Reagan Budget Faces House Challenge And Looming Revisions
The 1983 budget proposes a record deficit of 98.6 billion for the current year and 91.5 billion for the 1983 fiscal year. Officials defend cuts and user fees as essential to economic recovery while Congress signals major revisions to curb spending and avoid deep cuts in social programs. Republican leaders say passage will be difficult with debates over defense, taxes, and entitlements.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Edwin Meese III
David A. Stockman
Capitol
Jones
House
Senate
Pentagon
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Judge Receives Jury Report On Sex Case
Barnwell County grand jury to report to Circuit Judge Rodney A. Peeples on a state investigation of a Blackville personal offense case. Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod presented the report to the grand jury to show strong interest. Stewart and Hair faced 20 sex related crimes but pled guilty to two misdemeanors amid protests over sentences.
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Barnwell
Grand Jury
Rodney A. Peeples
Blackville
S.C
Daniel R. McLeod
McLeod
Mark Dillard
Dillard
Attorney General
Billy Joe Stewart
Gloria Jean Hair
Stewart
Have You Heard of Fred Ryder’s Olympic Pool Plan
Local note reports Fred Ryder intends a pool with Olympic length but six feet width to suit his wife who prefers lap swimming. A quirky household engineering detail sparks neighbor chatter in town.
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Fred Ryder
Aiken Considers Street Upgrade and Zoning Board Shakeup
The Aiken City Council plans first reading of an ordinance to borrow funds for Laurens Street upgrades over five years. W. Pat Walke Jr. resigns from the Zoning Board of Adjustments as he takes a new post in Wilmington. A church bazaar on May 1 seeks Pendleton Street west lane closure and a sign to advertise the event.
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Aiken
Laurens St
N.W
Roland
H. Windham
W. Pat Walke Jr
Walke
Savannah River
Wilmington
Del
Roland H. Windham
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Pendleton Street
Cockfight Raid Nets 64 People Arrested in SC County
MONETTA Sixty four people were arrested in a raid on a cockfight conducted by the Aiken County Sheriff's Department and SLED agents at a Jones Crossroads property. All pleaded guilty and were fined. Participants came from five states including South Carolina and Georgia.
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Monetta
Aiken County
Dan Bowe
W.R. Wilson
Smith
Sheriff’s Department
Gunnells
School Board Plans Legislative Program and Policy Reviews
The Aiken County Board of Education will discuss its 1982 legislative program at 7:30 p.m. in the Education Center and present it to the Aiken County legislative delegation on Feb. 10 with a March 2 response deadline. The six month financial report shows 39.26 percent of the budget received and 39.86 spent. a stadium maintenance policy will be introduced. USC Aiken seniors and South Carolina State College interns may practice teach next spring. a 24 hour practicum for USCA education students is considered. Happy Days Camp is endorsed to use district facilities with utility costs.
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Aiken
University of South Carolina-Aiken
South Carolina State College
USCA
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