Governors Should Stop Crying About Federal Block Grants
The piece argues governors overreact to Reagan era block grants and reduced federal aid. It urges state leaders to accept less federal control, tighten budgets, and pursue internal reforms rather than seek more federal funds. It cites Georgia Governor Busbee and Vermont Governor Snelling critiquing spending cuts and calls for state self reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Federal Register
George Busbee
Georgia
National Governors Association
Vermont
Richard A. Snelling
Association
Soviet Submarine Grounding Sparks Nuclear Weapons Debate
Some Nerve Stockholm argues the Soviet submarine grounding near a Lendish base likely carried nuclear arms. The incident raises Nordic and Western European security concerns and challenges Moscow's calls for a Baltic peace and a Nordic nuclearFree zone.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Scandinavia
Europe
America
NATO
Moscow
Baltic
Brezhnev
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Soviet Union
Warning Against Delaying Faith for Pleasure
A letter advises A Y P against postponing commitment to Christ for brief earthly fun. It argues Christian life is not dull, warns life is uncertain, cites Luke 12 19 20 about a rich man who dies that night, and urges immediate surrender to Jesus as Savior and Lord.
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Jesus
Heaven
Earth
Christ
Debates Mount Over 1980 Bankruptcy Rise And Reform
A study shows personal bankruptcies rose to 380 615 from 209 543 in the prior year, an 81 percent jump amid inflation and credit abuse. Creditors blame the 1978 Bankruptcy Reform Act claiming Chapter 7 ignores income in eligibility. They push for Chapter 13 wage earner plans. Sears losses climbed 124 percent to 40.5 million in 1980. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Act's constitutionality.
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Purdue University
National Coalition For Bankruptcy Reform
H.R. Lively
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Supreme Court
U.S
Congress
Justice Department
Call for equality on Silver Bluff Zone 5 school board
Letters urge the Aiken County Board of Education to rename Silver Bluff Zone 5 to Area 5 to gain equal representation with Areas 1 2 3 and 4. Readers accuse the board of delays and seek soul searching before election year.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Silver Bluff Zone 5
Silver Bluff Area 5
Beech Island
Jackson
New Ellenton
Durward Pridgen
Silver Bluff Zone
Busy Beavers 4-H Honor Community Support For Window Display
The Busy Beavers 4-H Club of Aiken thanks Mr and Mrs Brodie of the Fabric Mill for letting them use their store window for a National 4-H Week display. Youth aged nine to sixteen, members for one year, gained pride and community support through the exhibit. Arlene Usher, Leader. 3505 Westmont Dr.
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Busy Beavers
Aiken
Brodie
Fabric Mill
Arlene Usher
Westmont Dr
Judge Hands Down Sentences in Breaking and Entering Case
A judge sentenced the defendants in a breaking and entering case. The speaker notes irony, suggesting probation with a crowbar to deter future break ins, while merchants clean up the mess from the incident.
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H.T. Leopard Langley
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Samuel A. Cothran
Scott 8. Hunter
A. B. Cubbedge
Sue S. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Sharye A. Whisenant
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rutland Drive
S. C
Aiken, S.c
DR. Graham
A.Y.P
President King
Mark
Richard L. Worsnop
Robert Slay
Citizens Group
Henry Moseley
Inease Williamson
Doris Spence Jackson
Clement J. Stanisauskis
Pittsburgh
Jennifer Constable
Rollingwood Rd
Ms. Katonak
Lynne Katonak
Radio and Television
Weather Bureau
Bush Field
Augusta
WAKN
WNEX
4-H
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