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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1983
Page
2
A British researcher reports dioxin may damage the immune system but says the finding is not a smoking gun. Rep. Tom Daschle praises the work as near conclusive and calls for government compensation for veterans disabled by diseases linked to dioxin exposure.
Pope John Paul II will meet Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski on June 17 during a weeklong trip to Poland. The meeting aims to pressure the West to lift sanctions on the Communist nation and discuss church-state relations with Cardinal Jozef Glemp and Henryk Jablonski present.
An appeals court ruling against California tough blood alcohol standard angers activists and will be appealed state officials say. Candy Lightner founder of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers expresses fury after her daughter was killed by a drunken driver.
Grocery prices slipped last month by about two-tenths of a percent after May 1 as meat prices fell. Chopped duck pork chops and all beef franks declined in six of 13 cities while the total market basket bill declined in seven cities and rose in six. Detergents rose in price in more cities than other items while milk stayed mostly steady.
In protective sun canopy, Pope John Paul I walked nearly a mile through Rome for Corpus Christi commemorating a 1264 tradition. Some 25 000 spectators filled streets as the 63-year-old pontiff preached on the living meaning of the Eucharist at St John Lateran Basilica.
Washington AP reports the civilian unemployment rate fell to 10.1 percent in May with 99,000 jobs added. Unemployed declined by 136,000 to 11.192 million, the best monthly showing since last August, as the labor market shows gradual improvement and a slight dip to 10.0 percent when military figures are included.
In a conference panel the General Assembly hashed out DUI penalties, proposing 200 dollar fines and up to 30 days jail for first offense, 1000 dollar fines and up to a year for second, 3000 dollar fine and at least 90 days for a fourth offense, and one to five years for fifth or subsequent convictions. The group split on whether a third offense within five years should trigger 60 days jail or public service. Current law already allows for heavier penalties on third offenses, but judges rarely impose jail. this is the only DUI bill with a real chance to pass this year.
The House approved a 1.3 billion dollar EPA operating budget, up 37 percent from Reagan administration request and reversing two years of cuts. The vote included a 164 Democrats and 36 Republicans in favor of the second increase, with 60 Democrats and 107 Republicans opposed.
South Carolina lawmakers clash over an $2.1 billion budget bill for 1983 84 with a heavy permanent provisions section. House rejects Senate amendments delaying tax indexing and reallocating $12 million from the General Reserve Fund. Conference committee eyed for Monday as adjournment nears.
The House and Senate vote to push the session to June 10 with seven hours remaining before adjournment. They pass a relief from the midnight deadline and outline items for the extended session including a $2.1 billion budget and reapportionment issues.
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