19 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1988
Page
1
New Isuzu commercial riffs on President Reagan remark about Daniel Ortega. The ad shows Ortega delivering a foreign language speech with captions translating a plea for a sporty car. The campaign continues the line from the Joe Isuzu persona.
In PECUS Texas two rival chili groups, the Chili Appreciation Society International Inc and a spinoff using the same name, dispute ownership of the name. U S District Judge Lucius Bunton will rule within 20 days on which group retains the Chili Appreciation Society International title. Frank X Tolbert helped start the first cookoff in 1967 to publicize Terlingua.
Skies will be mostly cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of showers and a low in the mid 40s. Mostly cloudy skies are forecast tomorrow with a 60 percent chance of showers and a high in the mid 60s.
A death notice row lists Clifton Ashley Clermont Florida Ruth W Ellis Los Angeles Adrener Goodwin Aiken Grace W Granaghan Fort Walton Beach Florida Richardean Hightower Aiken Mrs Eron W Huffman Orangeburg Dorothea K Matthews Batesburg Mary J Riddle Sylvester Georgia Fred A Timmerman Edgefield Rev Audrey L Widener Warrenville Details directed to page 6A for full obituary information.
President Reagan's 1989 budget proposes a $1.1 trillion plan with a $129.5 billion deficit, aligning with the Gramm Rudman targets and a summit accord with a Democratic Congress. Senators and representatives foresee limited overall battles but expect skirmishes over specific allocations and tax measures already enacted.
Edgefield county sawmill B L Mims and Son Lumber Co Inc employs about 25 workers turning logs into pine lumber from one by two to two by twelve. The mill produces 100000 board feet weekly and wastes none with bark to Augusta for newsprint chips to Westvaco for plyboard and sawdust for fuel.
The House Ways and Means Committee aims education as top spending in the 1988 89 state budget with more than half of available funds to public schools. It allocated 63 million to the Department of Education for Education Finance Act funding, to benefit teacher pay bus drivers textbooks and school fleets. Subcommittees trimmed agency requests to craft a priority list while debates over reserve fund reductions continued.
Aiken County Republican officials prepare a Feb 27 rally at USC Aiken attracting GOP presidential candidates. The event runs from 11 a.m. to about 3 p.m. with a barbecue dinner. Reported plans include a televised debate aired by SCETV from 9 to 10 p.m., though officials offer limited details.
In the South Carolina town of Aiken political rallies unfold for the March 5 GOP primary. Former Rams star Rosie Grier speaks for Pat Robertson at Aiken High School 7:30 doors 8 9 a.m. tomorrow while Robertson appears at USC Aiken Etherredge Center Monday at 6:30 p.m. Brisson notes expected turnout over 2000 and Sen Thurmond and Gov Campbell may attend. Officials plan broad media coverage but debate details remain unclear.
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