Budget Bill Faces Tax Rise Risk in South Carolina
A state budget bill advancing to the Senate Finance Committee could pave the way for a tax increase next year, with Gov. James B. Edwards vowing to veto if reserve expenditures exceed 13.5 million and if a proposed constitutional amendment on reserves is not approved. The plan allocates 1.3 billion in spending for the new fiscal year with 12.7 million set to agencies to avoid layoffs. The panel doubts raiding the reserve fund and contemplates exempting seniors from certain fuel taxes.
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Columbia
James B. Edwards
Senate Finance Committee
House
Edwards
Rembert C. Dennis
D-Berkeley
Charles G. Garrett
D-Greenville
Garrett
Lawmakers weigh 1.1 million draw on reserve amid 1979 tax fears
Several lawmakers warned spending from the 34 million reserve could force a tax increase in 1979. Rep Ray Ham urged caution, while Rep Thomas Marchant called the move unrealistic. A voice vote also approved extending the sales tax exemption to all households by July 1 1979 if affordable, opposed by Rep George Gregory who called it misleading.
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Ray Ham
Lexington
Thomas M. Marchant
Greenville
George Gregory
Chesterfield
General Assembly
Have You Heard Aiken High faculty student game autographs
News items from Aiken include a faculty student football game at Aiken High with coach Cecil Atchley signing autographs, Carl Littlejohn running three miles daily amid Boston Marathon talk, a riderless horse seen in Whiskey Road traffic, and Kirk Brown spelling ingredient in the County Spelling Bee with family kitchen ties noted.
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Aiken High
Cecil Atchley
Atchley
President May Bargain On Tax Cut
President Carter signals horse trading after learning his 24 billion tax cut faces Congress. At the White House meeting Ways and Means members say a negotiated reduction is likely. Ullman aims to hold the net tax cut to 15 billion as Mondale joins talks with Carter. Rostenkowski expects a salvaged package. bill remains in big trouble.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jody Powell
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Ways and Means
Cool Night Forecast Prefers Return to Winter
Tonight will drop to the upper 30s with a frost warning in effect. Tomorrow expects mostly sunny skies and a high near 70 as spring returns. No significant precipitation is forecast tonight through Saturday, with a warming trend ahead. Sunday lows in the 40s and 50s on Monday and Tuesday. Partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers on Monday and Tuesday.
Chief Justice Lewis Addresses Suspension Questions in SC
Chief Justice J Woodrow Lewis says no current plan to suspend Aiken County Magistrate Lester L Chitty amid an ongoing audit. He notes petitions reach him via the Judicial Standards Committee and that investigations move through that body, with authority to suspend resting with the chief justice and governor. Langley magistrate records have been impounded by SLED.
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South Carolina
Supreme Court
Aiken
Lester L. Chitty
J. Woodrow Lewis
Chitty
Judicial Standards Committee
Lewis
Standards Committee
James B. Edwards
Langley
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Aiken Standard Delays Weekend TV Listings
TV listings for Saturday and Sunday are not carried due to a delivery mixup. Full listings resume on Monday. The paper regrets the inconvenience to readers.
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Aiken Standard
Ben Rusche Named Energy Institute Executive Director
Benard C. Rusche, former Aiken resident now of Wilmington Delaware, will become the South Carolina Energy Research Institute's executive director in June. A DuPont health and safety chief, he formerly served on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and began at DuPont Savannah River Plant. The institute was created by Gov. James B. Edwards in 1977 to promote energy research and related activities in the state.
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Columbia
Benard
Ben) C. Rusche
Aiken
Wilmington, del
South Carolina Energy Research Institute
Rusche
Energy Organization
E.I. DuPont Company
Wilmington
Tennessee Polytechnic University
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington
DuPont
Savannah River
The
Energy Research Institute
James B. Edwards
Cyril Harrison Memorial Polo Tourney Opens at Aiken Whitney Field
The Cyril Harrison Memorial Polo Tournament begins Sunday at Whitney Field in Aiken. Alum Creek meets Columbia at 1 p.m. followed by Aiken vs St. Louis at 3 p.m. The 1 p.m. consolation and 3 p.m. final follow on Sunday April 30.
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Cyril Harrison
Whitney Field
Aiken
Alum Creek
Columbia
St. Louis
Camden
United States Polo Association
Chris Weber
W. J. Durrett
Tom Biddle
Don Boyd
George Thomas
Rick Bostwick
G. H
Pete
Bostwick
Charles Bostwick
Terry Young
Adolph B
Dolph
Orthwein
Russo Merlos
Orthwein Jr
Vernon Bush Wins Aiken County Spelling Bee
Vernon Bush, an eighth grader from Jefferson Junior High, won the Aiken County Spelling Bee sponsored by the Aiken Standard. Second place went to Kirk Brown of Kennedy Junior High, with Area One represented by Gail Buchanan.
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Vernon Bush
Jefferson
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Kirk Brown
Kennedy Junior High
Kirk
Gail Buchanan
Aiken
Area One
Area Two
Lynn Purcell
Sandy Short
Hammond Hills
Vernon
Kelly Greene
Jefferson Junior High
Area Three
Steve Brinkley
Corbett Middle
Gary Kinard
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle School
Area Four
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el Pea
Carl Littlejohn
Whiskey Road
Myrtle Beach
Sumter
Posse
Hitchcock Woods
Lynne Katonak
Ford
Ben Rusche
Cyril Harrison Tourney
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