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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1983
Page
4
President Mitterrand, a socialist by economics, expels 47 Soviet officials after a security dossier linked espionage to Soviet attempts to steal French military tech. About 150 people left Paris with their families. Paris accuses Moscow of systematic espionage while the Soviet Embassy denies the charges.
The Chicago election produced a narrow victory for Washington as the city elects its first black mayor, signaling a shift in urban politics. Nationwide Democrats survive a crisis as black turnout and rhetoric shape party dynamics while parties weigh future coalitions and risks of division.
The Aiken Partnership of the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation launches its annual fund campaign led by Clarence Jolly to raise 100000 dollars for USC Aiken scholarships faculty enrichment and library and program needs. The drive highlights economic impact and private funding importance.
Former Georgia governor George Busbee, 55, opts to forgo his $57 000 a year pension for five years. The retirement system approved the pension after involuntary separation and two lawsuits challenged it. Busbee will resume consideration at age 60 if needed and notes the high cost of purchasing such an annuity at 55.
The piece surveys rising public anxiety over suspected poisons in food water and air, citing front pages from Lebanon Indiana Jesup Georgia Cullman Alabama Bowling Green Kentucky and the EPA under Bill Ruckelshaus. It notes misunderstandings about chemicals while urging balanced cleanup and credible watchdogs.
A reader from 426 Colleton Ave S E thanks Mayor Odell Weeks City Manager Roland Windham and council for wise tax dollar use in Public Safety equipment. She commends Director Busbee Inspectors Brunson Cramer Pete Frommer and Safety Officers for their response after an April 3 fire and acknowledges SC E G lineman for power restoration.
The speaker defends portable signs as protected by the Constitution arguing that banning them on private property infringes free expression. They urge officials to balance beauty with business needs and warn of court action to defend advertising rights.
A reader laments rising danger and erosion of personal liberty in the 1980s. He cites sexual assault cases and rape, protests over nuclear policy, and school safety as signs of societal decline, urging unity to defend freedoms. A letter from Mrs. Charles Saleeby of Dillon prompts the author to share agreement.
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