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Staff Reports
COLUMBIA ? December was a wf
blockbuster month for the state econ- of
omy as employment growth set a be
record amid other positive news, ac- di<
cording to South Carolina Indicators, dit
a reoort Dublished bv the Colleee of on
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Business Administration and the S.C. Pe
Employment Security Commission. 1
"Most industries were participating
in the expansion," the report said.
"The employment picture, both in
size and in broad dispersion, appears t>e
stronger than at any time since the P?
last recession." enr
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GUNS continued from page 1
reach of children. Don't keep a gun in a b
reau drawer, nightstand or under a bed. The
are the first places burglars look, Stephei
said, and increase the likelihood a gun will f;
into a child's hands. Unfortunately, there's i
foolproof way to keep a household gun o
of the hands of curious children, he adde
Gun owners should make sure they knc
how to handle and operate their guns.
"If you're going to own a gun, make a cot
mitment to learning how to use it propcrb
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The Index of Leading Indicators,
lich suggests the future movement
the economy, rose during Decern
r, as did the Index of Coincident In:ators,
which reflects current conions.
Coincident Indicators posted
e of the biggest gains in years, a 5.8
rcent rise.
Of the 16 indicators monitored in
2 report, nine improved, six defied
and one was unchanged.
The second half of 1993 proved to
much better than the first," the rert
said. The index that tracks major
iployment sectors was especially
beat in December. Nine of the 11
Stephens said. "Get qualified ii
training. Don't just run out anc
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about its use and appreciate to
aH Gun owners should treat;
10 loaded, even if they're certain it
ut said this rule is drilled into poli
d. is an essential attitude for anyc
iw to avoid gun accidents.
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surged by 5,600 jobs, one of the e
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gain of 300 jobs. tl
Among other "promising trends" in
December, the report said, was an 8.6 p
percent fall in unemployment insur- r;
ance benefits, a 14.9 percent drop in n
initial claims for unemployment in- o
surance and a 10.5 percent leap in p
non-farm job vacancies, the highest ti
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hoping you'll lie health professor trainc
study it, learn ence.
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ce officers and is another,
me who wants "You need to think aboi
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icrease of 1993.
One of the few pieces of bad news (
ras a jump in the unemployment rate 1
om 6.7 percent to 7 percent. Howver,
such an increase can occur even 1
'hen total employment is growing,
nd other indicators show "the unmolovment
situation is imnrovine."
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Other bad news included a 22.4 ]
ercent fall in new business incorpo- i
ttion and a 0.9 percent decrease in )
^sidential construction. The number
f new housing units started to ex- <
and in late 1993, reflecting a na- 1
onal trend, according to the report, i
tg a gun in an enter- "Would you kr
rt Valois, a USC pub- actually be able
:d in behavioral sci- would you frees
seize the gun? If
die a gun for target then you shoulc
>aid. "Knowing how gun."
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By College Press Service
The Clinton administration's fiscal
1995 education budget seeks an extra
4.5 percent for student financial
aid, but the plan also calls for restructuring
some programs as part of
a consolidation that could affect college
students.
The budget blueprint includes a
$100 increase in the maximum Pell
Grant, which could signal the first increase
for the grant in three years. If
enacted by Congress, the plan calls
for a maximum grant of $2,400, the
same as in 1992 before lawmakers cut
the program as part of deficit reduction.
U.S. Department of Education officials
estimate that a record 4.1 million
Pell grants will be awarded during the
1995-96 school year and expect the
average grant to increase from $1,492
to $1,549 by 1995.
The department's student aid budget
also contains $ 100 million more
for college work-study, bringing total
funding for that program to $717 mil
non. but tne department would offset
some of this gain by eliminating
State Student Incentive Grants (SS1G),
a federal matching fund that encourages
states to offer their own financial
aid programs.
In calling for elimination of the
grant, the department said states have
Established their own programs that
would continue, regardless of the fedsral
match. The SSIG program received
$72 million this fiscal year.
Also on the chopping block is federal
support for Perkins Loans, in
which federal money is used in addition
to loan capital provided by individual
colleges and universities. New
federal capital contributions to the
program totaled $158 million in 1994;
no new funds are planned for next
^ear.
Despite these two cutbacks, Eduction
Secretary Dick Riley called the
3udget a net plus for students and edjcators.
"The president's request for
iow how to use it? Would you ger of
to shoot another person, or somec
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you're not absolutely sure, wrang
I think twice about having a On<
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omy," Riley said. ,
But some student groups charged .
the budget proposal shortchanges the
nation's youth. ?
"We're very disappointed," said
Stephanie Arellano, vice president of
the U.S. Student Association, who criticized
the proposed elimination of the
two programs. Arellano also said the
$100 Pell Grant increase was not
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"It's more of a restoration than a
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Elimination of SSIG also could have
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asked for an increase of at least $200
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level of the president's requested in- 0
ci com:.
Congress wall have the final say on
federal funding levels for 1995, and
lawmakers are expected to continue
hearings this spring before they mark
up spending bills during the summer
and fall.
Elsewhere in student aid, the Clinton
education budget proposes $583
million for Supplemental Education
Opportunity Grants, unchanged from
current funding. The administration
also proposes $35 million for a twoyear-old
program to better monitor
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death or great bodily harm. If you shoot
>ne, be prepared for questioning by auies
and the possibility of arrest, legal
ling and trial and punishment."
i problem with having a gun in the
is that it creates the temptation to use
tger, Valois said.
ink for a moment about all the things
said or done in a moment of anger and J
)u later regretted saying or doing thosf
he said. "If you throw a gun in thart
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