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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
2
The Employment Security Commission reports the unemployment rate for insured workers at 2.1 percent, down from 2.2 percent. A total of 13,118 people collected unemployment compensation, down 402 from the prior week and 7,346 from a year ago, with initial claims at 1,251, down 307 from the week before and 1,175 from last year.
A temporary restraining order blocks enforcement of a regulation that bars food stamps to households with unrelated members. The suit, filed by the Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law, seeks a three judge panel review, with claimants from Kernersville North Carolina Columbia South Carolina Homestead Florida Oakland California and Salt Lake City. The Public Relations Association, a Baptist PR group, is noted in the text.
Arthur Ravenel of Charleston was appointed finance chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party by state party chairman Ken Powell in Columbia. Ravenel, active in the party since 1960 and a 1964 Presidential Elector, recently ran for Charleston mayor on a coalition ticket. He succeeds Hal Byrd of Spartanburg, elected National Committeeman at the state convention last month.
Brannon of Columbia was chosen as president at the association meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The Spartanburg native becomes the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s first fulltime public relations director.
Aiken Standard est 1867 publishes each weekday except Sat and Sun. Address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801. Rates listed: 22.00 yearly by mail 11.60 six months 6.40 three months.
The University of South Carolina cited Arthur M. Williams president of South Carolina Electric & Gas Co for outstanding service. USC seniors Julianne Still of Hilton Head and Eric G. Wyka of Yonkers NY received the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award. Erskine College president Joseph Wightman spoke and new student body president David Spinazzolo was sworn in.
A $1000 reward posted by the South Carolina National Bank seeks tips to arrest and convict three masked men who robbed the Berea Office of the Greenville branch at opening Monday. The FBI has a car description. no arrests yet. Bank president Charles S. Cross urged tips to the FBI or Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
U S Rep Thomas S Gettys filed with the Democratic Party to seek renomination for the First Congressional seat he currently holds. He is unopposed in the primary. Gettys has served in Congress since 1965 and is based in Rock Hill. Len Phillips of Lancaster is the Republican nominee, who was defeated by Gettys in 1970.
A South Carolina no-fault insurance bill drew mixed reviews at a Columbia hearing. Rep. Joseph W. Coker defended the plan while opponents including Massachusetts observers and the state bar association warned of higher costs and limited benefits.
Widely scattered showers are forecast Thursday with snow in the northern Rockies and parts of the Dakotas and Wisconsin. Cooler conditions in the Northeast follow, while the rest of the country expects partly cloudy and warmer weather.
Dr. Richard Schilling of the Centenary Institute of Occupation Health in London urged South Carolina to form a panel to draft strong laws for special injury benefits for workers permanently disabled by dust exposure. He said brown lung is a recognized occupational ailment and recommended a vigorous medical exam program to detect it early.
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of South Carolina plans policy liberalization to aid small businesses. President Joseph F. Sullivan announces discounts for small groups and broader claim acceptance without premium increases. New coverage includes surgery by various specialists and hospitalization payments, plus removal of pre existing condition waiting periods for subscribers 65 and older.
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