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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1990
Page
13
State NAACP officials announce plans to close the Buffalo Room restaurant and bar in North Augusta after owner Bruce Salter refused entry to Black patrons. The pledge follows protests and demands for desegregation, signaling intensified civil rights pressure in 1989.
Carolane, a major Pee Dee propane supplier, will purchase Southern Gas Co from Piedmont Natural Gas Cartenes a subsidiary of SCANA Corp for 1.2 million. Warren Darby of SCE&G and Carolane praised growth in Aiken North Augusta and pledged continued high quality service to about 1 400 current customers and others as the region expands. Carolane serves over 6 000 retail customers from Myrtle Beach to Abbeville with offices in several cities.
Langley salon owner Pam King lists five notable women she believes have the best hairstyles. Victoria Principal Connie Chung Diana Princess of Wales Paula Abdul Lorrie Morgan headline her Of Interest feature.
Ash Ley Purvis of Warrenville won the beautiful baby contest Zy held at the Green Mall over the Labor Day weekend. The event was part of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, tied to a notable license plate seen at Hamilton Branch State Park during the holiday weekend.
Willie Alma, Gloria Jean Jones, Charles Wheeler, John Hopkins, Fred Langdon, David Johnson, and J. Al Rupp are noted in a local birthday brief, celebrating each individual and marking community ties.
SCANA and SCE&G presented Monetta with a 25000 grant to support water line improvements valued at about 275000. Mayor Clyde Smith praised the gift as a catalyst for economic growth while officials discuss funding from state and regional agencies to upgrade infrastructure and spur jobs in Saluda County.
USCA enrollment rose to 2944 students for Fall 1990, a 1.7 percent gain from Fall 1989, with full-time equivalent at 2141.13, up 1.5 percent. Chancellor Dr. Robert E. Alexander cited Westinghouse Bechtel and DOE workforce growth at Savannah River Site, stronger recruitment, retention, and expanded presence in North Augusta as factors.
A Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board official said he will study a request from the Energy Research Foundation to investigate a February spill of radioactive water at the Savannah River Site. Robert Anderson noted the board will consider the affidavits from Savannah River workers as part of the review.
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will assess actions needed after a June death threat against a worker by an EEE reac or operations employee. Westinghouse Savannah River will investigate per company spokesman Bruce Cadotte. The Aiken plant’s reactors produce tritium for nuclear weapons and have been shut down about two years due to safety concerns. A foundation request last month accused Savannah River managers of insensitivity to safety.
Barnwell voters chose City Councilman H. Creech Sanders as mayor, defeating fellow councilman H. Flowe Trexler 569 to 266. The 71-year-old Sanders has served on the council 10 years and succeeds Rodman Lemmon, who retired after 20 years as mayor. Six council seats went to Edward Lemon with 682 votes, W. C. Black with 651, and Charlie L. Lee among others.
Wesley and Ashley Wood, 6, face first grade separation at Byrd Elementary. Though they attend different classes and sit apart at lunch, they still meet at the swings during recess. Their mother, Randy Wood, notes their adaptation as they make new friends and share school day stories at home.
Augusta area blood services collide as American Red Cross and Shepeard Community Blood Center join to coordinate drives in Aiken Augusta North Augusta and nearby sites. The pact, born from months of talks among Savannah Columbia Augusta and Aiken County chapters, aims to stabilize local supply immediately with Shepeard drawing in Richmond and Columbia counties and Red Cross in Aiken County.
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