Carter consults steelworkers on eve of Sunday TV appearance
President Carter met with blue collar workers on a back porch in Carnegie Pennsylvania for a 90 minute roundtable to advise his upcoming national television speech. He later returned to Camp David after the Pittsburgh visit where Rosalynn Carter and aides accompanied him. The talks covered domestic issues with reporters present and the White House keeping details tight.
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Washington
Carter
Carnegie
William Fisher
Rex
David
Rosalynn
White House
Jody Powell
Phil Wise
Pittsburgh
Camp David
Granum
Fisher
Bette
New Plant Set For Aiken Site
An East Longmeadow Mass firm plans a 45 000 square foot flywheel magnetos plant north of Aiken city limits employing 100 workers. Construction starts August and finishes January with a 2.5 million investment. R E Phelan Inc seeks an industrial revenue bond through the Aiken city council. David M White of Lexington will manage the plant and is president of Lake River Corp near Chicago.
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Aikenne Council
David M. White
Lexington
Lake River Corp
Chicago
Have You Heard at Last Night's All Star Practice
Andy Chavous made a sharp quip to Aiken fans after a North Augusta versus Aiken all star practice. Coach Wayne Ussery tried to calm the crowd as jurors endured a cold criminal court week with Judge Paul M Moore addressing questions.
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Andy Chavous
Aiken
North Augusta
Wayne Ussery
Chavous
Ussery
Paul M. Moore
Gus Lehamn
Moore
Aiken Board Approves Adjusted School Zoning Plan
The Aiken County Board of Education approved a modified rezoning plan for the 1979-80 school year to close Eustis Park and improve racial balance while delaying full rezoning. A citizens committee was approved to study space use and balance by March 15, 1980, with focus on overcrowding and future high schools.
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Aiken
T.B
Ted) Willis
Clifton L. Williamson
Williamson
Tative
Area I
Eustis Park
Laurens
Morgan Streets
Pinecrest
Richland
Vaucluse
Church
Hampton
Ravenell
Cushman
Millbrook
Gwinnett St
Kennedy Jr. High
Horry
Beaufort
Park
East Aiken
Hampton South
E.A
Wire Road
Aiken County
Local Businesses Maintain Optimism Amid Recession Fears
The Aiken Standard reports varied views on a looming recession with optimism from Owens Corning Fiberglas manager Robert Hrubala and caution from Graniteville Company’s William Lott. Dealers note consumer caution and slight June sales dip at Bill Vernon Chevrolet, signaling mixed impact as the economy weighs negatives and stabilizing signals.
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Aiken Standard
Robert A. Hrubala
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Bill Vernon
Chevrolet
Vernon
Turnipseed May Quit S C Senate
Senator Tom Turnipseed of Lexington, a foe of rate increases, says he may resign from the South Carolina Senate to oppose a proposed rate hike by South Carolina Electric and Gas. He warns the move could be one of the most important ever as the General Assembly revises PSC commissioner selection and restricts legislative representation before rate hearings.
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Columbia
Tom Turnipseed
Lexington
Senate
Turnipseed
Aiken Standard
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Public Service Commission
General Assembly
PSC
Nobie Newsome Still Tapping Feet in Hospital
Nobie Newsome, an 85 year old Graniteville resident at Aiken Community Hospital for circulatory problems, keeps busy playing harmonica and organ. She entertained the ward during a December hip injury and enjoys religious and fiddle tunes, often playing for Breezy Hill Baptist Church and neighbors.
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Nobie Newsome
Graniteville
Aiken Community Hospital
Becky
Michael) Harley
ACH
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Horry Street
Park Avenue
Ridgecrest
Lever
North Aiken
William C. Lott
Graniteville Company
S.C. Senate
Elizabeth Harrington
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