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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1982

Page

8

Jobless rate climbs in South Carolina June

South Carolina unemployment rose to 11.5 percent in June with 174000 people jobless, up 3600 from May and 47000 from June 1981. Gains occurred in retail trade and services as tourism rose. manufacturing hours edged up to 38.7 weekly. Revco posted 49.6 million in fiscal year earnings, opened 70 stores, and awarded two employees 7500 each. Kimberly-Clark, SCN, Florida Steel, and Owens-Corning figures follow.

South Carolina Robert E. David S.C REVCO Heritage Square Kalmia Plaza Northside Plaza Aiken Midland Valley Clearwater Florida Steel Corporation Florida Steel SCN South Carolina National Corporation

Women Break Ground In SRP Reactor Control Room

Barbara Jennings and three other Savannah River Plant employees become the first four women supervisors in the SRP reactor control room. Trickett and Cott are already certified after a nine month program. Jennings and Hill await certification. Training covered seven areas including radiation control. hands on work and shifts build experience. Jennings notes no bias and expects more women in nuclear fields as Du Pont recruits. Jennings aims for certification by August 2 after completing exams this month.

Jessie Hill Cheryl Cott Jeri Trickett Barbara Jennings Savannah River Ms. Jennings Jesse Hill SRP Ms. Trickett Ms. Cott Ms. Hill du Pont-operated Jennings du Pont University of Pittsburgh Navy

Health Care Spending Up

Americans spent 287 billion dollars on health care last year an average 1225 per person. Health care consumed 9.8 percent of the GNP the share rising 11.4 percent in 1981. Government entities paid 524 per person of the total. Richard S Schweiker urged reform of cost reimbursement.

Washington United States Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Richard S. Schweiker Department

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Randy Clayton Jim Arthur Owens-Corning Fiberglas Clayton Arthur Owens-Corning Kimberly-Clark Kimberly-Clark Corporation K-C Aiken Standard South Carolina National FDIC
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