Energy Plan Faces Opposition in Congress
President Carter unveils a plan to decontrol domestic oil prices by 1981 and impose a windfall profits tax on half the extra revenues. Allies warn of a uphill battle in Congress as prices could rise 4 to 15 cents a gallon, funding aid programs and new energy development.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Energy Committee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
U.S
Administration
Big John Felder Reels Legislature in 18 Hour Talkathon
Rep. John Gressette Felder leads a marathon filibuster against a merit selection bill for the Public Service Commission. House adjourns at 2 a.m. then resumes. Felder chalks up 18 hours over three days and aims to block PSC passage until the budget bill clears. Gov. Dick Riley backs merit selection as top priority. The affair centers on Fort Calhoun politics and the Grey Fox lineage of Felder and Sen. Marion Gressette.
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Columbia
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Grey Fox
John Gressette Felder
D-Calhoun
Public Service Commission
Felder
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Gressette
Dick Riley
Legislative Liaison Committee
Senate
Coolhmanes
Riley
House
PSC
Felderbuster
Marion Brown
Pas Felder
Betty Fox Finds Clothespin Holder A Bird Home
Betty Fox discovers her clothespin holder serves as a nest for a family of birds while enjoying spring sun. Jim Hammond and Leighton McLendon were among those observed working up a sweat at a social afternoon event. Linda Christine attended the Carroway Skinner Realty opening and joked about ordering Wendy’s for supper.
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Betty Fox
Jim Hammond
Leighton McLendon
Carroway-Skinner Realty
Linda Christine
Wendy's
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Principal Resigns for New Post
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School principal Jerry D. Swing will resign effective July 1 to become vocational placement director for Aiken County. Swing, in office 10 years, said he is tired. the transfer was described as a lateral move by Aiken County superintendent T.B. Willis. No link was found between Swing's move and coach Tim Hulsebus’s firing. Hulsebus may receive another counseling contract, though not yet finalized.
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Jerry D. Swing
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Swing
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
T.B. Willis
Willis
Clarence W. Dickert
Tim Hulsebus
Dickert
Hulsebus
Unemployment holds at 5.7 percent as discouraged workers drop
The Labor Department reports March unemployment at 5.7 percent with 96.8 million employed, a 200,000 gain. Discouraged workers, those who abandoned job searches, fall to 725,000 the lowest since 1974, signaling maintained job availability for new labor entrants.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Carter
People Not Jail Needed By Abusers
State officials at Birchwood Campus urge treating youth drug problems through community involvement rather than detention. The panel led by Daniel D. Lawther includes Dr. C E Hendrix and Ann Smart, stressing prevention, church outreach, and redefining who is a drug abuser.
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Columbia
Birchwood
Department of Youth Services
Daniel D. Lawther
Lawther
C.E
Gene) Hendrix
Stanley Conine
Ann
Robert) Smart
Hendrix
Lowther
Aiken County Today Highlights and Local Features
Aiken County Today lists daily comics Dear Abby editorial content obituaries and local sports and TV weather updates. The page summarizes community notices and entertainment items with a focus on regional interest.
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Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Textile firm woes highlighted by Businessweek feature
Businessweek spotlights Graniteville Company United Merchants and Riegel Textiles among three Aiken County firms as industry woes worsen. UM&M posted 1.4 percent return on sales and filed for bankruptcy protection in 1977. Graniteville profits plunged 99 percent in 1978 to 125000 dollars as denim demand fell and overstaffing tied to paternalism hurt results.
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Aiken County
Businessweek
Graniteville Company
United Merchants
Riegel Textiles
United Merchants and Manufacturers
Um&m
Am&m
Graniteville
Robert P. Timmerman
Timmerman
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