State Auditors Begin Preliminary Review of Aiken County Tax Office
The State Auditor's office begins a routine preliminary inquiry into the Aiken County Tax Collector's Office authorized by the State Attorney General. Auditors arrived at the county complex to examine books, with no conclusions yet and no deadline set.
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State Auditor’s Office
Aiken County
State Attorney General
Mark Dillard
Attorney General's Office
Dillard
Aiken
W. H. Boylston
Joe W. Busby
Aiken County Council
Carrol H. Warner
Dust Standards Favored In Ruling
Supreme Court upholds federal cotton dust standards and rejects cost benefit tests for safety rules. Graniteville Company officials expect stricter limits. Brown Lung Association leaders praise the ruling as lifesaving. Estimates cite costs to industry and per mill impact. Graniteville operates 11 textile plants in the region.
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U.S. Supreme Court
William E
Bill) Johnson
Graniteville Company
Johnson
Aiken County
Brown Lung Association
Supreme Court
Josephine Newsome
S.C. Brown Lung Association
South Carolina
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Graniteville
Augusta
Have You Heard Jokes and Wedding Friction
The item mentions aging humor from P J Blair and a quip about Reagan and pacemakers. It notes a jelly bean jar at Robinson Humphrey on Richland Avenue and a mother’s anxious reaction as her daughter nears marriage. The mother jokes about sending herself a wedding invitation and attending the event.
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Ronald Reagan
Robinson- Humphrey
Richland Avenue
Budget Cutting Proves Slow in Aiken County Work Session
Aiken County Council members wrestle with trimming the 1981 82 budget as they are urged to add staff. Treasurer Margie Plunkett says eight full time workers are needed but four full time and four part time already handle year round duties including late July tax bills and license tag requests. Tax Collector W H Boylston echoes need for more staff to pursue delinquent accounts.
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Aiken County
Margie Plunkett
Surplus Sparks Fierce Gas Price Competition On Richland Ave
The era of gas shortages seems over as a surplus fuels a price war among Richland Avenue stations. Kwik Shop and others cut prices to grab share, with regular around 121.9 and unleaded 127.9 to 129.9 per gallon. Diesel demand up while overall consumption down 3.7 percent.
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Richland Avenue
S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Walker P. Ragin
DHPT
Edwin Platt
Kwik Shop Stores
Kwik Shop
Aiken
Texaco
Union
Platt
United States
Hess
Richland
Sylvia O’boyle
National News and Information
S.C
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White House
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Malcolm Baldrige
P.J. Blair
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
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