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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1979
Page
2
The speaker notes almost 8000 people in jail state wide with 95 percent jailed for crimes while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Aiken County officials urge community action to reduce crime and emphasize family care as a root factor.
With a quorum lacking, Area I Advisory Council provisionally approves a video tape recorder and laminator for Greendale Elementary funded by a $500 PTO donation and remaining activities-account funds. A district-wide school naming committee plan is reviewed, and preparations for upcoming audits are explained by Dr. Morton.
The Aiken City Council and New Ellenton Town Council will hold meetings Monday at 8 p.m. Readings occur in City Hall council chambers on Park Avenue and in the New Ellenton city offices. Both gatherings are open to the public.
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Economist Henry Wallich endorsed the wage insurance tax credit as part of the push to curb inflation. Otto Kahn urged public action at the Consumer Federation of America convention, advocating local consumer pressure to curb price hikes and urge price explanations by retailers and suppliers.
Tonight low in the low 20s and high tomorrow in the 40s. Saturday mostly sunny with clear skies. Precipitation drops to zero by morning. Sunday partly cloudy with a chance of rain. A warming trend begins Tuesday with lows rising from the 20s to the 40s and highs from around 40 to the 60s.
The obituary roundup lists funeral and burial details for Harry Harris Jr. at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church, Harlston Maw in Greenwood, Lillie Hendrix in Richmond County, and James W. Belcher in Newark with varying service times. Other notices include tributes for Bennie Altman in Graniteville and Tonya Hill in North Augusta along with several family survivor details.
Addison Illinois obituary notes Randy Ted Skillman son of Leroy Eubanks Jr. of Clearwater died Saturday in Chicago. Funeral at Elliott Sons Telfair Street Chapel with burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survived by three sisters Betty Usry Della Walden Vivian Cochran four brothers James Curtis Donnie and David Skillman three stepsisters Mary Evridge Susan Carpenter Chris Newman and one stepbrother Warren Eubanks plus stepfather Leroy Eubanks Sr.
James S. McCallie an ICC practitioner told Delta Nu Alpha meeting that deregulation efforts by Kennedy and Carter aim to win points not aid consumers or industry Speakers compared trucking to airlines noting price shifts and service risks He predicted real battles in Congress and a likely resolution by year end 1979 He urged truckers to lobby Congress and warned of potential outcomes and disputes
Greene presented the budget plan at a council meeting with ordinances totaling 47000 for year end funding. He cautioned it is early to determine the final budget and whether a tax increase will be needed. Inflation and potential state aid on gasoline and alcohol tax were noted as factors for 1979 80.
Senator Harris P. Smith introduces a constitutional amendment for nonpartisan magistrate elections in the Senate as Representative C. Marshall Cain plans a bill to end advisory elections. The move follows an attorney general ruling that advisory selections breach the Judicial Code of Conduct. Currently in Aiken County the Democratic Party conducts advisory magistrate elections, with gubernatorial appointment final.
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