Farmers Seek Reduction To U S Government Debt
Nearly 10 000 members of the American Farm Bureau Federation gather in Miami Beach for the 60th annual convention where Ronald Reagan is to speak. They push for a constitutional debt reduction and spending limits tied to gross national product, while observations tie tax payers to the Bacon Davis Act and its costly wage rules.
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Farm Bureau Federation
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Allan Grant
Federation
Grant
Donny Hathaway dies after hotel plunge in New York
Singer Donny Hathaway, 33, leapt from the 15th floor of the Essex House in New York after a day of recording with Roberta Flack. Police say it was self-inflicted. Hathaway shared a 1973 Grammy with Flack for Where Is the Love and had recent success with new music projects.
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Hathaway
Essex House
Central Park South
Roberta Flack
Ms. Flack
Roberta
Edward Howard
David M. Franklin & Associates
Atlanta
Howard
Aiken County Delegation to Decide Magistrate Seats
The Aiken County legislative delegation meets tomorrow at 9 30 a m in the statehouse in Columbia to decide two magistrate slots. The seats are the late Lester L Chitty and Quinby A Wise. Wise seeks reappointment though advisory election results may not bind the governor and Senate.
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Aiken County
Statehouse
Columbia
Robert M. Bell
Democratic Party
Lester L. Chitty
Quinby A
Fire Destroys Valley Home in Clearwater
Flames engulfed the one story home of J H Guy at 100 Pineview Drive in Clearwater Friday morning. Damage was about 35000 dollars. Bath Fire Department units fought the blaze for 75 minutes and no serious injuries were reported. The fire likely started in the utility room from boxes and papers near a water heater per assistant chief Danny Boyd.
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Clearwater
J.H. Guy
Pineview Drive
Bath Fire Department
Danny Boyd
Clearwater Fire Department
Huff Approves Spartanburg’s Hudson Barksdale Referred
Eighth District Sen. Nikki Setzler filed three property assessment bills sent to the Senate Finance Committee. One bill would limit windfall county revenues after reassessment and require other taxes to fall to keep total revenue from rising. Setzler co-sponsored a bill exempting residential gas heating oil and electricity costs from the 4 percent sales tax. The General Assembly faces a busy week with PSC reform and merit selection of judges under debate in House Judiciary.
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Spartanburg
Hudson Barksdale
House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Nikki Setzler
West Columbia
Senate Finance Committee
Setzler
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Huff
House
Judiciary Committee
Public Service Commission
Childbirth Classes At Aiken Community Hospital Begin
ACH will start free childbirth classes for expectant parents tomorrow at 7 30 pm in the hospital classroom. The six week program runs Tuesdays and is open to the public. A tour of the OB floor is offered February 6 at 7 30 pm.
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Aiken Community Hospital
ACH
Ellen Nathan
Three Vehicle Collision Injures 11 in South Carolina
A three car crash at the intersection of S C 121 and S C 19 injures 11 people. An Augusta woman driving a 1976 auto east on S C 121 entered the path of a southbound pickup on S C 19. Ella Scott of Augusta was charged with failing to yield the right of way. Injured were sent to Aiken Community Hospital and University Hospital. Names and conditions withheld.
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S.C. 121
S.C. 19
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Augusta
Ella Scott
Ivey Road
Aiken Community Hospital
University Hospital
Sheriff Probes County Break-Ins Reported Weekend Burglary Spree
Aiken County sheriff investigates multiple weekend break ins. William A Bonner on Sand Bar Ferry Road loses 4500 in stereo gear. Jerry Brown on Spring Garden Street Belvedere loses 400 in tools. William Thaxton on Belair Road Belvedere reports a 400 silver coin collection stolen.
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Beech Island
William A. Bonner
Sand Bar Ferry Road
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Jerry Brown
Spring Garden Street
Belvedere
William Thaxton
Belair Road
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U.S
Secretary of Labor
Bacon Davis
Afl-Cio
GAO
Donny Hathaway
New York
Atlantic Records
Bullah
Lindsey
Cain
John W. Lindsey
South Carolina
Rep. C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
Richland Avenue
UP Zoofri Lotins Shop For
Pong Kong
Aiken, S.C
Sonella Fashion
Venr
Jim Lonella
Ramada Inn
Richland Ave
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Kowloon
Hong Kong
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Piggly
TUE & F
York ST
Kalmir Plaza
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Kalmia Plaza
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