More Cuts and Red Ink in Budget
Washington AP reports President Reagan’s forthcoming budget will cut social spending further, boost military funding, and run a large deficit with no new taxes. Stockman briefing participants say the plan outlines $924 billion in spending and an $186 billion gap, with military spending rising to $305 billion and major social programs facing $8.4 billion in cuts.
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Washington
Reagan
David A. Stockman
Congress
Stockman
President To Pinpoint Promises
Washington AP Reagan plans to announce a second term and use the State of the Union to show where he delivered on 1980 promises. An anonymous official notes meetings on the address to Congress for January 25 with a brief re election message outlined for January 29 from the Oval Office.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
America
Oval Office
Mitchell Confession Stuns Graniteville Exchange Club
George Mitchell told the Graniteville Exchange Club he still bears a bruise from a high school scrimmage with deputy solicitor Bill Weeks. Weeks, 6 foot 8, elbowed him atop the head, Mitchell recalled during a discussion tied to Aiken Elementary School at a board workshop. Board member J P Kneece noted the building was erected in 1891 and remarked it served well before getting a bath over the weekend.
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George Mitchell
Bill Weeks
Graniteville Exchange Club
Mitchell
Weeks
Aiken Elementary School
Board of Education
J.P. Kneece
Recovery Best In 30 Years
The unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in December, marking the strongest post-recession labor market rebound in over three decades. U.S. employment rose by over 335,000 while unemployed fell by 230,000 to 9.2 million, with the overall rate including military personnel at 8.1 percent.
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Washington
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
United States
Bureau Klein
Janet L. Norwood
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Aiken County Schools Budget Shrinks on Mills Cut and State Shift
The Aiken County public schools project expenditures of 33.86 million with revenue of 34.15 million as the district faces a tax mill drop from 75 to 73 and a shift of fringe benefits payments to the state. If the 5 mill one time support is not renewed, taxes would fall to 73 mills and staff pay raises would be blocked.
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Aiken County
Basil T. Brinkley Jr
Brinkley
Mondale Proposes Plan To Limit Health Costs
Former Vice President Walter Mondale urges states to use federal guidelines to cap health care costs arguing they threaten Medicare. Speaking to seniors in St Petersburg he says costs rise faster than inflation and could reach 755 billion dollars by 1990, risking family budgets and deficits.
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Mondale
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Walter F. Mondale
Sheryl McAlister Named Sports Editor
Sheryl A. McAlister promoted to sports editor of the Aiken Standard after years as a sports writer since August 1982. A Columbia native, she attended Hammond Academy and Columbia College, where she held leadership roles in student activities and contributed to the yearbook.
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Sheryl A. McAlister
Aiken Standard
Sheryl
Auust
Columbia
van M. McAlister
Hammond Academy
Columbia College
Sigma Tau Delta
Dede Biles
Blood-Horse Magazine
Hatcher Keeps Democrats Amid Switch Talk In South Carolina
Fay Hatcher vice chairwoman of the Aiken County Council says she will remain a Democrat despite flirting with joining the Republican Party. A letter from County Treasurer Margie Plunkett accuses Hatcher of malicious slander and threatens legal action, while party officials discuss the matter with Hatcher and her employer.
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Fay Hatcher
Aiken County
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Leon Holmes
Raymond Chavous
Clayton Chriswell
Keith Lewis
Ginny Southworth
James I. Green
Division of Instructional Services
Green
Robert Paskel
Sheryl McAlister
Hatcher
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