23 May 1978
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1978
Page
1
Ruth Walker reports the City seeks a 10 mill tax increase after state cuts shrank revenue sharing and assessed values. The plan covers a $145000 revenue gap, adds 55000 via higher charges, and funds utilities projects while keeping homeowner taxes below 1973 levels.
Akin notes snow in Norway as he visits on a Group Study Exchange. Cpl. Gerald L. Yarborough of the S C Highway Patrol helps a stranded motorcyclist by delivering gas and paying the bill in advance. A Clemson USC debate on coeds prompts remarks on modesty and figures.
Partly cloudy with widely scattered showers or thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. Lows in the upper 60s, highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent tonight and Wednesday. Winds southerly 5 to 10 mph tonight.
Raymon R. Finch, Republican candidate for governor, spoke at Aiken’s Wakin breakfast club urging quality educational opportunities to lift South Carolina off poverty and ignorance. He criticized Democrats for assuming black votes are secure and called diploma mills in schools a cruel joke. He supported NTE screening for teachers and argued education costs favor reform over incarceration.
U S Federal Court in Richmond opens a 34 count Medicaid fraud trial for Dr Allan George Thurmond and assistant Nell Shaffer with opening testimony scheduled. Jury sequestered after selection amid motions for continuance and separate trials, accusations involve 9275 in false claims 1973 to 1976.
LIN SMITHWICK reports no major changes expected at the first reading of the 1978 79 budget. Council Chairman Carrol H. Warner notes a possible small adjustments but emphasizes the need to match spending with income amid a 5 percent bump and potential millage increases of 7 to 10 mills. The county faces a depleted surplus and an $850 000 former hospital savings balance shaping fiscal options.
Greg T. Pitts age 22 named sports editor of the Aiken Standard. A native of Toccoa Georgia he joined as staff sports writer in February after previously serving as sports editor at the Toccoa Record. He studied at Piedmont College and graduated from the University of Georgia. He is married to Jane Simmons of Toccoa and lives in Aiken.
The Aiken Civic Ballet show was postponed by weather and moved to Thursday at 7 p.m. in Hopeland Gardens, offering patrons a new opportunity to attend.
The Aiken County Council tentatively budgets 95 000 for Aiken Technical College but TEC requests 150 000 as a bare minimum Aiken TEC faces three options to close the gap Raise tuition to 130 per quarter to full time students leave enrollment then state support may shrink If enforced further the two new TEC buildings could stay closed Aiken TEC students plan to press for higher funding at the county meeting and support their demand for continued access to skilled jobs
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