Aiken Woman Wins Mrs South Carolina 1981 Title
Cindy Lawless Gossett of Aiken is named Mrs South Carolina 1981 after the Myrtle Beach competition. Her husband Mike Gossett announced the victory from Myrtle Beach. Gossett is a probation officer serving Aiken Bamberg and Barnwell counties and has held multiple regional honors. The Mrs America pageant runs March 27 to April 3 in Las Vegas.
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Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Cindy Lawless Gossett
Aiken
Gossett
Mrs. Gossett
Aiken High School
Greater Aiken
Las Vegas
Nev
Heart Fund Musical Opens Tonight at Waldorf Astoria
Opening night for The Starlight Room at the Waldorf Astoria in the 1930s setting features Benny Goodson and his orchestra. The Aiken Heart Fund show is at St Johns United Methodist Church Richland Ave and Newberry St at 7 p.m. Shows run tomorrow and Saturday with multiple matinees. tickets for Saturday matinee available via Mrs. Richard Bookstayer.
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The
Waldorf Astoria
Aiken Heart Fund
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Richland Avenue
Newberry Street
Benny Goodson
Richard Bookstayer
Brezhnev and Castro Meet in Moscow Amid El Salvador Talk
In Moscow Brezhnev and Castro discussed Soviet Cuban cooperation as the 26th Communist Party Congress opened. A Tass statement denied Soviet arms support to El Salvador and warned against preconditions for a Reagan summit, while Brezhnev signaled willingness to meet Reagan.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Fidel Castro
U.S
U.S. State Department
Cuba
el Salvador
Vietnam
Ethiopia
Soviet Communist Party
State Department
Soviet Union
Leonid Zamyatin
Reagan
Zamyatin
Brezhnev
Congress
Have You Heard About Engines Drinking Water Fast
A quirky note claims the Space Shuttle's three main engines could drain an average family pool in 25 seconds if they pumped water as fast as fuel. A geography quiz turns up a humorous four seasons answer: Duck deer quail and pheasant.
Reagan Eyes New Cuts After Spending Estimate Overrun
President Reagan weighs an additional 3 to 6 billion dollars in savings after learning 1982 spending was projected 3 to 6 billion higher than expected. Stockman and aides blame Social programs like Medicare for the miscalculation.
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Washington
U.S
Reagan
David A. Stockman
Office of Management and Budget
Martin Anderson
Stockman
Mandatory pension plan urged for all workers
A presidential commission urges a national minimum funded pension system for all private sector employers and sweeping changes to Social Security. It calls raising the retirement age from 65 to 68, phased in from 1990 to 2002, with early retirement moving from 62 to 65, affecting workers now 53 or younger.
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Washington
Congress
President’s Commission On Pension Policy
Local Gov Councils Face Budget Cuts If EDA Funds End
Reagan proposal to terminate the Economic Development Administration threatens 701 HUD funds and 35 percent EDA support for LSCOG USCOG and MCOG. LSCOG USCOG serve 12 counties with planning roles while MCOG coordinates in Aiken and Richmond.
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Councils
Reagan
Economic Development Administration
Lower Savannah
LSCOG
Aiken
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Calhoun
Orangeburg
USCOG
Abbeville
Edgefield
Greenwood
Laurens
McCormick
Saluda
MCOG
Richmond
EDA
U.S. Department of Commerce
Byrd
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Verenes
Richardson
HUD
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Cindy Gossett
Heart Fund
Dolores Lindley
Oval Office
Murray Weidenbaum
Donald Regan
David Stockman
AP Laserphott
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
Cog
Paula Blackmon
North Augusta
Denmark
Wayne Rogers
Council
Rogers
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