Conference panel begins budget talks in South Carolina
The joint House Senate committee met to reconcile the 1997-98 budget of 4.6 billion dollars. The House proposes 234 million in property tax rollbacks funded by surplus revenues and tax cuts. The Senate supports cuts for seniors and vehicle taxes with phased timelines through 1999, claiming steps are progressing for homeowners and senior citizens.
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Columbia
Joint Conference Committee
House
Senate
John Land
D-Manning
Deaths: Earl Cason and Jimmy Kirkland Obituaries
Obituary notices report the deaths of Earl C. Cason of North Augusta and Jimmy Kirkland of Burnettown. Page 2B lists the notices with brief surviving details and funeral arrangements to follow.
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Earl C. Cason
North Augusta
Jimmy Kirkland
Burnettown
Thurmond Near Longest Senate Tenure Milestone
In Washington at 94, Strom Thurmond is poised to become the longest serving U.S. senator, surpassing Carl Hayden’s 41 years. The South Carolina Republican, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, noted he plans to serve his term through 2002 and won’t retire before then.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
US Senate
South Carolina
Bob Dole
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
al Gore
House
Newt Gingrich
Thurmond
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Thurmonds weekend events and care details noted
Thurmond schedules a weekend with a Salvation Army meeting at Aikens Technical College at 6 30 p m Saturday and a Johnston Cent ion event Sunday at 2 p m in Johnston. Born December 5 1902 his political odyssey spans Democrat Dixiecrat Republican governor and 1948 nominee. He slows with age but remains active, aided by aides and indexed notes, living alone after separation from his second wife since 1991.
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Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
Aikens Technical College
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Thurmond
Edgefield
Alamo
Portersville Students Help Aiken COA Garden Arbor
Portersville Christian School students and three adults from Portersville Pa lent a hand to the Aiken County Council on Aging. They built an arbor and treated a fence while supporting local seniors with home repairs hot meals and a new park bench. The senior trip will include Myrtle Beach days after the work.
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Aiken County Council On Aging
COA
Mason Dixon
Graham eyes Russian help for SRS job plan
Rep. Lindsey Graham aims to link Russia to an agreement on disposing excess plutonium to spawn a new program and create about 700 jobs at the Savannah River Site. DOE outlined four potential sites for fuels blending as part of the disposal effort and will hold a June 19 public meeting in North Augusta to scope environmental analyses.
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Lindsey Graham
S.C
Savannah River
Graham
Department of Energy
DOE
Energy Agency
SRS
Hanford, Wash
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Pantex Weapons Assem
North Augusta
Russia
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Aiken Standard
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Associated Press
Capitol
Aiken
Johnston Cention
Johnston
Council On Aging
Myrtle Beach
Diane James
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Sage
Scott Webster
Brénya Powers
Mellisa Johnson
Steve Kreider
Portersville, Pa
Congressman
Bly
Texas
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