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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1981
Page
1
New York AP reports the Major League Players Association went on strike after a 442 hour bargaining session failed to yield an agreement with owners. The dispute centers on free agent compensation and the likelihood of games today.
Paul Koon, found guilty of murdering Valerie White Newsome in Martinez, Ga, made a final plea as jurors prepared to decide his fate. He testified about the abduction at National Hills Shopping Center, the burial in Aiken County, and claimed memory gaps while admitting fear and regret.
Aiken Public Safety officer James Jordan entertained the Kiwanis Club with quips about a speeding driver claiming a dangerous road and urgency to escape. He also quipped about aging and a sign at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse reading Smoking Outside Tonight provoking guests to peek outside.
The House of Representatives narrowly approved a 200 million authorization for the Savannah River Plant for 1982-83. The package funds upgrading equipment including L-reactor work and high level waste solidification design, with 87.5 million for upgrades, 20 million for construction design, and 66 million for L-reactor, pending Senate approval and presidential signature.
The Aiken County Council agreed to fund the library system at 167000 for the coming year while three new staff members join July 1 Scott L Kantor becomes head librarian Maurine H Lackey is assistant reference librarian and Eleanor Powe superintendent branch librarian Citizens urged higher funding warning that grants and book purchases would be cut and bookmobile service reduced if funding stays low The council also gave first reading to a roughly 8.5 million budget with an 18 mill tax increase projected to raise about 28.80 yearly on a 40000 home and to be final when approved by July 1
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