Burgess Hired By 5-2 Vote In Aiken County
At the USC Aiken meeting 200 residents packed the room as the Aiken County Board of Commissioners appointed Rhea J. Burgess as coordinator of county finances in a 5-2 vote. The decision followed heated debate over the hospital management contract and prompted protests from the hospital board chair.
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Debby Wendel
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Usc-Aiken
Rhea J. Burgess
Harold V. Graybeal
Aiken County Hospital and
Hospital Corporation of America
Hospital Board of Trustees
George W. Poda Poda
Forest L. Kirby
Circuit Court
Rodney A. Peeples
Mrs. Burgess
Charles Prosser
Cleve Edmunds
Lucas Ray
L.V
Jane Vaughters
Aiken
Wendell Hall
Aiken County Proposes 49 Million Budget With Cuts
Aiken County commissioners unveiled a 49 million dollar budget aiming to trim expenses and avoid deficits. First reading approved. public hearing and final vote set for July 1. Budget cuts include 5 percent cost of living increases and shifting revenue sharing to cover operating costs and sheriff patrol cars.
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Aiken
Sheriff's Department
Prince Faisal Executed for King Faisal’s Assassination
Saudi state radio reports the execution of Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed, a nephew of King Faisal, for the assassination in Riyadh. The Sharia court convicted him and King Khaled approved the death sentence. method unspecified.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Faisal
Faisal Ibn Musaed
Riyadh
Khaled
U S Withdrawal From Thailand Accelerates
Bangkok reports the Thai supreme command says the United States will pull about a third of its forces from Thailand by month end. The latest plan adds 4 000 troops and 86 aircraft to leave, on top of 3 500 troops and 48 planes already gone or scheduled. The force will shrink from 23 000 with 300 aircraft to zero by next March amid student pressure.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Thai Supreme Command
U.S
Rawa
Tax Cut Extension Considered by Congress
Congressional tax writers plan months of revision work starting with tax legislation from the House Ways and Means Committee led by Chairman Al Ullman. A bill could reach floor action in October. Topics include extending the current year’s tax cut, reforming shelters for real estate farms films and sports teams, overhauling the minimum tax and simplifying laws for average taxpayers.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Ways and Means
al Uman
D-Ore
Import-Export Flow Near Balance
Washington AP The nations balance of payments shifted from a $475 million deficit in the first quarter to near balance, the Commerce Department said. The change is the biggest on record, surpassing the 1974 move from a $2.38 billion deficit to a $1.62 billion surplus, with implications for dollar value and US exports.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Heatwave Expected With Upper 90s and Likely Pool Weather
The forecast calls for upper 90s tomorrow with a slim 10 percent rain chance. Tonight’s low near 70, winds variable at five to 10 mph. A hot, sunny day favors outdoor and pool activities.
Traveling South Carolina family draws local attention abroad
Aiken County travelers Mr and Mrs Asbill Hutto and Mr and Mrs J W Byrne tour Europe. On a flight over the Alps Sarah Asbill fractured her toe while a dining room scene at the Croatia Hotel in Dubrovnik drew comments. Local folks mistook the period costumes rehearsed for Saturday’s Bicentennial pageant for time travel.
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Ford
Aiken County
Asbill Hutto
J.W. Byrne
Alps
Sarah Asbill
Hutto
Croatia
Dubronvnik
Yugoslavia
Food costs rise in South Carolina 3 percent in June
State Labor Department reports food costs up 2.75 percent overall and 2.25 percent for the market basket from May to June, with beef and pork prices driving the rise. Potatoes, porterhouse and sirloin steaks, pork loin, and chops show notable increases while sugar falls and fruits like strawberries and oranges dip. About 63 percent of items rise, 35 percent fall, two percent unchanged.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Labor Department
Labor Department
Collins and Rudnick Propose Home Rule Referendum Bills
Representatives Cecil L. Collins and Irene K Rudnick introduce plans to let voters choose among five county government forms and board structures. Rudnick adds options on electing the county chair, board size, and whether to align school board elections with the fall general vote in February.
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House
Cecil L. Collins
R-Aiken
Irene K Rudnick
D-Aiken
State House of Representatives
General Assembly
Rudnick
Council
Commission
Aiken County
North Augusta Rezoning Vote Advances to Final Reading
North Augusta City Council approved a second reading 5 to 1 to rezone 13 parcels off Georgia Avenue from office commercial to heavy commercial. Dissenting Councilman Kroger cited residents' desires to keep the area office commercial while Mayor McKenny and Councilman Gray defended the measure.
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Eric Higgs
North Augusta
Georgia Avenue
Raymond P. Kroger
Planning and Zoning Commission
Kroger
W.L. Gray
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Sylvia Schwartz
Rhea Burgess
Burgess
Derby Wendel
H.V. Graybeal
Kirby
Planning Commission
Building Inspection Office
Paramedical Services
Paramed
Cullinan
Rhode Island
Board of Commissioners
Wade M. Brodie
Edwin E. Farmer
Brodie
Edmunds
Prince Faisal
Collins
N.A. Council
Henry R. McKenny
Thomas W. Greene
McKenney
North
Cablevision
Atlanta
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