NFL settlement talk flares as Garvey bickering stalls talks
Martha the running back turned lawyer and middleman says a possible settlement could come today after nine days of virtual inactivity. Garvey accuses the Management Council of union busting while the owners say offers were restructured and no deal is near.
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New York
Paul Martha
National Football League
NFL
Garvey
Management Council
Jim Miller
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Council May Seek State Delay In Tax Penalty
Aiken County Council will consider tonight a resolution asking the Aiken County Legislative Delegation to draft legislation delaying the 15 percent tax penalty on delinquent taxes until February 15. A prior motion to shift to an alternate state-approved system was defeated. The meeting also includes consideration of two industrial revenue bond issues for Charter Management Inc and National Southern Corp. A work session on county road maintenance follows.
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General Assembly
Mike McElhaney
William Clyburn
Carrol H. Warner
Charter Management Inc
National Southern Corp
Aiken County Council
Richland Ave
Space shuttle Columbia lands at Edwards after fifth perfect flight
The Columbia returns to Earth at dawn over the Mojave Desert marking its fifth straight perfect landing in 19 months. Commander Vance Brand confirms a flawless deorbit burn and touchdown on Runway 22 as the crew, elated yet weary, reflects on two satellite deployments and a canceled space walk.
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Roy Bridges
Vance Brand
NASA
Brand
Columbia
Runway 22
California
Mojave Desert
Joseph Allen
William Lenoir
Robert Overmyer
Bee People Sign Mixup at Village Mall
A village store sign at Whiskey Village reads Bee People instead of Beev People, indicating a missing letter in the Beef People headline. The humorous error turns a meat shop theme into an insect pun.
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Whiskey Store
Price Rise Still Modest
Wholesale prices rose 5.7 percent annualized in the latest government report as 1983 auto models entered the market. Food and energy fell slightly, and 1982 inflation through ten months runs 3.3 percent. The White House called the news good, while the Fed reported a 0.8 percent drop in factory and mine output, the 13th decline in 15 months and the steepest one month fall since April, with car and truck production down 17 percent from September.
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Washington
Labor Department
White House
Peter Roussel
Federal Reserve Board
Health insurance rates risk becoming next political battle
South Carolina consumer advocate Steven Hamm told the Aiken Rotary Club that health insurance is the next major controversy as hospital costs rise and premiums surge. He cited insurers cutting benefits or raising premiums minimally while shifting first dollar risks to consumers.
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Hamm
Aiken
S. Hamm
Department of Consumer Affairs
South Carolina
Elec
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Carolina Clemson score contest for $50 prize
Readers may submit score guesses for the Carolina versus Clemson football game to win $50. Entries must be unique and postmarked by Friday, November 1, with the game on Saturday, November 20. Closest correct score wins or a drawing if tied.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
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