Carter sees Iranian hostages transfer as positive development
President Carter called Iran’s pledge to transfer hostage custody to its government a positive step and postponed new sanctions. He said he relies on President Bani-Sadr’s word but offered no timetable or explicit agreement on the transfer or compliance with Iran’s conditions. He noted continued restraints on trade and asset holds while seeking the hostages’ early release.
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Carter
Tehran
United States
Oval
Fice
Iran
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Bani-Sadr
Bani Sadr
Budget Mailer Mix-Up At Derrick Office
The Aiken Standard received 27 copies of a press release from Rep. Butler C. Derrick about the Budget and Inflation. Press secretary Jean Marie Neal said a 4,000 piece mail room mix-up led to multiple envelopes containing the release being mailed to news media by mistake.
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Aiken
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Jean Marie Neal
Derrick
Neal
South Carolina Senate Race Filings Reach District 8 Seats 2 and 3
In District 8 outside Aiken County four candidates file for Senate Seat 3. Democrats Neal Forney Hunter Rentz and Billy Caughman compete with Republican Norma C Russell and Leo Windham. Turnipseed pursues a U S House bid while Seat 2 Republican Ryan Shealy seeks Knotts’s seat.
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South Carolina
Senate
Aiken County
Tom Turnipseed
Neal Forney
Hunter Rentz
Richland County
Billy Caughman
Norma C. Russell
Leo Windham
Columbia Broadcasting
Turnipseed
U.S. House
Floyd Spence
William E. Knotts
Ryan Shealy
Correction on candidate party filing for Seat 82
The Aiken Standard corrects a misreport from yesterday stating Joe Anderson Jr. is a Republican. Anderson of Edgefield filed with the Democratic Party for the South Carolina House Seat 82.
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Aiken Standard
Joe Anderson Jr
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Anderson
Edgefield
Huff jokes on district demands at town meeting
Rep Tom Huff says his 22 000 district includes about 2 000 people who want to know his location 24 hours a day. Rainbow Falls resident Woodrow W Williams reports finding a double shell egg inside a chicken egg, describing a layered egg surprise from years of poultry keeping.
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Tom Huff
Huff
Woodrow W. Williams
Rainbow Falls
Williams
Worse Inflation Expected By Carter Budget Move
Economists from government and private firms forecast higher inflation in 1980 than last year, praising Carter's austerity budget but doubting its effectiveness. Analysts warn inflation could exceed 12.8 percent, with energy costs and mortgage rates not falling much. Stock markets doubt Carter’s credibility as wage growth and inflation accelerate. The president unveiled a restrained budget calling for cutting 17.2 billion in spending to curb inflation.
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Carter
Congressional
Robert Gough
Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
Lawrence Chimerine
Chase Econometrics
Bala Cynwyd
Gough
Chimerine
Wall Street
Alan C. Poole
Investment House
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Pinecrest Elementary Debuts Palmetto's Finest Honor
Lynette Rinehart led Pinecrest Elementary to Palmetto's Finest status as one of three statewide recipients for outstanding programs meeting individual student needs. She pastored a long career from Graniteville to Pinecrest, balancing family, studies, and teaching.
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Lynette Rinehart
Pinecrest Elementary
Palmetto
State Association of
Pinecrest
Gyuri Nemeth
Banksia
Aiken Public Library
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