Aiken Approves 107-Mill City Tax Rate for 1982-83
The Aiken City Council gave first reading to a 107-mill property tax ordinance for the 1982-83 budget, a reduction from 147 mills after county reassessment. A second reading and public hearing are set for next week. The council also invited free studies for downtown beautification by architects Rainer Urban and Ray Price and welcomed other firms to bid.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Rainer Urban
Ray Price
Jackson OKs 1982 Budget
Jackson Town Council approved an operating budget of 149 637 for 1982 83 with reservations. Councilman Al Ellis noted vehicle maintenance costs as four town vehicles are not running. The budget became official Monday night. The council also gave first reading to the Public Works Commission budget of 109 500 and retained attorney Kelly Zier in a lawsuit.
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Jackson
al Ellis
Public Works Commission
Kelly Zier
Inside Today Aiken County Today Classifieds
Local newspaper recap lists sections including Classifieds Comics Community Calendar Abby Erma Bombeck For The Record Home Box Office Obituaries Sports Television Weather with brief listings and page cues.
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Aiken County
Abby Erma Bombeck
Multiple Indictments Loom in Aiken County Cases
Five indictments against Gary Leonard Camp alias William A. Miller Jr. include attempted armed robbery assault kidnapping and carrying. Willie J. Boyd facing theft charges tied to $8000 in course fees at H O Weeks Center. case postponed due to illness. Ida Surry pleads guilty to second offense shoplifting and faces a year in jail with rehab consideration. mother of two has heroin problems cited by her attorney.
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Gary Leonard Camp
William A. Miller Jr
Aiken County
Camp
Willie J. Boyd
Aiken Recreation Department
Boyd
H.O. Weeks Center
Ida Surry
North Augusta
Seventh Circuit
Elizah Curran Burnett III
City Roadwork Projects Will Ease Traffic Flow
City officials plan a roughly $2 million project to build about four miles of U S 1 York Street into a four lane highway from Hampton Avenue to Shaws Creek. Utilities are being relocated, water and sewer lines extended, hydrants added, and a center left turn lane will be built. The work uses federal and state funds and began in February under the guidance of Wyatt Johnson and Cole Page.
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U.S. 1
Wyatt Johnson
Johnson
York Street
Hampton Avenue
Shaws Creek
Cole Page
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Reagan sets out pared down federalism plan to counties
President Reagan spoke to the National Association of Counties in Baltimore offering a slimmer version of his new federalism plan. He said the number of programs to be shifted to states dropped from nearly 50 to 35 and guaranteed 100 percent of existing federal funds, but few new details or economic revitalization steps were provided.
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Baltimore
Reagan
National Association of Counties
Fami
Houston Astros
J.R. Richard
America
Clemson-Born Dr. James Bostic Jr. Heads Riegel Aiken Venture
Dr. James E. Bostic Jr. named president of the Convenience Products Division at Riegel Textile Corp. He will oversee the merged Aiken and Charlotte divisions, bringing disposables, towelettes, shampoos and baby care products under one leadership. The Clemson graduate and former White House Fellow aims to extend product offerings and strengthen community ties in Aiken. He will speak at the Aiken Rotary Club and continues decades of public service, including leadership roles on the South Carolina Education Commission and the Carver Foundation at Tuskegee.
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Clemson
Charlotte
Bostic
Riegel Company
Aiken
Rotary Club
White House
Washington
Reagan
Benjamin Mays
Morehouse College
Mays
S.C. Education Commission
Carver Research Foundation
Tuskegee Institute
Management-Labor Textile Advisory
U.S. Department of Commerce
S.C
Riegel
James E. Bostic Jr
Clemson Tiger
Riegel Textile Corp
Ginny Southworth
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Malissa Minter
Aiken’s
Jackson Oks
Edgefield Avenue
Fairfield Street
Phil Jones
James Bostic Jr
Riegel Plant
DR. James
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