AGNS President Sees Positive Work Under Holden
Robert B. Holden new president of Allied General Nuclear Services says the plant is performing well under difficult conditions. AGNS employs about 300 staff and 100 contractors and may become a government storage site for spent fuel with future use for reprocessing. A recent international study favored reprocessing, but Holden notes uncertainties.
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Robert B. Holden
Allied General Nuclear Services Plant
Holden
AGNS
Department of Energy
Roll Agns
Pease Peete Ot
Te Peet
Iranian Embassy Seizure in London Stuns Hyde Park
Gunmen seized the Iranian embassy opposite Hyde Park injuring a police guard taken hostage. Scotland Yard says two to three Arab men from Khuzestan staged the noon to evening occupation, with two girls escaping in headdresses. Police report the hostage is unharmed and no other injuries noted.
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London
Hyde Park
Scotland Yard
Iran
Khuzestan
Arabistan
Muskie Seen as Steady Foreign Policy Choice for Carter
Washington reporting that Edmund S. Muskie, a 22 year senator from Maine and 1968 Democratic vice presidential candidate, has a voting record close to White House foreign policy. Carter values Muskie’s political steadiness and views him as a strong secretary of state candidate with broad experience from the canal to Iran.
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Panama Canal
Iran
Edmund S. Muskie
Senate
White House
Carter
Muskie
Maine
Carter defends Iran rescue attempt in nationally televised address
President Carter defended the Iran rescue mission saying a failed attempt would be a deeper failure than not trying. He vowed the United States will not forget the hostages and will take steps to secure their release.
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Carter
Iran
Lance acquitted on nine bank fraud counts in Atlanta trial
Former U.S. budget director Bert Lance was acquitted on nine counts of bank fraud after a 16 week trial in Atlanta. A mistrial on three counts was discussed as the jury was deadlocked and motions for acquittal were considered by Judge Charles A. Moye Jr.
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Atlanta
U.S
Bert Lance
Lance
Charles A. Moye Jr
Moye
Chivalry Seen On Roadside Rose Pick Incident
Two young girls received red roses on the way to activities when their male companion stopped by the roadside and used a pocket knife to pluck the blossoms. The moment captured a small, courteous gesture amid everyday travel.
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Activas
Transfer Of Bodies Hits Snag
Doubts emerged on the transfer of eight American commandos’ bodies as Iran’s leaders debated conditions and timing. Iran waits for an Imam or Revolutionary Council decision, while U S assets seizure and hostage rescue efforts shape the dispute. Capudji and Bugnini visit the Tehran morgue as a Zurich flight timeline is discussed.
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Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
U.S
Ayatollah
Mohammad -Beheshti
Revolutionary Council
Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini
Beheshti
Bani Sadr
Hilarion
Capudji
Tehran
Monsignor
Annibale Bugnini
Zurich
Eric Lang
Hilarion Capudji
Choices Made For Silver Bluff Students Facing New School Options
Aiken County Board of Education approved several 1980 81 school year options for Silver Bluff High attendance. Rising 11th graders from New Ellenton may pick Aiken or Jackson High with transport. Beech Island rising 11th graders may pick North Augusta or Jackson High with transport.
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New Ellenton
Beech Island
Silver Bluff High School
Aiken County
Aiken High
Jackson High
North Augusta High
Silver Bluff High
North Augusta
Jackson
S.C. General Assembly
Aiken County Ranks Varies Across Education Metrics
The 1979 Rankings from the South Carolina Department of Education place Aiken County high in land area at 1st with 1 162 square miles, but mid to lower in education spending and staffing. Per capita income reaches 6508 with 97 100 residents, while Richland leads in income and Lexington District 5 tops tax levies.
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Aiken
South Carolina
S.C
Richland County
Berkely County
Lexington
Calhoun County
Aiken County
Gloomy 1980 Forecasts At USC Economic Outlook
South Carolina economists and business leaders forecast a coming recession at the 1980 Spring Economic Outlook Conference in Columbia. Predictions vary on depth and duration though rates and inflation are discussed with hopes for a peak in interest rates and a possible inflation drop. Textile sector emphasis highlighted by Erwin Maddrey II of Riegel Textiles amid consumer cutbacks.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
James Bradley Jr
U.S
Charles Schultze
President’s Council of Economic Advisors
James R. Fowler
South Carolina Bankers Association
Erwin Maddrey II
Riegel Textiles
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