15 Feb 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1980
Page
1
The Labor Department reports January wholesale prices jumped 1.6 percent the largest monthly rise since 1974 led by gasoline and home heating oil increases. Food prices declined, while consumer durables rose 3.2 percent aided by flatware and jewelry.
Iran’s Bani Sadr says hostages could be freed in 48 hours if Carter accepts conditions. Carter expects no resolution before the New Hampshire primary. U.N. inquiry considered for Shah charges as 50 hostages mark day 104 in Tehran embassy captivity.
The European Parliament called for a boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games and an embargo on Soviet surplus commodity sales. It condemned Andrei Sakharov’s banishment to Gorky and urged the games be held on agreed international territory in three resolutions passed despite Socialist opposition.
Yugoslav officials indicate 87-year-old President Josip Broz Tito faces likely fatal heart and kidney complications after last month’s leg amputation. Medical bulletins note some improvement earlier on the 14th but emphasize ongoing intensive care to stabilize his condition.
Three men facing federal charges amid an FBI undercover sting over the nation’s $4 billion hardcore pornography industry. A fourth man died just before agents arrived to arrest him, while the trio allegedly controlled a growing market for magazines and films.
Laurie Page recalls changing views on mothers and runny noses now as a mother herself. John Connally asserts support loyalties amid campaign chatter in South Carolina. Aiken resident questions the Russell Dam debate after observing its stagnation for hours.
John Connally visited Aiken as the fifth stop on his Carolina Caravan with Sen. Strom Thurmond and former Gov. James Edwards. He criticized Carter's 1981 budget requests as woefully inadequate and opposed women in draft service, arguing it would disrupt families. He stressed inflation control and support for nuclear energy while downplaying the South Carolina primary's importance.
The Justice Department urges nondisruptive interim steps to redraw the Senate plan as early as possible after the 1980 census. A commission would draft a reapportionment, ending multi-member seats, with runoff suspensions debated amid party divides.
The Savannah River Plant maintains an emergency communications center in the Aiken County Office Complex basement to coordinate media briefings and relay plant information if needed. The on site main center under DOE protection is a self sufficient facility with 30 day autonomy and 20 staff capacity, and has only partially activated during past tritium leaks.
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