Textile leaders upset after Carter veto halts textile bill
Textile officials express surprise and disappointment after President Carter vetoed a bill that would lift textiles from multilateral trade negotiations. UM&M vice president Thomas W. Carter and Graniteville's Robert P. Timmerman cite missed evidence, bureaucratic burden, and imports harming the industry as key reasons for the veto.
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Carter
Thomas W. Carter
United Merchants and Manufacturing
Um&m
White House
Robert P. Timmerman
Graniteville Company
Textile group criticizes Carter veto in industry clash
Timmerman former president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute laments the president's action and says Carter should have heeded U S Trade Ambassador Strauss instead of Hollings and Thurmond He warns the textile sector faces a weakened fight and calls the veto unexpected but not surprising, noting the broader industry impact.
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American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Carter
Aiken Runner Finishes Six Day MS Coast Run
Ken Cole of Aiken completed a 226 mile six day run along the South Carolina coast as part of the Athletes for Multiple Sclerosis fundraiser. He was greeted on the Savannah River bridge with champagne as supporters celebrated the accomplishment despite tendonitis forcing walking on the final miles. Contributions to the National MS Society benefit fund.
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Ken Cole
Aiken
Georgia
South Carolina
Cole
Savannah River
Carter Expands U S Civil Defense to Shield Americans
President Carter approves a $2 billion five year plan to upgrade civil defense to evacuate metropolitan areas and save between one half and two thirds of the U S population in a nuclear war. Officials cite Soviet capabilities and warn of possible warning times of one to two weeks.
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Carter
Soviet Union
U.S
Bardy Tirana
United States
White House
Tirana
CIA
Russia
Defense Department
Aiken County Board of Education to Meet in Aiken Center
The Aiken County Board of Education will hold a regular meeting in the Educational Center conference room in Aiken at 8 p.m. The agenda includes building program items policy revisions and job descriptions. The board will discuss field trips jury duty policy audits and approve design drawings for Wagener Elementary renovations and Wagener-Salley High vocational unit addition.
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Aiken
City Council Set To Discuss Traffic Signal And Zoning
The Aiken City Council meets tonight at 8 in the Municipal Building. Items include a traffic signal request at U.S. 1 and Aldrich Street and a second reading on rezoning 133 Greenville St from R-2A to Professional. Grace and Mead avenues paving may be raised informally.
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Park Avenue
U.S. 1
Aldrich Street
Greenville St
Grace and
Mead
Howard Hickey Jr
Recount Sought After Close House Race
Irene Rudnick files a protest claiming ballots were miscounted due to a malfunctioning Aiken Electric Co op computer system. After multiple recounts, Marshall Cain was certified the winner by 29 votes in House Seat 85, with Rudnick seeking a fresh count on a different computer and promising possible future runs for office.
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Irene K. Rudnick
Marshall Cain
Aiken Electric Co-op
Aiken County
Cain
Aiken
Iron Workers Picket At SRP Construction Site
Iron Workers Local 709 picketed at the Savannah River Plant against non union firm Kuhlke and Associates Inc over work on four prefabricated metal buildings contracted with Du Pont. A plant spokesman said an afternoon resolution was expected.
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Savannah River Plant
SRP
Iron Workers Local 709
Kuhlke and Associates Inc
Kuhlke and Associates
du Pont
Kuhlke
Hubbell To Close Hermetics Refrigeration Division
Harvey Hubbell Inc will close the Hermetics Refrigeration Division in Aiken. Plant manager Bob Brinkman said a formal announcement was read to employees on November 8. Employee reductions start by November 27 1978 and should be complete by January 1979 with relocation assistance offered. Production at the Wiring Device Division will continue.
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Harvey Hubbell Inc
Hermetics
Aiken
Bob Brinkman
Hubbell
Brinkman
Derrick Begins Visit To China
Third District Congressman Butler C. Derrick and his wife Suzanne depart for a 10 day diplomatic visit to China as part of a state delegation of four congressmen. John Gregory said the group will discuss topics with Chinese leaders and represent President Carter. Derrick may target a committee chair on return as 1979 shifts loom.
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China
Derrick
Suzanne
John Gregory
Gregory
Carter
Edgefield
South Carolina
House
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