Six-Mill Tax Hike Expected in Aiken County Budget
Aiken County likely faces a six mill tax increase this year after a $5.4 million state allocation to counties. Gov. Edwards is set to sign the bill, ratification possible soon, with a veto threat unlikely. Council members praise the compromise budget of about $7 million as prudent given fiscal constraints.
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Aiken County
James B. Edwards
S.C. House of Representatives
Robert G. Liming
Edwards
House
Senate
Liming
Walter C. Guy Jr
Administration and Finance Committee
State House
Guy
Council
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Have You Heard Have You Heard Ellison Garvin fashion tease
Ellison Garvin shows off two extra tennis balls tucked under her sleeves prompting talk of a possible new fashion. A birthday party exit yields a friendly thank you from Benji Duches with plans to return soon. A sale overheard promotes positive attitude and a shopper jokes about seeking larger sizes.
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Ellison Garvin
Ellison
Benji Duches
Benji
Heat Break Ends Soon Weather Update
The forecast shows today and tonight with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 60s. Friday’s high around 90 with a 10 percent chance of rain. Weekend into Monday turns hot with mid 90s highs and 70s lows and scattered afternoon storms.
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Heatbreak Hotel
Dying Man Sent Home From Prison
Michael Covello, serving four years for manslaughter, is sent home by Gov. Hugh Carey on a 48 hour furlough as he lies near death from stomach cancer. He expresses remorse and asks to die at his East Side home, while critics question the mercy and timing of the release.
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NEW York
Michael Covello
Hugh Carey
Covello
Upper East Side
John Marchi
State Board of Parole
East 83Rd Street
Bellevue Hospital
Going Up Hahn Village housing project under construction
Hahn Village near Aiken on S.C. 19 North is 25 to 30 percent complete with 100 units planned. Ervin E. Koon of the Housing Authority of Aiken says work shifts to 6 am to 2 30 pm during heat and aims to accept applications by November with completion set for January 22, 1979.
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Hahn Village
S.C. 19 North
Ervin E. Koon
Housing Authority of
Aiken
Koon
Romeo Guest Associates Inc
Greensboro
N.C
S.E. Wall Co
Augusta
J.R. Hobbs Co
Lithonia
Basic Electric Co
Charlotte
Modern Roofing and Metal Works Inc
Aiken District Plans Program for Profoundly Retarded Children
The Aiken County School District will develop a program for 22 profoundly mentally retarded children on the waiting list at the Child Development Center. Dr. John Bradley says the move follows a state Attorney General ruling reallocating responsibility for educating handicapped students away from the Mental Retardation department.
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Aiken County
John Bradley
State Department of Education
State Department of Mental Retardation
Bradley
Child Development Center
Aiken
Inside Today Looks To The Future Legion Page 8
A readable fragment hints at upcoming features across sections including Dear Abby editorials obituaries comics television sports and weather with page eight focus on future plans and local outlooks.
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Aiken Count Comics
Dear Abby
Government Predicts Higher Prices and Slower Growth
The government warns Americans to expect the largest consumer price rise in four years with food costs up 8 to 10 percent in 1978 and overall inflation near 7.2 percent this year. The administration projects growth around 4.1 percent in 1978 and 4.3 percent in 1979, with unemployment easing from 6.1 percent to 5.9 percent by year end.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Federal Reserve
G. William Miller
Fire damages Chitty office in Langley. arson suspected
Arson suspected after a fire gutted Magistrate Lester L. Chitty’s Langley office early today. State investigators from the State Law Enforcement Division were to join local deputies and volunteers this afternoon. Tom Hill of Gloverville reported flames and smoke from a broken window along Highway 421 around 4 a.m.
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Lester L. Chitty
Langley
Aiken County
Aiken County Council Consider Emergency Funding for Aging Agency
The Council on Aging seeks a $13,800 emergency appropriation from Aiken County to extend funding beyond six months. A previous $13,000 allocation covered through year end, with officials urged to arrange alternative funds as county support may end January 1, 1979. Community leader E Owen Clary pushed for full grant-compliant funding.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
H.W. Thurlow
Aiken
Council On Aging
Clary
County Council
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Lin Smithwick
James Jenkins
New Housing Authority
S.C. Highway
Jeannie Neaster
Legion
Chitty
Chitty’s
Agency
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