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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1979
Page
3
Gov. Richard W. Riley signed the magistrate commission for Max A. Meek, whose term runs until May 18, 1983. Meek, chosen via an advisory election last June, is part of Aiken County’s magistrates selected through this process despite a past attorney general ruling declaring advisory elections illegal and unethical.
The South Carolina House will start debate next Tuesday on a 1.55 billion state appropriation bill. The chamber fixed 2:30 p.m. for concentrating solely on the bill. The measure returned from the printer sits on desks as lawmakers must study it for a week before debate.
The North Augusta City Council approved a $65,387 contract with R W Allen and Associates to build a Riverview Park picnic shelter for 100 people, due June 30. Parker Sharpe Inc. received a $46,273.50 contract to extend water and sewer lines to the Big Star site on U S 25. A first reading approved four minor zoning ordinance changes.
North Augusta speaker Bill Hodge a Texaco marketing rep warned Rotary Club members that oil and gas supply reductions will bring heavier government controls. He cited falling domestic production since 1970 and rising consumption, with imports at 8 million barrels daily and a 3 percent rise expected this year.
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