRP Support Holds Amid Du Pont Nonrenewal Talk
Democratic candidates in Aiken reaffirm support for Du Pont and the Savannah River Plant as Republican rivals back SRP. Mayor H O Weeks and James Jones Jr. voice concern over the nonrenewal of the plant contract in 1989, urging reconsideration to sustain the longtime city partnership.
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du Pont
Aiken
Savannah River
Aiken County
SRP
Carroll Campbell
Strom Thurmond
James Jones Jr
Jones
Weeks
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Ginny Southworth
Ashhurst Real Estate Agency
Lisa Hosang
Eulalie Salley & Co. Realtors
Etta Findley
Findley Blackburn Realtors
Julian B. Salley
J. Chris Verenes
Democratic Party
Dan Reicher
GOP
Lyon-Croft-Weeks & Hunter
South Carolina Municipal
Lower Savannah Regional Planning Council
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Toastmasters
Aiken Sertoma Club Service To Mankind
Ellis Aiken Business Men
Mason
Shriner Rotary Club
American Red Cross
Aiken Lions Club
Woodmen of the World
First Baptist Church
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