Unemployment in July Hits 9.8 Percent in Recurring Recession
The Labor Department reports July unemployment at 9.8 percent, the highest in 41 years, with about 10.8 million unemployed and 1.5 million more deterred from seeking work. White, Black, and male rates rise while total employment stays at 99.7 million after seasonal adjustment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Janet Nora Maleried
Conourd Joint Economic Committee
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Reagan
SLED Officials Review Aiken County Council Minutes
State Law Enforcement Division officials and an assistant attorney general listened to a February executive session and seized minutes from county meetings. Administrator W. Scott Barnes allowed access, and Gil Trapp was named to a new director post amid a budget vote for his wife. No comment from Barnes or Trapp.
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Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
W. Scott Barnes
Greenville
Barnes
Warner
Wil
Liam C
Bill) Clyburn
Gil Trapp
Billie K. Trapp
Senator Moore Shares High School Tale at Graniteville Club
Sen. Tommy Moore recalled a bashful high school friend George Mitchell, then club president, who won the Most Valuable Award and said, From the heart of my bottom, I want to thank you, during his Graniteville Exchange Club speech.
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Tommy Moore
Graniteville Exchange Club
George Mitchell
Sen. Moore
Mitchell
Health officials probe polycythemia vera cases near Savannah River Plant
Dr. Richard L. Parker leads a state inquiry into 25 unconfirmed polycythemia vera cases reported around the Savannah River Plant. Dr. Jeffrey Lybarger of the CDC assists as investigators seek to confirm cases and time of onset while reviewing possible radiation links and patterns in other areas.
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Savannah River
Richard L. Parker
Depot of Health and Environmental Control
Jeffrey A. Lybarger
Parker
Dr. Lybarger
Epidemic Intelligence Service
U.S. Center For Disease Control
DHEC
SRP
Lybarger
CDC
Jackson Officials Deny Ex-Cop's Charge
A federal suit by former Jackson police officer Charles R. Ward alleges false arrest for reporting department misconduct. Police Chief Michael C. Caddell Mayor Earle A. Helms and two councilmen deny wrongdoing in briefs filed July 20, stating they acted properly and that Ward’s claims fail. Ward seeks damages and fees while SLED reviews the reported improper practices.
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Columbia
Jackson
Michael C. Caddell
Earle A. Helms
Fred E. Darnell
Albert M. Ellis
Cence
Charles R. Ward
Ward
Jackson Police Department
SLED
Hugh Munn
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Tommy Flynn
Michael
Virginia Acres Field
Ginny Southworth
Tommy
Meh
T.G
Abby
Bill Baker
Munn
Town
State Law Enforcement Division
State Attorney General’s Office
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