21 Jun 1978
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1978
Page
1
The Aiken County Board of Education votes to appeal to Judge Rodney A Peeples to reverse the delegation’s denial of a 26-mill tax increase and sets a 1978 to 1979 budget at 28,861,002 while outlining cuts. The five mills approved will yield 1.4 million in state funds. remaining funds reflect a 1.475 million shortfall from the 21 mills not obtained.
North Augusta City Councilman Tom Greene was found on a chair adjusting the council wall clock behind the mayor’s desk after a break, provoking questions about meeting efficiency. T.B. Willis, school superintendent, spoke to the Aiken Optimist Club and faces another school board budget session. The campus salutation to athletic supporters is noted as a quip.
The outlook calls for highs in the upper 80s and nightly lows around the upper 60s. Partly cloudy skies persist with a 30 percent chance of showers through Thursday and similar conditions Friday through Sunday with occasional thundershowers.
Aiken County Council postponed the final reading of the 1978-79 budget due to a typing error and potential regained tax funds. An eight mill increase was approved on second reading, with public protests over proposed cuts to the Aiken Area Council on Aging and calls to curb millage. A special session is set for June 29 to decide action as citizens urge efficiency and lower taxes.
Carrol H. Warner, Aiken County Council chairman, defends proposed amendment to freeze salaries amid protests by the Protest Angels. He says officials have already received significant raises in recent years and criticizes opponents as uninformed. The dispute centers on the 1977-78 budget details.
A passage explains that memory relies on external information systems and introduces the Community Resources section of the SRA Coping Skills Test. It prompts readers to answer questions about local resources, welfare, dog rabies testing, and college selection, using a map and answer key on page 6A.
Robert James Williams Jr. of Augusta has been arrested by Tifton authorities and charged with two armed robberies in Belvedere, the Shell Truck Stop in May and the Interstate Station in Belvedere this month. Additional charges are pending.
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