Riley says South will profit from better public education
South Carolina Governor Dick Riley addressed officials from 14 Southeastern states at the Southern Regional Education Board conference in Asheville. He highlighted focus on early childhood education and noted progress with fourth and fifth graders scoring at or above national averages. He cited 50 percent of education developed by age 4 and the impact of early centers for disadvantaged children.
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Asheville
N.C
South Carolina
Dick Riley
Southeastern
Riley
Southern Regional Education Board
Deficit Could Be 47 Billion More Than Expected
The Congressional Budget Office reports the deficit will run $47 billion higher over the next three years than Congress estimated. The mid year findings project deficits of $191.6 billion for the year starting Oct 1, $180.4 billion in 1985, and $146.5 billion in 1986, even with proposed spending cuts and tax increases.
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Washington
Congressional Budget Office
Red Ink
Congress
Budget Office
Census figures show nation aging and women outnumbering men
Census data from 1980 indicate Americans are older and there are more women than men. The ratio fell to 94.5 males per 100 females, continuing a long trend since 1950, with people living longer and the white majority remaining sizable.
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Washington
U.S
Bureau of the Census
Sly Stone jailed and released on $10000 bond after wakeful court hearing
Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone was arrested during a Downtown nightclub show on grand theft charges. He posted $10000 bond after bailiffs repeatedly woke him during a Broward County hearing. The 39 year old had earlier faced drug charges in Fort Myers. Governor Snelling defends a one day justice of the peace wedding plan for House Speaker Morse and Jill Spiro. Ko Stark denies pregnancy reports amid a television interview and Japanese magazine story.
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Sly Stone
Broward County
Harvey Ford
Sly and the Family Stone
Stone
Fort Myers
Richard Snelling
Stephan Morse
Jill Spiro
Berezhkov Dispute Highlights U.S.-Soviet Dissent
The AP analysis reports Washington coordinated with the Soviet Embassy to resolve a diplomatic tussle over Andrei Berezhkov 16 leaving for Moscow. U.S. officials sought to verify his will and limited questions at staged press events while Moscow controlled access. The teen stated he wished to go home to Moscow and pursue acting there.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
United States
U.S
Andrei Berezhkov
Moscow
Berezhkov
Dulles International
State Department
Reagan
New York Times
Soviet Union
Richard R. Burt
Elliott Abrams
Burt
Abrams
Soviet Leader Proposes Ban On Satellite Weapons
Soviet President Andropov met with nine Democratic senators and urged a ban on anti satellite weapons and dismantling of existing systems. Senators urged serious talks but warned the move could delay U.S. testing. State Department said Washington would study any serious space arms proposal while noting Reagan's stance on verifiable limits. Pell led the delegation and criticized delays on SALT II ratification. Tass reported tensions in U S Soviet relations and questions about Andropov health.
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Moscow
Yuri V. Andropov
Andropov
Afghanistan
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
U.S
Washington
State Department
United States
Alan Romberg
Department
Reagan
George Bush
George P. Shultz
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Pell
Senate
Tass
Aiken Standard Contact Details and Office Hours
The Aiken Standard provides subscription and advertising contacts. Call 648 2311 for subscriptions and ideas, 649 1555 for classifieds, and 648 2311 for display ads. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday at 124 Rutland Drive.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers Aiken County Help Lines
Community service listing provides essential numbers for Aiken Community Hospital and local emergency services. Includes hospital, volunteer fire departments, sheriff, and EMS contacts with long distance options.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Armed Troops Patrol Storm-Stricken City
National Guard troops patrolled Galveston with shotguns and rifles to enforce an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew after Hurricane Alicia. At least six people died as 115 mph winds and a 12‑foot surge devastated the Texas coast from Galveston to Houston. Police reported 40 arrests in Houston and 25 looters on the island. many residents fled or began cleanup as power and water shortages hindered recovery.
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Galveston
Texas
National Guard
Texas’ Gulf Coast
Houston
Alicia
Galveston Island
Dallas
Kathy Whitmire
SC inmates may be released early to curb overcrowding
Columbia AP inmates could be freed up to 90 days earlier under the Prison Overcrowding Powers Act as corrections and parole officials seek to alleviate the state’s high prison population. If successful, they expect no further use of the act for about a year.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Hugh Clements
Corrections Department
J.P
Jack’ Pratt
State Parole and Communications Department
Corrections Board
Parole Board
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