System for Early Warning Called Unreliable by GAO
congressional investigators condemn the missile early warning system as unreliable due to poor design and management. NORAD's commander cites unique needs and fixes including a new $16 million facility to test hardware and software, while human error and a faulty tape caused past false alerts.
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Washington
United States
House
Milton J. Socolar
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Socolar
Congressional General Accounting Office
Defense Department
Office of the Joint Chiefs
NORAD
James V. Hartinger
Hartinger
GAO
Air Force
Cheyenne Mountain Center
Colorado
Clyburn Calls Out Image Troubles on Council
New Aiken County Council member William Clyburn blasted neighbors at a meeting over perceptions of poor image and flawed governance. He urged policy focus over day to day procedures while noting differences between county and city council elections.
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Aiken
Clyburn
Carrol Warner
Warner
Council Hires Budget Helper
Aiken County Council hired budget consultant A. Gilford Trapp for 2 to 3 weeks to advise on personnel requests in the 1981 82 budget while on leave from the CETA program. The motion was ratified in public session amid debate over payment method and necessity.
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A. Gilford Trapp
Aiken
H.M. McElhaney
Trapp
McElhaney
William Clyburn
C. Wesley Smith
Billie K. Trapp
CETA
Aiken County
L.C. Greene
Greene
Fay Hatcher
Medwell Hill
Belvedere Water
Plan would redraw Third District spanning mountains to coast
Aiken County could anchor a seven hundred thousand plus district joining 12 counties from Oconee in the Piedmont to Jasper in the low country. The plan, unveiled by Bobby Bowers, totals 512,214 population and aims to preserve county lines and avoid pairing incumbents. The Senate reapportionment subcommittee took no action and noted federal review is required.
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Aiken County
Seacoast
Aiken
State Senate
Oconee County
Piedmont
Jasper County
Pickens
Anderson
Abbeville
McCormick, Saluda
Edgefield
Barnwell
Bamberg
Allendale
Hampton
Savannah River
Bobby Bowers
State Division of Research and Statistical Services
Senate
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Nikki Setzler
Lexington
Bowers
Third
Gressette
Jim Fields
U.S. Department of Justice
Butler Derrick
Grossette
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Council AT Work
Mim Woodring
Bill Clyburn
Ralph Cullinan
Ginny Southworth
Council
Rassment
By Thurmond Whatley
Abby Dry
Louis Rukeyser
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