Plan Expansions Bring 1200 Jobs to Aiken County Area
Six county industries plan expansions including Tilbury Fabrics Pepperidge Farm Roller Bearing Amoco Plastics Harvey Hubbell and Therm O Disc, creating 1200 new jobs for Aiken residents. State Development Board alum Verenes says growth proves existing operations perform well and attracts new investment while TEC training gaps hinder skilled labor.
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Aiken
Stathy Verenes
State Development Board
Verenes
Tilbury
Pepperidge Farm
Roller Bearing
Amoco Plastics
Harvey Hubbell
Aiken County
Information on JFK assassination conspiracy claims aired
Dutch journalist Willem Oltmans said former U S president and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis hold information supporting a JFK conspiracy. He added Aristotle Onassis’ son's 1972 plane crash was not accidental and that key evidence would remain secret until a personal interview with President Carter.
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New York
U.S
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
John F. Kennedy
Willem Oltmans
Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Oltmans
Abc-Tv
Carter
AFL-CIO Slams Carter Welfare Plan Over Job and Income Shortfalls
The AFL-CIO criticizes President Carter's welfare reform package, warning it would create over a million low paying jobs that undermine wage standards. It calls the plan a pool of second class citizens and says it lacks adequate aid for a family of four and falls short of providing decent jobs and income.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Carter
The
Labor Federation
Baker Seeks Delay on Panama Canal Treaty
Senate Minority Leader How ard Baker calls for postponing Senate ratification to election year. He cites political entanglement while saying he has not read the full text and will try to separate politics from the decision though he expects a sizable debate.
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Nashville, Tenn
Senate
Howard Baker
Baker
Former band members supply boogie at Augusta lounge this week
David and Duane Kitchings of the former Aiken High School band perform as Strut at an Augusta lounge all week. In North Augusta a jamboree draws Butler High School coaches to cheer for the Yellow Jackets while officials watch intently from the press box. Rotary meetings feature songsters and light entertainment at the Ramada Inn with humorous reflections on mortality.
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Aiken High School
Augusta
David
Duane Kitchings
Butler High School
Aiken
Graniteville
North Augusta
Ramada Inn
Rotary Songsters
Roland Windham
Carolina
South
Wisconsin
Warner
Board of Registration
Council
County pays for redrawing fee lines under state law
An attorney general opinion supports funding by Aiken County for redrawing precinct lines from 46 to 79 under the Voting Rights Act. The plan, costing an estimated 100000 to 200000 dollars, awaits federal review while local officials debate open meetings and funding mandates.
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State Attorney General
Aiken
Attorney General
Treva Ashworth
Irene K. Rudnick
Rudnick
Carrol H. Warner
AFL-CIO to Back Carter Panama Canal Plan
Washington AP The AFL-CIO executive council is expected to approve a resolution backing President Carter’s plan to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. Carter held briefings for Georgia Florida leaders as he seeks public support for the treaty with Linowitz aiming to sway opinions. Meany criticized past handling of canal affairs saying no need to hold distant territory.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Carter
Panama Canal
Georgia
Florida
White House
Sol Linowitz
George Meany
Meany
Canal
Senate
Canal Zone
AFL Cio
Labor Federation
Louisiana
Goy
Edwin Edwards
Southern Governors Conference
Edwards
San Antonio
Tex
No Change In Weather Anticipated
Forecast shows no change in conditions with partly cloudy and warm weather. The high tomorrow is expected in the low 90s and the overnight low around 70. Yesterday’s high reached 91 and this morning’s low was 71 with a continued fair pattern into Friday and a chance of showers Saturday.
Dollar General to Open Downtown Aiken Store
Dollar General will open in the old Holley Hardware building on Laurens Street in September. The Scottsville Kentucky based chain has 650 stores and reported over 109 million in sales in 1976. The Aiken location will be the third in South Carolina. No local manager is named.
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Dollar General
Aiken
Holley Hardware
Laurens Street
Dollar General Discount Stores
Scottsville
South Carolina
Democrats Name Surasky Chairman and Set Council Filing Rules
The City of Aiken Democrats elected Steve Surasky as chairman Richard Johnson as vice chairman Morris Rudnick as youth vice chairman and Lessie Price as secretary treasurer in a unanimous first meeting in two years at Weeks Center Virginia Acres Park Filing fees for City Council candidates William Clyburn Frampton Durban and Hastings Wyman were set at 12 two percent of the councilors annual salary The party praised two new rules uniform filing dates under the Home Rule Act and the Rudnick Barn filing site at 224 Park Ave The filing runs from today noon to September 13 noon.
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City of Aiken
Democrats
Weeks Center
Virginia Acres Park
Steve Surasky
Richard Johnson
Morris Rudnick
Lessie Price
William Clyburn
Frampton
Durban
Hastings Wyman
Robert Garvin
Garvin
Rudnick
Park Ave
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Tigers
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Loop
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Panama
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Dollar General Stores
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