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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1979
Page
7
Idaho officials brace for a court challenge that could reshape the constitutional amendment process and derail the Equal Rights Amendment. Gov. Evans backs the effort, with Attorney General Leroy planning to contest limits on rescinding approval and extending the ERA ratification deadline.
Hundreds of families flee north as Israeli gunboats and border gunners pound Palestinian strongholds and coastal towns in retaliation for four Israelis killed in Nahariya. Lebanese officials report six more dead, bringing the toll to 13 in the region. Israel and Egypt set to exchange peace treaty ratifications as planned.
Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan and Cabinet members escaped a deadly attack in Tehran as they entered a funeral for a general killed a day earlier. A man in an air force uniform hurled a grenade toward the procession, but guards deflected it. he then drew a submachine gun before guards overpowered him. A second suspect was reportedly arrested.
North Augusta freshman Tom Huff leads a push to force zero base budgeting in SC agencies. He aims to have the Legislative Audit Council investigate whether agencies justify every dollar. Hodges claims it already happens but critics doubt the claim. Act Three awaits as lawmakers draft an audit request.
Columbia AP report says Gov. Riley's energy staff will meet after NRC staff recommended shutting all Babcock & Wilcox designed plants due to safety concerns. NRC chairman expected a decision today or Wednesday on temporary shutdown. About 40 percent of Duke Power customers rely on Oconee in NC and SC.
Michelin Tire Corp plans a 700000 square foot facility on a 200 acre site southwest of Lexington and 10 miles west of Columbia, with site prep to start in fall. The plant aims to open in late 1981, employing about 1000 workers and prioritizing Midlands communities.
The US Supreme Court refused a rehearing request by Dr. Jesse Floyd of Columbia South Carolina. Floyd faced illegal abortion and murder charges from a 1974 case involving a male fetus born alive after an abortion attempt.
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