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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1983
Page
2
CBS Inc. names Thomas H. Wyman to succeed founder William S. Paley who retires as chairman after 55 years. Paley, 81, will stay as director and chairman of the executive committee and serve as a consultant while Wyman takes the helm.
A West Berlin court ordered Paul McCartney to pay Bettina Huebers 282 marks monthly as child support pending the paternity suit. Payments are retroactive to Sept 29, 1982, and continue until a ruling. Huebers’ mother Erika Huebers, 41, first publicized the claim two years ago. McCartney has denied paternity.
Bianca Jagger, former wife of Mick Jagger, travels from Beverly Hills to promote Nicaragua Now documentaries at Filmex. She says her charity work stems from guilt over her privileged life and supports aid for her native country.
President Reagan signs a $165 billion Social Security rescue package on the White House South Lawn to raise the retirement age and fund the plan with higher payroll taxes. The measure includes a six month delay in benefit boosts, a first time levy on affluent retirees, mandatory coverage for new federal workers, and a gradual rise to age 67.
South Carolina House Judiciary Committee endorses pari mutuel betting on horse and harness racing with taxes split 40 percent to education and 60 percent to the hosting locality. Measure moves toward the House floor amid debate over education funding and gambling ethics.
The Republican Senate moves to abandon Reagan era withholding on interest and dividends. Sen. Robert Dole says only 28 supporters exist, six shy of a veto-proof margin, while banking groups welcome a compromise though White House stance remains unclear.
Searchers comb through embassy rubble for buried victims and a log book to fix casualty numbers. U S Ambassador Robert Dillon says 24 confirmed dead including nine Americans and 25 missing and presumed dead, with eight of the missing believed to be American.
Solidarity chief Lech Walesa stated Poles have the right to celebrate May Day as they wish despite a government warning that underground protests could jeopardize Pope John Paul II's June visit. He called himself a worker and declined to detail plans, speaking at his Gdansk apartment.
Five foreign ministers from Central America Mexico Venezuela Panama and Colombia meet in Panama City to stop fighting between Nicaragua and Honduras. Panamanian FM Amado says prefer talks over conflict to blows.
The so called sleeping tax passed the House after two filibuster delays and now advances to the Senate. Finance Committee approved the bill by 12 to 5 despite protests it would burden tourists and spur additional local option taxes.
A House Education and Public Works committee in Columbia killed a bill that would ban colleges and universities from eliminating programs without the approval of state boards. The measure argued by lobbyist Wade Green was seen as creating another level of bureaucracy and was tabled by a 94 to 0 vote.
The fight between a Midlands solicitor and the state attorney general over early release programs is before the South Carolina Supreme Court. Prosecutors say such programs would undermine the criminal justice system by eroding judges’ sentencing power.
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