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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1978
Page
3
Warner cited poor communication between the council and the indigent health care commission as the cause of a salary mix up. The council set $11,500 rising to $13,000 after probation while the commission promised $12,000 then $12,500. First reading on several subdivisions is on tomorrow’s agenda.
Unusually strong fuel demand and the Iranian refinery strike drive gasoline and home heating oil costs higher across the country. The AP notes potential further hikes if OPEC approves a crude price increase next month. Chicago area drivers pay 79.1 cents per gallon for premium, Atlanta tops 80 cents, Seattle around 77.5 cents. Heating oil averages 53 cents with some regions at 55.
Perkins, a Chelsea Mass native and former Iowa college star, steps down after nine years at USC Aiken with a 112 115 record. He will remain athletic director and assistant dean of student affairs, expects needed back surgery, and will not return as Pacers coach though he stays in athletics. He and family plan to remain in Aiken as the search for a successor begins.
An Aiken County Sheriff's Department report cites an early Saturday break-in at the International Adult Book Store on Highway 125 with $31 stolen from the register and $900 in films and magazines taken. A separate incident at the Clearwater hoof estate of Edward Pardue involved about $1,000 in property loss.
Mitchell Distributing Company, with 45 years of service, now brings Komatsu dozers to its Columbia South Carolina branch. The facility features a full service shop, factory trained technicians, service vehicles, and a computerized parts system. Komatsu is new at this location but not to Mitchell, which has long sold and serviced the brand at other branches.
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