13 Feb 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1980
Page
1
Fate Taylor 60, owner of Hilltop Service Station in Aiken County, was found shot twice in the back while opening the station. Deputies say a robbery motive is suspected and an undetermined amount of cash was stolen. Taylor left home at 6 am and was found at 6 20 am.
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr said the Revolutionary Council he heads has authority to administer the country and that its decisions must be implemented. Militants holding U S hostages rejected his involvement and asserted the hostages are none of his business. Tehran Radio reported on the dispute.
Lake Placid opens the XIII Winter Games with pageantry as President Carter urges a prompt boycott of the Moscow Olympics. The move follows the IOC rejection of his proposal to move or cancel the Summer Games after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
An 8-year-old boy discovers part of the ransom from the D B Cooper hijacking along the Columbia River. Officials say the location of the famed sky pirate remains conjectural. The weathered bundles were last tied to the 1971 hijacking over southwestern Washington.
The Carter administration orders an amphibious warfare unit of 1 800 Marines to sail next month to waters near the Persian Gulf as a deterrent to Soviet designs. Officials stress the move is not tied to the Iran hostage crisis.
Reported moments mix a cowboy sighting at a nursing home with a morning breakfast joke about a screwdriver. Hastings Wyman comments on letting a presidential rally proceed in Laurens Street mini park while avoiding disruption to a bush.
The Aiken County Board of Education approved South Aiken as the name for the new high school in a 4 to 3 vote amid applause. Opponents were Emilie Towler Albert J Maddox and Lynn Hilley as other actions included fire safety study for Windsor Elementary and property sales to Pine Forest Baptist Church and Crescent Cities Vocational School.
The Aiken County Council debated a 10 800 bill from Treasurer Margie Plunkett for a second mailing of late tax penalties. She said the change in penalties in July required the second notices as a courtesy and that the practice boosted payments and interest.
Terry McMillan of Salley declares candidacy for District 86 in the South Carolina House. He highlights district representation, fiscal policy, and development of education and recreation, while seeking industry recruitment to curb unemployment. He has long served in education, farming, and local government roles.
Aiken Standard reporter Jan Boylston and Erskine College students tour the Soviet Union. The piece notes everyday people share common humanity despite tensions over Afghanistan. Interactions on metro systems reveal helpful citizens and discreet caution about being watched.
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