Poverty Jump In Poverty Says Asso WASHINGTON
The Associated Press reports Americans in poverty rose sharply last year as a recession persisted. About 3.8 million people, or more than one in seven in a family of four at $13,359, lived below the federal poverty line. Analysts expect the numbers to fuel political battle in the 1980s.
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Washington
Robert Greenstein
Johnson
Bush
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Richard II
Republe
Motoring To Be A Little Cheaper Over Labor Day
Gasoline prices across South Carolina show a slight drop for Labor Day. AAA reports self serve regular at 1.064 per gallon in SC, down from last year and the Fourth of July. In Aiken County, survey prices range from 1.002 to 1.251 per gallon depending on grade, while wholesaler price pressures rise due to refinery disruptions from Hurricane Andrew.
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American Automobile Association
South Carolina
AAA
Aiken
Aiken County
James
Red) Roberts
All State Petroleum
Roberts
Auisiana
SRS Contractors Accused of Procedure Violations
Washington auditors found Savannah River Site contractors misaligned with Energy Department rules, yielding over 9 million dollars in unallowable expenses. 258 purchase orders reviewed show 191 could have used government suppliers from GSA or DLA, used in only 87 cases. Drums of Freon cleaner cost 2074 each vs 364 from government sources, an excess of 6840. Westinghouse Savannah River cited buying system from prior contractors as a barrier.
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Washington
Savannah River
Energy Department
DOE
Inspector General
Department of Energy
Westinghouse
General Services Administration
Defense Lotics Agency
Savannah
Community tips line and local names for contact
Readers are invited to call 648 2311 with tips or story ideas. Names listed include Dewey Goode Elizabeth Ridout Vernessa Johnson and Annie Sullivan. Locations cited include Jackson Aiken Grosse Pointe Edgefield and Aiken. Page 3B is referenced for details.
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Dewey Goode
Jackson Vernessa Johnson
Aiken
William Newell Jr
Grosse Pointe
Elizabeth Ridout
Annie Sullivan
Edgefield
Saddam orders crackdown as butchers men deployed in south
Cyprus dispatch reports Saddam Hussein sends Maj. Gen. Ali Hassan al Majid known as the butcher to lead operations against Shiite rebels. He reportedly set up bases in Basra and rallies Shiites in southern Iraq with Republican Guard support amid ongoing clashes despite a U S air ban below the 32nd parallel.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Saddam Hussein
the Butcher
la Couche
Baghdad
Iraq
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Saddam
Basra
Jordan
Rus
al-Majid
Republican Guard
32Nd Parallel
Jobless Claims Steady Above 100000 Despite Improvement
The Labor Department said unemployment benefit claims rose slightly in mid August but stayed under 100000 for the second week. New claims totaled 386000 for the week ended Aug 2, while the four week moving average fell to 411500, the lowest in five weeks, amid doubts about a rebound from GM factory shutdowns.
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Washington
Vale Residents Get A Reprieve On Utility Sale
State approval of transferring the Vale Water System to Aiken will be delayed to November or December. The PSC will decide whether to approve or disapprove, potentially altering or denying the sale with or without conditions. Residents oppose annexation but favor city ownership to improve service.
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Vale
Vale Water
Dave Butler
S.C. Public Service Commission
Aiken
Steven T. Thompson
the Vale
PSC
Butler
Jerry P. Davidion
Campbell Denounces Budget Cut Politics
Governor Carroll Campbell blasts state agencies for staging budget cuts as a political ploy while noting no agency will have less money than in the prior fiscal year. The Health and Human Services panel cut Medicaid by 17 million and reduced a prescription program.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
Budget and Control Board
Health and Human Services Finance Commission
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Asso
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities
Lyndon Johnson
Ranjim
Garrett
Tor Aaa
Carolina
By Scott Webster
SRS
Televisi
Stad
Hind
Labor Department
General Motors Corp
Philip Lord
Hyster
Campbell Sai Stc
Cbubger
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