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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1981
Page
1
The annual Horse Show in the Woods moves to April 15 at Hitchcock Woods show grounds. It begins at 9 a.m. and features 22 classes on the flat and over fences, with vehicles allowed only on this occasion.
The 10th annual Horse Edition published in 1980 earned third place in the special section category from the Mid Atlantic Newspaper Advertising Executives Association at their winter meeting in Winston Salem. A.B. Cubbedge accepted the award for the Aiken Standard, which competed against papers circulations under 30,000 from eight states. The edition had also won third place in the South Carolina Press Association competition.
Chase Manhattan Bank lowers its prime lending rate by a half point to 17 percent matching a March 19 level. Major banks largely keep at 17.5 percent while Security Pacific raises to 17.5 percent. Federal funds rates drift lower this week with overnight rates tumbling from 15.75 percent to 13.75 percent.
Gus Lehman warns egotists that those who get too big will be exposed. Joe Babb gave his wife Louise an A for her roast beef dinner after her busy day, though he joked about dishes. Murray Smith recalls early dating with Southern girls a century ago, noting Southern beauty and dating norms.
Hollywood awards reflect a subdued night as Ordinary People secures best picture and wins director Robert Redford and Timothy Hutton. De Niro and Spacek take best actor and actress for Raging Bull and Coal Miner's Daughter, while Tess scores in three crafts.
President Reagan, out of the intensive care unit, moves about at George Washington University Hospital and signs papers as aides call it business as usual. Doctors say he slept well, walked, and may be discharged early next week while Brady and McCarthy remain hospitalized.
Petitions by the Friends of the Library and the Aiken Junior Women's Club spread countywide for the Aiken County Public Library System. About 1,800 people have signed in support of the proposed library budget for the coming fiscal year. Nellie Smith, library director, notes widespread community participation.
An Aiken chemical firm must remove 132 barrels of hazardous waste from a warehouse or face contempt of court. Sonneborn Refractories and Continental Trading Company must post a 15000 dollar reformance bond and move 55 gallon drums of 2 4 dinitrophenol from an abandoned meat plant by Friday.
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