30 Apr 1982
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1982
Page
1
President Reagan launches a new budget campaign urging voters to tell their representatives that this is no time for politics as usual. He seeks to reassemble a coalition of Republicans and possible Democratic allies to back his economic program and forge a bipartisan budget initiative.
The Commerce Department reports the Index of Leading Indicators fell 0.5 percent in March, the 11th straight monthly decline, signaling weak near term activity. While durable goods orders rose, a drop in the average work week hints unemployment may rise above 9 percent, matching postwar highs.
A witty exchange features Vicki Kahn praising a new haircut described as wash-and-run. A husband struggles with bed linen as the wife quips that either the sheet shrank or the mattress grew, playful banter about fitting a fitted sheet.
Outsiders describe Aiken S C as a centennial polo town with 100 years of steady play at Whitney Field. The piece notes diverse local culture with Southern transplanted Dupponters Winter Colonists and visitors from Columbia Charleston Camden North Carolina Pennsylvania and New York. Players include Argentinians a Pakistani a Mexican and an Englishman.
Graniteville announces the Warren Division will close in the second quarter after 86 years and 500 workers face phased layoffs over 6 to 8 weeks. Workers await details as management says access is restricted and benefits will continue for 90 days.
Nine Catholic organizations and The New World Foundation urge Du Pont et al to refuse renewal of the Savannah River Plant contract. They cite nuclear arms race concerns as stockholders vote at the Delaware meeting on May 3.
Scott Kantor the head librarian at Aiken County Public Library resigns effective July 30 citing inadequate funding as the main reason. He notes staff overwork and Sunday Monday closures under ABBE board policy funded by the county council.
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