State jobless rate falls as fees and taxes rise in SC
Unemployment in South Carolina drops to 6.8 percent in August per the Employment Security Commission. A new flat 10 dollar motor vehicle license fee and a one cent gasoline tax increase take effect October 1, boosting highway funding. Also highlights driver awards, health week open houses, and industry promotions across Aiken and Greenville.
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South Carolina
State Employment Security Commission
Robert E. David
Commission
State General Assembly
Aiken
Perrin Herrin
National Safety Council
H.E. Lott
J.S. Clark
Augusta Management
Aiken Industries
Therm-O-Disc
Reigel Textile
R.E. Phelan Company
South Carolina Lung Association
Edisto
Savannah
Safe used car shopping tips from the Consumer Information Center
A dated consumer guidance piece outlines how to avoid lemons when buying used cars. It covers checking the previous owner’s motives, inspecting with a mechanic, preferring 2–3 year old models, avoiding bad weather, inspecting for rust and wear, verifying odometer integrity, road testing on varied surfaces, listening for engine knocks, checking power and components, evaluating mileage, and consulting library mileage guides. It directs readers to write to the Consumer Information Center in Pueblo, Colorado for more info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
Hardee's Considers Merger With Canadian Cigarette Firm
A Canadian cigarette maker Imasco Ltd. proposed a merger with Hardee's Food Systems Inc in a 76 million dollar deal. Imasco already owns 45 percent of Hardee's stock and offered 25 dollars per share. Hardee's trading was briefly suspended on the NYSE before disclosure.
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Rocky Mount, N.C
Hardee’s Food Systems Inc
Rocky Mount
Imasco Ltd
Montreal
Canada
Hardee
Jack A. Laughery
Hardee’s
Imasco
U.S
Monnday
Toronto Stock Exchange
Show-offs Sweepstakes at Southern Bell Phone Center stores
Enter the Show-offs Sweepstakes offering $40,000 in prizes including a $15,000 grand prize Ethan Allen furniture set. Other prizes are $10,000 $5,000 and ten $1,000 shopping sprees. No purchase required. Entries by mail. odds based on total entries. Ends November 14, 1980.
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Southern Bell Phone Center
Ethan Allen
Toth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linda W. Christine
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Life Underwriter Training Council
Greater Aiken
Liberty Life
Robert E. Hewitt
Liberty Life Insurance Company
Hewitt
Cheraw
Lonnie E. Burkett
Life of Virginia
Augusta
J. Ray Martin
Textile Hall
Greenville
Carolinas
Georgia
Taiwan
Thailand
Guaranty Mortgage
Guaranty Mortgage Company
Bankers Trust
Aiken-Speir Inc
First American National Bank of Nashville, Tenn
Aiken-Speir
PSC
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Rudolph Mitchell
Carolina Power and Light Company
Cp&l
Aiken Standard
US Department of Transportation
Department
New York Stock Exchange
Ethan Allen Galleries
Southern Bell
Hayne Avenue
Augusta Mall
Wrightsboro Road
Walker Street
Martintown
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