Report On Strom Appears Tomorrow In 1984
Aiken Standard previews Strom Thurmond’s potential retirement in 1984. Kathryn Smith spent four days in Washington questioning lawmakers and aides to assess the senator’s pace, legislative activity, and plans as a private citizen. The full report appears tomorrow in the Aiken Standard.
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Strom
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Senate
Aiken Standard
Kathryn Smith
Washington
Kathryn
UAW backs Chrysler aid and contract flexibility
The United Auto Workers support Chrysler Corp for a $1 billion federal aid package and may relax contract demands. UAW President Douglas Fraser says citizens should have board representation if aid is granted and warns against abandoning Chrysler’s 135,000 workers and their families. He hints a tempered Chrysler contract may follow as Ford and GM patterns loom.
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Philadelphia
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Chrysler Board of Directors
Fraser
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Ford
Runners Ready for Sept 8 Whiskey Road Run in Aiken
Mary Frank five months pregnant lines up for the two mile Whiskey Road Run in Aiken on Sept 8. The piece notes runners training in anticipation and mentions the event as a local athletic highlight.
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Aiken
Mary Frank
Medicaid Reimbursement Gap Sparks Statewide Outcry
Physicians complain of uneven Medicaid payments with a South Carolina Medical Association urging reform. Surge in disparities shows Orangeburg clinic receiving 29 dollars per patient versus a chiropractor’s 9.66 for similar encounters. Rural clinics set 27.25 by federal rules, while statewide averages run higher at 25 per visit.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina Medical Association
State Department of Social Services
Columbia
Paul W. Chavious
Office of Planning and Operations
Chavious
Chavous
Medicaid claim filing changes anger local doctors
A new Medicaid filing method shifts claims to the South Carolina Department of Social Services causing cost and time burdens for Aiken area doctors. Many physicians do not accept Medicaid and some report rising paperwork, with Dr. Durward B Pridgen planning a three month trial before possibly switching to cash payments. Inquiries about the process have been met with limited guidance, leaving clinicians frustrated since notice of the change came in April.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Pridgen
T. W. Mappus Jr
Harris Wins Special Election Seat on New Ellenton Council
Keith Harris, a 25 year resident and Du Pont Savannah River Plant worker, won the New Ellenton Town Council seat in a June Democratic primary and a July unopposed city vote. He plans to expand recreation services and serves with his wife Willie and four children at Foreman Memorial Baptist Church while filling the remainder of Richard Campbell’s term.
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New Ellenton
Keith Harris
Harris
Ellenton
du Pont
Savannah River
Willie
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church
Richard Campbell
Council
Campbell
Columbia
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Ed Smith
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Aiken County
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Erma Bombeck
Our Government
Southern Bell
Medicaid
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Scma Council
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SCMA
Clearwater
Margaret A. Weston
Weston
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Jan Boylston
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