Iran says final assault near Khorramshahr on war front
Iran claims its troops are in a final thrust to recapture Khorramshahr as Iraq denies gains and cites heavy Iranian casualties. Tehran radio reports march from Ahvaz toward Khorramshahr with Iraqi defenses overrun, while Baghdad asserts thousands of Iranian deaths and ongoing fighting in other Khuzistan areas.
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Carter backs Reagan arms proposal on Europe tour
Former President Jimmy Carter called President Reagan's nuclear arms reduction plan excellent. He endorsed Mondale for 1984 and spoke in Copenhagen before a reception as he and Rosalynn continued a European tour ending in Paris.
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Paris
Senior Citizens Olympics face-making remark at event
Daisey Mae Barton quipped she cannot make a face for the seniors contest saying she fears it might stick. At the Midland Valley Junior Miss pageant the fire alarm interrupted the talent segment as MC Chris Naylor urged to turn it off or shoot it.
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Aiken County to roll back millage amid reassessment impacts
The 1982 83 tax year will see a total county millage near 119.9 with an 84.2 school and 35.7 county rate, down from 163.4 last year, as reassessment doubles home values while a 7 percent inflation factor and new services push overall taxes for homeowners higher. County Administrator Scott Barnes notes the rollback and inflation factors amid budget talks with the County Council.
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S. C. Tax Commission
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Mim Woodring
School Board Delays Budget Response in Aiken County
The Aiken County School Board postpones its response to the ad hoc budget advisory committee’s 38 page report, now slated for the May 25 meeting after extended review. The board will also hear a Windsor area facilities report and consider textbook approvals and a fiscal audit.
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Robert Paskel
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Aiken
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B.T. Brinkley Jr
Reagan urges Congress to adopt deficit budget
President Reagan urged Congress to pass the deficit reducing budget endorsed by the Senate Budget Committee as unemployment reached a postwar high. He argued that interest rates and joblessness would fall once the budget is enacted, while noting the 9.4 percent April rate and 10.3 million unemployed.
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