Three Trustees Eye Nontax Routes To School Funding
Three trustees on the Aiken County Board of Education seek to close a $27 million 1993-94 deficit without tax increases. They propose $300,000 savings by closing Freedman Central School and $425,000 by halting 14 planned mobile units. They also suggest freezing middle principal salaries and trimming district vehicle mileage. Page 7A.
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Sanaa
Aiken County
Freedman Central School
Savnenet
Raia Cea
Election Protest Rejected Over McKenzie Victory
Aiken County Elections Board rejected a Libertarian Party protest and upheld the April 27 election result in which Democrat LaVana McKenzie defeated Libertarian Doug Greene for County Council, a 28 623 tally. The five member panel ruled complaints tied to voting matters only and urged calm as the case moved.
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Aiken
Democrat County
LaVana McKenzie
Doug Greene
McKenzie
Moses Myers
Greene
State Election Commission
Aiken County
Democratic Party
Ronald Maxwell
Maxwell
Myers
Ben Watson
Flora Harris
Arlene Layman
David Nix Nix
Three Dead In Postal Shootings Across California Michigan
Two deadly incidents rocked postal facilities hours apart. In Dearborn Michigan Larry Jasson, 45, killed a coworker and wounded others before killing himself. In Dana Point California Mark Hilbun, 38, opened fire after stalking a former coworker, wounding a clerk and killing another, then fled as police hunted him.
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California
Michi
Dearborn
Larry Jasson
Dana Point
Calif
Los Angeles
Mark Richard Hilbun
Uss
David Smith
Hilbun
Fred van de Putte
Robert Fryz
Jasson
Oklahoma
Jasion
Frytz
Officials Split Over South Carolina Economic Report Card
South Carolina officials defend the state's ranking in a national economic development study saying the methodology overemphasizes labor and social factors while undercounting real growth. They note a planned $350 million Mercedes plant in Greer and urge context for the "D" and "F" grades.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Corporation For Enterprise Development
Washington, D.C
Tucker Eskew
Carroll Campbell
Greer
Sal ‘Vm
State Development Board
Curt Cottle
Lena Black
Development Board
South
Bill Schweke
Jobs Status Unchanged In April As Unemployment Holds At 7 Percent
The April labor report shows the jobless rate at 7.0 percent for the third month running with service industries adding many workers while building and manufacturing shed jobs. Unemployed totaled 8.92 million as payrolls rose 19 000 after a revised March decline.
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Washington
Labor Department
William G. Barron, Jr
Bureau of Labor Statistics
South Carolina’s Economic Outlook Mixed in 7th-Place Ranking
Schweke notes SC excels in manufacturing and capital investment but lags national averages in wages, trade, and entrepreneurship. Campbell calls the report a blip on the radar screen, while Eskew agrees it is barely noticeable.
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Schweke
South Carolina
Campbell
Eskew
Call to share news at 6482311
A request invites readers to report news items by calling the number 6482311. The brief urges audience participation and provides a direct contact for tips and information.
Senate Rejects Thurmond Bid to Renew UDC Flag Patent
In a partisan clash Senate freshman Carol Moseley Braun defeats Strom Thurmond as Judiciary Committee blocks renewal of the United Daughters of the Confederacy flag design patent. The panel cites racial divisiveness while noting the group’s charitable work and Civil War legacy.
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Washington
Senate
Carol Moseley-Braun
Strom Thurmond
Moseley Braun
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Thurmond
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Congress
Sen. Thurall
Sen
Moseley-Braun
Anita Hill
United Daughters
Confederacy
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Erick
WAF
Inease P. Williamson
Sheran B. Proctor
Johnny A. Shaw
Libertarian
Carl Langley
Postal Horror
U.S. Postal Service
Mich
Aid
Michigan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
S.C
Lewis Grizzard
Mndar
Leonard Carter
Burnettown
Michelle Partridge
Trenton
Thurmond
UDC
Brian Baron
States News Service
Mond
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