County Council Extends Budget to July 7 Amid Delays
Aiken County Council votes unanimously to continue operating under the 1980-81 budget until the 1981-82 budget is adopted by July 7. Temporary budget consultant A. Gilford Trapp notes expected support to pass the new budget next Tuesday, with exceptions on capital purchases and pro rata expenditures.
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Aiken
A. Gilford Trapp
Mike McElhaney
Trapp
L.C. Greene
Greene
Derrick Derrick Supports Voting Rights Act Expansion
Rep. Butler Derrick of South Carolina says he supports extending major provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act but wants hearings first. He notes discrimination may exist nationwide and will review amendments for nationwide applicability after hearings. He also mentions government spending cuts and opposes cuts to social security, student loans, and nurses training.
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Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Derrick
Begin seeks new Israeli government with fragile coalition
Prime Minister Menachem Begin says he can assemble a new Knesset majority next week after Labor leads 49 seats to his 48. He works to win support from National Religious Party and Agudat Israel totaling 11 seats, needing two independents for 61. Begin declines further comment, citing a period of silence.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Labor Party
Likud
Begin
Yosef Burg
Socialist Labor Party
Shimon Peres
Unity Bloc
National Religious Party
Ultraorthodox
Agudat Israel
Jerusalem
Unemployment Drops in June as Jobless Rate Falls
The Labor Department reports the national unemployment rate declined to 7.3 percent in June from 7.6 percent in May. Total employment fell by 840,000 to 98.4 million, while the labor force grew by 1.3 million and discouraged workers rose by 100,000. Black unemployment rose to 14.2 percent and teen unemployment eased to 19 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gromyko Set for Poland Talks Amid Warsaw Pact Tensions
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko expected in Warsaw Friday for crucial talks with Polish leadership as COMECON discussions open in Sofia. Lech Walesa warned Solidarność against provoking the Soviets while Jaruzelski returns from Bulgaria to brief Moscow on the stance of the Polish delegation.
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Gromyko
Poland
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Independent
Labor Federation
Andrei Gromyko
Tass
Willy Brandt
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Vadim Zagladin
Stanislaw Kanin
Reform Movement
Mikhail Suslov
Kremlin
Kania
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Comecon
Sofia
Bulgaria
Jaruzelski
Warsaw Pact
Trading Alliance
Zagladin
The
Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
Walesa
Free of Cracow
Aiken and North Augusta Celebrate Independence Day Weekend
Public offices close Friday for Independence Day. North Augusta observes Diamond Anniversary with a weekend of events led by Capt. Bob Lemon Sen Strom Thurmond and Rep. Derrick to speak. Community worship, parades, picnics and sock hop set across local venues.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Public Library
North Augusta
Public Safety
The
Greater
Grace Methodist Church Family Center
First Baptist Church
Maude Edenfield Park
Naval Rotc
Midland Valley High School
Bob Lemon
Strom Thurmond
Butler Derrick
Charles Page
North Augusta High School
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Regan
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