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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1983
Page
13
The executive committee of the South Carolina State Employees Association backs raising the sales tax from 4 to 5 cents. SCSEA informed Gov. Riley and lawmakers of support, citing aim to end furloughs and layoffs, improve pay raises, and fund programs cut by prior budgets.
Aiken County deputies investigate six thefts over the weekend including a $50,000 tractor trailer from Augusta Sand and Gravel in North Augusta and a $5,000 Oldsmobile Cutlass in Gloverville. Other stolen items include equipment worth $2,000, batteries and alternators totaling $2,000, cash jewelry and firearms valued at $1,182, camera gear, and various tools and gear. No arrests made. no motives released.
The Senior Opportunity Council will meet at the Seniority House on Morgan Avenue at 10 30 a m. Members are 55 and older and may join to donate their experience to agencies of their choice. The needs of agencies will be discussed for those who volunteer any available time. The council is an independent volunteer group of friends.
Wayne D. Samuelson, 23, of Harlem Georgia, arrested on housebreaking and grand larceny charges for theft at Foxes Book Store at 111 Jefferson Davis Highway North Augusta. About 4 11 a m Saturday a theft of about 350 dollars in books and films occurred with about 100 dollars damage to the building.
The 1983 William Allen White Foundation Award for Journalistic Merit will be presented in Lawrence next week to Lee Hills editorial chairman emeritus of Knight Ridder Newspapers Inc.
President Ronald Reagan praised Anderson College for its deferred tuition plan for unemployed students as a boost to economic recovery. In a letter to President Mark Hopkins the president called the program an investment in the nation’s future and urged other institutions to adopt similar measures. A White House spokesman said Reagan supports private sector efforts to spur the economy and reduce unemployment.
Gov. Riley credits South Carolina safety program Operation Lifesaver for the statewide drop to 129 train vehicle collisions in 1982. Preliminary figures show 36 injuries and five deaths, down from 97 injuries and 26 deaths in 1977 and 173 accidents in 1981.
Gov. Richard W. Riley promotes a tax equity package with a one cent sales tax hike, half directed to education, a ten thousand homestead exemption, and an income tax cut for 1.2 million filers. Proposals to be added as amendments to pending tax bills as lawmakers prepare to take up the measures.
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