Aiken County Board Nixes Referendum for School Funding
The Aiken County Board of Education voted 4-1 with one abstention not to seek a tax millage increase referendum. ACEA urged a 13 percent pay hike for principals, assistants, and teachers to compete with industry and other districts.
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Carter attends memorial for Japanese Prime Minister Ohira
President Carter and 6,500 mourners gather in Tokyo for the memorial honoring Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira who died of a heart attack. Carter praises Ohira as a friend and wise counselor and meets Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng on the eve of their brief discussions.
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Wage-Price Guidelines To Continue Into Third Year
The Carter administration plans a third year of anti inflation wage and price guidelines despite limits shown by rising rates and costs. Robert Russell notes inflation is not over amid June wholesale price gains and energy price declines. Unemployment is forecast to peak near 8.5 percent with 8.9 million jobless.
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Aiken Recreation Chief Debuts as Dancer at Hopeland Garden
Willie Boyd director of the Aiken Recreation Department made his debut as a dancer at a Hopeland Garden concert. A bug flew down his shirt during a jazz performance and his effort to remove it oddly synced with the music. Clemson fans praise co ed Shawn Weatherly though implying a long road remains.
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Planning panel hears Young Life housing request in Calhoun Street
Crowded council chamber residents debated a temporary Young Life meeting at 901 Calhoun Street. After a lengthy session, Gorman Ridgely withdrew the petition citing neighbor opposition and parking concerns.
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County Attorney Says Stage 5 Bookstore Operating Illegally
Aiken County Attorney C Wesley Smith says Belvedere Stage 5 adult bookstore is open but not legally compliant. The store in a mobile home hooked to its own generator to operate and lacks full building code compliance and may test the new pornography ordinance effective June 24. Stage 9 opened June 14 but is also illegal.
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