Aiken's Makin' Fest Showcases Local Talent In 5th Year
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce stages the fifth Aiken's Makin' with 200 plus exhibits and entertainment along downtown streets both Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seventeen county industries display heritage and products at Municipal Auditorium while 176 arts and crafts line Richland Avenue and Laurens Street. Performers include Bill Shuttleworth, Brandon Brooks, the Gymnastics Club, South Aiken High School Band, Carolina Squares, Small World Puppets, Midland Valley Ensemble, Caroline Tiller's dancers, the Apple Ensemble, and more. The event aims for record participation and turnout, building on past crowds over 20,000.
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Caroline Tiller
Carl Crosby
Reagan to address nation on budget cuts live on four networks
President Reagan will speak at 9 p.m. EDT to press Congress and Wall Street on his 1982 budget cut package, with Social Security spared. Aimed at trimming the deficit to 42.5 billion and balancing by 1984, aides remained tight lipped about specific proposals as officials debated tax and CPI measures and a one-time delay for Social Security COLA was dropped.
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Inflation Eases as Housing Costs Slow in August Report
August CPI shows housing costs up 1 percent easing from July 1.6 percent, rent up 1.2 percent, food up 0.7 percent, medical care 1.3 percent, overall inflation 10.6 percent annual rate, transport and groceries driving shifts. Real after tax earnings rise 0.4 percent for a typical married wage earner with three dependents.
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Kristen Schlesser Leaves School Early For Festival Project
Kristen Schlesser, age 7, left St. Mary's School on a Tuesday to assist with a Fall Festival project. She was not happy about leaving class, as her mother arrived to pick her up during recess.
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Head On Wreck Hurts Eight Children In Clearwater
A head on collision in Clearwater injures eight handicapped children under four aboard a school vehicle. All but a 15 month old baby were treated and released. 20 year old Tommy Cook is held on gross intoxication and marijuana charges. The driver fled the scene and the crash remains under investigation.
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Aiken County
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Liberty Temple Church
Mary Cook
Michael Cook
EMT
University Hospital
Augusta
Tommy Cook
Aiken
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T.B. Hancock
Hancock
Cook
Jim Revis
Milton Boyette
Bechtel Eyes Consortium to Reprocess at Barnwell Plant
Bechtel Corporation of San Francisco considers forming a consortium to buy Allied General Nuclear Services Barnwell facility. Bechtel aims to reprocess nuclear fuel and has discussed terms with Allied General executives and DOE officials. The facility’s price is undisclosed. Allied General seeks to recover its $362 million investment.
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Savannah River
Jimmy Carter
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