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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1989
Page
2
The Commerce Department reports an $8.26 billion U S trade gap for April as exports rise 0.8 percent and imports fall 2.6 percent. The deficit compares to March's revised $9.54 billion and marks the best showing since July.
Contact numbers for subscriptions and ads are listed along with business hours. The notice provides subscription rates, publication schedule, and the mailing address for The Aiken Standard established in 1867. It notes second class postage and postmaster address details.
Relatives of Ronald Rusty Woomer victims recall the eight hour coastal spree that left John Turner Earldean Wright and Arnie L Richardson dead. Woomer is set for execution in the electric chair at 1 am Friday after a 1979 murder rampage. Solicitor Jim Dunn organized a memorial outside the Horry County Courthouse honoring the six victims and urging justice.
Three DOC volunteers will press all three buttons at once to deliver the fatal charge to Ronald Woomer. The executioners’ identities will remain secret, with only a few department officials knowing who they are. Each volunteer will receive 50 dollars in cash to keep names off checks.
A House Ways and Means subcommittee proposes raising the 65 to 69 age earning limit for Social Security recipients. The plan would lift next year to about 9,720 and to about 10,440 the following year, with final amounts set by the full committee. The package also includes moving the SSA to independent status with a three member presidential board.
A federal report in Boston shows 2.2 billion dollars spent on AIDS this year with over half for research and prevention, rising to 4.3 billion in 1992. Experts urge increased funding for education, basic research, vaccines, and disaster relief for hard‑hit cities.
Aiken merchants oppose a minimum wage rise saying it would force price increases and hurt small firms. Coward Corley Seed owner Bo Coward notes small businesses pay students too much while others fear higher wages lift costs. Democrats push anew. Republicans propose 4.25 per hour with training wage. Restaurant and retail chains declined comment.
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