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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1977
Page
2
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to add six family court judges to the existing 38, allocating new posts across the third, fourth, fifth, ninth, 11th and 14th circuits. If enacted, 44 family court judges will be elected this session and assume office July 1.
South Carolina will negotiate offshore boundary disputes with Georgia through the Budget and Control Board and six lawmakers led by Sen. Rembert C. Dennis. Governor Edwards pushed for top-state involvement while noting no to court and a future Supreme Court review. He also urged merit raises be targeted to the top 10 percent as money becomes available amid a tight budget.
Columbia AP. Senate Finance and House Ways and Means announce a joint budget hearing at 10 a.m. March 16 at Bankers Trust Tower. Citizens may submit written or oral comments on the 1977-78 use of federal revenue sharing funds, with about 31.5 million expected for the next fiscal year.
Columbia AP report notes February sales tax rose 6.7 percent from last year while overall state tax collections for eight months reached 643 million dollars. Chairman Robert C. Wasson cites severe weather as a factor and says no surplus is anticipated though revenue remains on target with February revenue at 27.7 million dollars.
Established 1867 newspaper notes delivery schedule and offices in Aiken South Carolina. It outlines circulation details second class postage rights AP dispatch usage republication reserves and a correction policy plus handling of advance payments with a five week limit.
Weather outlook predicts seasonable temperatures for most areas while the eastern Dakotas and Minnesota face cold conditions and snow. The Atlantic coast should see mild weather with showers, and southern Texas awaits rain.
South Carolina officials say enforcement of the 1974 law requiring special examinations and endorsements for motorcycle and heavy truck operators will begin July 1. The delay until 1976 was to give drivers more time to obtain the licenses.
Mordecai Persky named Editorial Director of New Publications at Playboy Enterprises. A former Aiken Standard reporter, he wrote for the Atlanta Constitution and spent 11 years with Knight Newspapers in Miami. He founded Detroit Magazine in 1964 and later led Family Weekly and Philadelphia Daily News.
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