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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2001
Page
1
In Lancaster County last November 49 more votes were cast for president than people who voted. In Chester County almost 10 percent of 2000 election voters did not clearly mark ballots. In York County 29 of 56 precincts exceed legally allowed population. These examples fuel arguments for reform.
Birmingham report notes jury selection starts in the murder case of Denise McNair 11 Addie Mae Collins Cynthia Wesley and Carole Robertson killed when a bomb tore through Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on September 15 1968. Former Ku Klux Klan member Thomas Blanton Jr pleads innocent.
Obituary notices list Peggy Addley Cyril Asbill Annie Hodges and Courtney W Page. Brief notices announce their deaths with local affiliations and service details.
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Columbia faces a $500 million shortfall next year as the Legislature presses on with tax cuts approved in the 1990s. The House backed a plan to repeal the food sales tax gradually over four years, costing about $250 million annually. Critics say populist moves outweigh stable fiscal policy.
The day arrives for tax filers to beat penalties with April 16 postmarks. Nationwide activity centers on late mail to IRS, with about 130 million returns expected as procrastinators weigh extensions and penalties. IRS warns to pay estimated taxes on time to avoid 8 percent interest.
Supporters say the banned $3 billion video gambling industry could have eased the state's midyear budget shortfall. State faces nearly $50 million in cuts with refunds owed to former operators who paid two-year licenses before gambling was outlawed on July 1, 2000. Lawmakers must trim over $500 million next year to meet revenue projections.
ACTS of Caring Clinic Inc in Aiken County secures a three year grant from the Duke Endowment. The award totals 83 000 this year 79 000 next year and 55 000 in 2008 providing stability and credibility to expand care for uninsured and low income residents. The clinic was founded in 1998 by Area Churches Together as outreach for the medically indigent.
First Union Corp and Wachovia Corp announce a reported 13 billion stock swap merger to unite two North Carolina rivals. The deal would create the nation's fourth largest bank with about 331 billion in assets and reduces Wachovia to roughly 27 percent ownership.
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