Economic Optimism Mixed With Growth Pockets In 1986
Economists forecast a 2.5 percent growth this year but warn of weak spots like sluggish investment and foreign competition. K L Brunner cites a 4 percent government forecast as bullish while others see only a partial recovery. Unemployment rises to 7.3 percent due to weather and counting methods, yet payrolls grow 250,000, signaling underlying momentum.
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Brunner
Jerry Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
U.S
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Dederick
California
Yardeni
Reynolds
Senate Oe
Ethiopian Relief Effort Shows Low Food Diversion
Officials say at least five percent of food aid may go astray in relief operations but practical safeguards have kept diversion minimal. UN monitors began in December 1984 to track shipments from ports to feeding centers amid past port pileups and unsubstantiated reports of aid diverted to the Soviet Union.
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Vag Hareide
U.N
United Nations
Ethiopia
Assab
Red Sea
Soviet Union
County treasurer irons out finances as knitting fills council meetings
Margie Plunkett, county treasurer and council member, stays busy crocheting an afghan during meetings while briefing on interest earnings and county finances. She says the activity keeps her hands busy and does not distract from her duties.
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Kirk Martin
Aiken County
Margie Plunkett
Long County Council
Aiken
Ms. Plunkett
Patriotic Group Seeks Retention of The Star Spangled Banner
Aiken based South Carolina Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 urged keeping the national anthem. Led by Mrs. James D. McNair the group argued The Star Spangled Banner links to a critical era and fortifies love of country, opposing changes and urging letters to lawmakers.
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James D. McNair
Aiken
South Carolina
Fort McHenry
Daughters of 1812
David Rogerson Williams
Gen. Jackson
Green Boundary Club
South Carolina Society
Jerry C. Davis
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes
Caney Creek
Graniteville House Gutted In Fire
Graniteville fire gutted a Graniteville home Friday night but injured no one. Vaucluse Warren ville Fire Chief Philip A Napier said the family left Canal Street around 8 p.m. and found smoke when they returned at 11 30 p.m. The call came in at 11 30 p.m. and firefighters arrived at 11 33 p.m. Three of five rooms were gutted. outside walls stood. The blaze was caused by an electrical short in the wiring. It started around 11 p.m. and smoldered in the walls.
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Graniteville
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Fire Department
Philip A. Napier
Canal Street
Napier
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