USC Aiken graduation to honor first woman in SC office
Approximately 195 seniors at the University of South Carolina at Aiken will graduate at 7:30 p.m. at the student activities center. Nancy Stevenson former lieutenant governor and state representative will be guest speaker. Dr. James B. Holderman and Dr. William Casper will confer degrees. Casper retires, marking his final commencement.
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University of South Carolina At Aiken
Aiken
South Carolina
Nancy Stevenson
Stevenson
House of Representatives
James B. Holderman
William Casper
Casper
Clemson President Atchley Asked For DOE Nuclear Post
Clemson University president Bill Atchley, who withdrew from the Florida presidency search, was named by Sen. Strom Thurmond as a possible director of nuclear waste management at the Energy Department. Thurmond aides called it a submission, not a nomination, and Atchley has not ruled out future opportunities. He already serves on two Energy Department advisory panels.
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Clemson
Bill Atchley
University of Florida
Energy Department
Anderson Independent Mail
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Atchley
Department of Energy
Florida
DOE
Thurmond
Mark Goodin
Goodin
Senate
Independent
Fossil Energy Advisory
Wholesale Costs Dip 0.1 Percent On Energy Decline
The Labor Department reports April wholesale prices down 0.1 percent led by energy declines, marking a third drop in four months. Food costs rose 1.2 percent the steepest in a year, with fresh fruit up 15.7 percent and vegetables 5.6 percent amid wet California and cold East weather.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ment
California
Donald Ratajczak
Graniteville takeover heats up as Southeastern bids top $17.50
Southeastern Public Service Company increases its Graniteville stake to curb a hostile move led by Victor Posner. With 51 percent control, Southeastern eyes profits if a higher offer emerges while Graniteville explores counter options like leveraged buyouts and self tender offers.
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Southeastern
Graniteville Company
Graniteville
Victor Posner
Southeastern Public Service Company
Posner
Miami
Beach
Foremost/McKesson
Dan River Inc
Carl Icahn
A.S.I. Corporation
R.S.I
Buck Mickel
Canaries and Coffee Quips Spark Courtroom Chatter
A jokey exchange on blended coffee prompts a waiter to defend his brew as "good blended coffee." A door-to-door salesman relies on a polite greeting to proceed. A veterinarian warns of a canary illness described as chir pose, a pun on canarial disease.
Warning on Deficits Threaten Fragile Recovery in 1980s
Hot Springs Virginia AP report notes a forecast by the Business Council that rising federal deficits threaten the still fragile economic recovery. The projection aligns with Reagan era growth and low inflation hopes with expected rate declines and unemployment easing to 9.7 percent by year end. Top executives including IBM chairman John R. Opel and J. C. Penney head Donald Seibert voice cautious optimism amid deficit worries and a stalled Senate budget plan.
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Hot Springs
Business Council
John R. Opel
IBM Corp
Donald Seibert
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Congress
Senate
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