Graniteville Closes Warren Division In 1982 Plans
Graniteville Company will lay off 500 workers at the Warren Division during the second quarter as part of asset redeployment to more profitable uses. President Timmerman cited weak denim markets and start-up costs for a new facility, with a first quarter net loss of 5.423 million. Posner, the largest stockholder, sent a proxy vote.
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Graniteville
Graniteville Company
Warren Division
Robert P. Timmerman
Warren
Timmerman
Victor Posner
Miami
Fla
Posner
Southeastern Public Service Co
Graniteville Management
Carl Littlejohn
Graniteville Board
Augusta
Valve incident drains chlorinated water in local district
Water problems in the Couchton Montmorenci district ended as highly chlorinated water, mistakenly released due to an opened valve, was drained. George Nelson from the Environmental Control spoke on the incident and noted the system should have flushed to waste.
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Couchton
Couchton-Montmorenci
George Nelson
Lower Savannah
Nelson
Barnes Backs Communication Plan For Aiken County
County Administrator W Scott Barnes outlined suggestions to the Aiken County Council to fix communication problems amid a four member Republican minority’s critique of his reorganization plan. He urged full use of State Home Rule Law and leaving daily operations to the administrator while council remains legislative.
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W. Scott Barnes
Aiken
Aiken County
Barnes
Carrol H. Warner
Ralph Cullinan
Mim Woodring
Homer McGee
Warner
Council
Two Consolation Polo Matches Set for Tomorrow
Long Island meets Old Field at 1 p.m. and Aiken faces Tennessee at 3 p.m. at Powder House Field. Semifinals of the America Cup are slated for Saturday with finals Sunday. Location and times to be announced tomorrow, tourna ment director Tom Biddle said.
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Powderhouse Field
Tom Biddle
Long Island
Old Field
Aiken
Tennessee
Biddle
Lunch crowd-grabber at Joy of Living series
Murray Wood, chairman, hints next week's speaker will be Rev. Fred Zoeller and comments on his appearance and wife. A bystander quips that it should attract attendees. The exchange captures light church luncheon banter and local curiosity.
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Murray Wood
Fred Zoeller
Congress To Draft Budget After Reagan ONeill Talks
Congress moves to a piecemeal budget process after a failed three hour bargaining session between President Reagan and House Speaker ONeill. Reagan will address the nation at 8 tonight on the aftermath with networks carrying the telecast.
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Washington
Congress
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Senate
Capitol Hill
O’neill
Treasury
Donald Regan
Today
Regan
White House
James A. Baker III
O'Neill
D-Mass
Congressional Democrats
America
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
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Robert Timmerman Company
Abby Erma Bombeck
Jim Wright
Texas
Sen
Baker
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Richard Bolling
D-Mo
House Democrats
Bolling
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