Clinton proposes major cuts in public housing funding
President Clinton plans more than 2 billion dollars in public housing cuts next year while boosting spending for the homeless by nearly 50 percent and nearly doubling a rent subsidy program for the poor. The budget plan, part of a 1.5 trillion dollar fiscal package, will face strong opposition from Congress and housing advocates.
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Employment Outlook Stable For Aiken and Surrounding Area
The 1994 employment picture in Aiken County shows modest improvement with growth expected in textiles health care and service sectors. Beaulieu of America new carpet plant near I-20 could create up to 760 textile jobs, while Menardi-Criswell plans a Edgefield County industrial filtration plant employing about 300. Long term RSA Corp battery recycling plant in Montmorenci may open after permits. Savannah River Site downsizing remains a downside.
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John G
Johnny) Molony
S.C. Employment Security Commission
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Beaulieu
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Aiken
I-20
Menardi- Criswell
Edgefield
Edgefield County
Johnston
RSA Corporation
Montmorenci
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Savannah River
Unemployment Rate Dips to Three Year Low in December
The Labor Department reports December unemployment at 6.4 percent, the lowest since January 1991, with nonfarm payrolls up 183000. Services added 68000 jobs, over half temporary. Consumer credit rose 10.6 percent, signaling a strong year end and cautious optimism for 1994.
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Kemper Financial Services
Chicago
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Morgan Stanley Co
New York
Fourth arrest made in New Year’s Eve shooting case
A fourth arrest is made in the New Year’s Eve shooting that killed 16 year old Jack Stephen Morris Jr. in Clearwater. Christopher Markwalter 21 of North Augusta is charged with misprision of a felony. Bond set at 2000. Other suspects include Matthew Scott Young 19 with murder charges and a 15 year old charged with pointing and presenting a firearm and possession by a person under 21.
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Aiken County
Hardee’s
Clearwater
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Markwalter
Aiken County Detention Center
Senger
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Young
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Morris
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Studies peg crime injuries at 41k cost per victim nationwide toll exceeds 20 billion
The Health Affairs studies estimate crime related injuries cost an average 41 000 per person including medical and psychological effects and the overall U S burden from gunshot wounds and lifetime costs reach 202 billion dollars. Authors warn figures are likely underestimates due to data gaps.
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Health Affairs
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University of California
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National Public Services Research Institute
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Winter Storm Grips Nation With Snow and Ice
A broad winter storm brings snow sleet and freezing rain across the Midwest and Northeast while arctic air keeps conditions treacherous. Power outages, school closures, and travel disruptions spread from Virginia and New England to Oklahoma and Pennsylvania with at least one fatality in Oklahoma and I-95 largely closed from the Delaware line to Trenton New Jersey.
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