State Board predicts balanced budget for South Carolina
South Carolina officials see tax collections averaging 3.85 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30. Board chairman Harry Miley cautions the state remains in a fragile financial stage with two months left and accelerated refunds affecting year to date figures. Gov Campbell and Eskew welcome the steady personal income signals as revenues inch toward a balanced outlook.
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Columbia
State Board of Economic Advisors
South Carolina
Harry Miley
Board
Miley
Carroll Campbell
Fan Teer Eskew
Band Dixieland Brings Patriotism to Hoepeland Garden
The U S Signal Corp Dixie land Band from Fort Gordon energized Ho Peland Garden with a seven piece ensemble. They delivered classics from Hello Dolly to Ain t Misbehavin and Down by the Riverside, winning converts among adults from the Development Center s Supervised Living Program and families in attendance. Audience members, including Kim Culbertson, described the performance as patriotic and entertaining, with a playful guess game and a casual outdoor setting.
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Aiken
U.S. Signal Corp
Fort Gordon
Kim Culbertson
Hopeland Garden
Patra
Down By the Riverside
Spacewalkers planned to grab stranded Intelsat-6 satellite
NASA eyed a second spacewalk to reach and grasp the marooned Intelsat-6 communications satellite after two failed attempts. If failed again, the $157 million craft will be lost as Endeavour lacks fuel for another rendezvous. The seven crew, led by Pierre Thuot, struggled to latch a capture bar on the 17 by 12 foot cylinder as the satellite spun in orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Intelsat
Barcelona
Spain
Pierre Madon
Pierre Thuot
Thuot
Price Hikes Stay Steady in April as Energy Costs Ease
Washington report shows wholesale prices rose 0.2 percent in April aided by lower energy costs and a nine month low in vegetable prices. Inflation measured by Labor Department indices remained subdued with a 1 percent annual pace for the year. Analysts expect little acceleration and hope for potential Fed rate cuts to stimulate the sluggish economy.
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Washington
Labor Department
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Aiken City Council OKs 1992 93 Budget With Fee Increases
Aiken City Council on first reading approves a 27.22 million dollar budget for 1992 93 to hold the millage at 90 mills while increasing user fees for residents. General and utility funds total 21.8 million with property taxes at 5.3 million and new construction boosting revenue. A 2.6 million recreational facility is planned with options for a five softball field complex or an additional gym and pool at H C Weeks Activities.
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Aiken City
Aiken
Palmetto CableVision
Steven T.thompson
Woodward
Pine Log
Banks Mill Road
H.C. Weeks
Rezoning Withstands Outcry Over Hayne Avenue R-1 Move
Residents clash with Aiken City Council as Hayne Avenue is set to become R-1 single family district. The vicinity includes blocks bounded by Hayne Avenue Greenwood Street Lee Lane and nearby Business zones. Debate centered on rezoning from R-2 multi family to R-1 amid heated testimony.
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Aiken
Hayne ‘Avenue
Hayne Avenue
Greenwood Street
Lee Lane
Jasper Street
Neigorhood
Local front items and reader tip line listed
Community page invites news tips calling 648-2311 with calendar, classifieds, comics, cryptograms, Dear Abby, and horoscopes.
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Abby
Erma Bombeck
Names Listed for Local Notices or Honors
Nellie C. Cooper Mauldin Pearle Hankinson West Columbia Lucille C. Lee Clearwater Ethel Perkins Augusta appear in a readable list within a local notice or tribute segment. The fragment hints at named individuals connected to an event or acknowledgment in a regional context.
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Nellie C. Cooper
Mauldin
Pearle Hankinson
West Columbia
Lucille C. Lee
Clearwater
Ethel Perkins
Augusta
Webster to lead LAPD riot inquiry focus spans police and media
Former CIA chief William Webster was named to head a civilian panel probing the Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King verdict. The inquiry will assess police response, leadership, budget impacts, and media coverage while noting the fires, looting, and 52 deaths.
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Los Angeles
CIA
William Webster
Webster
FBI
Police Commission
U.S
Rodney King
King
Sec
Warren Christopher
Department
Daryl Gates
Tom Bradley
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James
Townsend Barber
Emily Flora
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L.A. Prober
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