Aiken Families Await Word On Servicemen
Two Aiken families await word on servicemen in Lebanon after a deadly attack. Gunnery Sgt. Lewis C. Butler from Aiken is unaccounted for while Navy Corpsman First Class Ronny Kent Bates, with Aiken parents, is listed as missing.
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Lebanon
Aiken
Lewis C. Butler
Marine Headquarters
Navy Hospital
Ronny Kent Bates
Jacksonville
N.C
Bates
Thomas C. Bates
Reagan Speaks To The Nation
President Reagan will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. EDT about the Grenada invasion and the Beirut Marine headquarters rubble search. He defends the Grenada invasion as protecting Americans and restoring democracy in a Marxist-ruled island.
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Washington
Grenada
Beirut
Reagan
Oval Office
Lebanon
White House
Tary Peter Roussel
United States
Caribbean
Grenada Invasion Viewed as Justifiable by Native
George Mitchell a Grenadian native living in Aiken says his countrymen may view the American invasion as justifiable if civilian deaths remain low. He worries civilian violence could erupt and notes the split was among military groups. Mitchell arrived in the U S in 1982 and recently returned to Grenada to wed.
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Grenada
George Mitchell
Aiken
Mitchell
United States
Robert McIntosh
McIntosh
Lawmakers grapple with Lebanon and Grenada wars impact
Senate debate centers on the Clinch River Breeder Reactor while Congress worries over U S involvement in Lebanon and Grenada. Lawmakers split along party lines about Reagan's foreign policy as they monitor the rapid military developments and possible terrorist threats. House Speaker O'Neill even sides with conservative Humphrey on Beirut security lapses.
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House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Massachusetts
Gordon Humphrey
R-N.h
Marine Command
Beirut
Augusta hydroelectric project faces county scrutiny
County officials pressed Augusta city engineers over a proposed 18 million dollar hydroelectric plant on the Augusta canal. They sought assurances on water flow to protect the Savannah River’s aesthetics and recreation, raising concerns about potential property value impacts in Aiken County.
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Augusta
South Carolina
George Jiminez
Aiken County
Augusta Canal
Jiminez
Savannah
Aiken
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Steve de Kozlowski
D.C
Special Committee Silent on SRP Health Data Review
A two day panel of fifteen scientists reviewed three decades of health and environmental reports on Savannah River Plant workers and nearby residents. The committee offered no conclusions and will report to the Department of Energy early next year. The review was requested to guide further studies on health effects related to plant operations and followed a Senate Armed Services hearing in February about restarting the L-Reactor in North Augusta.
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Atlanta
Savannah River
Department of Energy
DOE
Committee On Armed Services of
U.S. Senate
North Augusta
Hollings Blasts Grenada Move Sparks Democratic Critique
Sen. Ernest Hollings assailed U S Grenada action as gunboat diplomacy arguing the United States violated the OAS charter and should seek allied consensus before military use He questioned motives and warned about credibility at home and abroad while Thurmond and Derrick supported the president.
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Thurmond
Derrick
Washington
D.C
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Rep
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Grenada
Ernest Hollings
Sen. Hollings
Organi
U.S
OAS
United States
Lebanon
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