03 Jul 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1980
Page
1
The June jobless rate slips to 7.7 percent from 7.8 percent as unemployment totals fall to 8 million. Total employment drops 450,000 while labor force size declines to 104.5 million, with economists warning of rising joblessness in coming months.
The draft registration period runs July 21 to August 1 under new laws signed by President Carter. No one will be drafted or classified. the form collects basic identifying information and can be obtained at any post office. A schedule guides 20 year olds by birth month to register on specific days, with makeup on Friday.
Aiken Swim Association and Fermata Club host a meet as townsfolk discuss a possible Navy search for a communications expert. Amid heat and family scenes, residents share light moments about local life and humor, including a Mrs. America joke and a youngster’s grandmother question.
A compact page overview features classified ads, comics, community calendar items, Dear Abby and Erma Bombeck columns, obituaries, local business notices, sports briefs, television listings, and weather outlooks from Aiken County.
Greenville hosts the Miss South Carolina Pageant with 54 contestants amid heat from a malfunctioning air conditioner. Darlene Hale, 1979 Miss Aiken County, models gown tonight and swimsuits tomorrow, with talent day planned for the following day.
A 40 acre field ten miles outside Aiken will host the Leon Everette Country Music Festival on July 12 13 with 7000 to 10000 attendees aimed to break even. The site owned by Barney Fulmer near Interstate 20 North hosts 16 hours of music featuring Doyle Holley Jim Owen Jeris Ross Mondo Earwood Jim Ed Brown Helen Cornelius Larry G Hudson and O B McClinton. Events run 1 11 p m July 12 and 1 7 p m July 13 with tickets sold across several southern states and two Alabama busloads already booked.
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