18 Apr 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1989
Page
1
FORT MILL AP Jim Kluttz, 47, operates The Beneficial Insect Co. on the East Coast selling beneficial insects that prey on pests harming crops. He says growers increasingly seek alternatives to chemical controls and that his work aims to contribute to farming.
The 8271 mile fiberoptic cable, 700 million in cost, runs from California to Hawaii and Guam and Japan. Pacific Link boosts transpacific capacity and trade potential, with a televised ceremony marking completion.
Fair skies are forecast tonight with a low in the low 50s. Partly cloudy skies are forecast Wednesday with a 2 percent chance of thunderstorms. The high will be in the 60s. Please see details on Page 104.
Annie V Boamer Aiken J Seymour Gellant Augusta Ruth S Gosnell Aiken Lelia A Moore New Ellenton Joseph H Reames North Augusta obituary notices listed with details on Page 10A.
In Savannah critics urged completing an environmental impact statement before any restart of the Savannah River Site reactors. DOE hearings in Savannah and planned sessions in Columbia and Aiken oppose a precondition to restart, citing safety and groundwater concerns. Residents and three environmental groups pressed for full study before any operation resumes.
The Aiken County Board of Education presented a 1989-90 budget seeking a 6.5 mill rise from 84 to 90.5 mills if approved. Two lists totaling 5 million dollars and a 60 million dollar base would raise taxes, while officials noted the exact value of a mill is undetermined. The delegation plans May action on funds and the district may require 68.7 mills to meet expenses without an increase.
Washington critics question the Bush administration plan to push textile exporting nations into market openings through a new general trade agreement in the Uruguay Round. Ron Sorini argues for barrier reductions and expanded U S exports while Jim Connors of the American Yarn Spinners Association says exporting cannot cure the import problem, noting ongoing trade hurdles for U S textile firms.
The Joint Economic Committee warns that failing to reform U S education could impose enormous long term costs on the economy. The report notes the United States lags in literacy and job skills despite high per student spending and urges focus on cutting the federal budget deficit as a priority.
March CPI rose 0.5 percent led by higher food energy and apparel costs. Quarterly rise at 6.1 percent annual rate, the sharpest since early 1987, with wholesale inflation at 10.2 percent. Analysts warn inflation remains a problem and may persist.
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