08 May 1993
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1993
Page
1
Local business leaders react to a state by state economic report card from the Corporation for Enterprise Development. The study rates South Carolina low overall, citing archaic data and weaknesses in economic performance and business vitality.
President Clinton unveiled sweeping changes to campaign financing with new restrictions on interest groups and lobbyists, partial public funding for House and Senate races, and voluntary spending caps. He framed the plan as restoring faith in democracy and limiting special interests, while critics warned of loopholes and a new entitlement program for politicians.
The Senate Finance Committee added a government wide restructuring title to its budget prompting a turf war with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judiciary chair Sen. Marshall Williams denounced the move while hearings proceed and final House alignment is awaited.
The April unemployment rate held at 7.0 percent for the third straight month as service jobs rose while manufacturing employment fell to a 28 year low. Labor says 6.92 million unemployed. Analysts call it a jobless recovery amid sluggish business conditions. Republican leaders blame Clinton policy and tax-spending plans for keeping firms cautious.
Staff writer Chris Starn reports carjackings may occur anywhere and cites an incident in Aiken County where a driver was coerced at gunpoint. Safety tips from USC criminal justice experts urge locking doors and remaining aware of loiterers near vehicles to prevent attacks.
Readers are invited to call with news tips directed to Jessie Lee Brown Aiken Michelle Partridge Trenton Leonard Carter Burnettown Geneva Pilot McGee Ridge Spring with page 4B detailing how to reach the editors. The brief lists multiple contacts and locations for submitting tips.
Experts weighed reports of hundreds of Persian Gulf War veterans with mysterious ailments at a daylong hearing. Secretary Jesse Brown urged action while panelists explored Gulf environmental factors and possible chemical sensitivities.
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