No California Here Weather Update Cites Minor Storms
National Weather Service reports heavy rains and scattered thunderstorms in the region are not expected to be severe. Aiken County Civil Defense Director Bobby Mauney says the storm should end by mid afternoon with brief thunderstorms and minor winds. City Public Works Director Wyatt Johnson notes no flooding or downed power lines and forecasts few problems, while drainage systems are being evaluated.
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National Weather Service
Aiken County Civil Defense
Bobby R. Mauney
Wyatt M. Johnson
Public Works Department
Grant Boosts Helping Hands Group Home in Aiken
Governor Richard W. Riley announced a 56010 grant to Helping Hands of Aiken to support a Perry based group home for 10-16 year old boys needing temporary placement. The home, licensed by the DSS, serves 10-12 boys daily and draws children mainly from Aiken Bamburg and Barnwell Counties.
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Richard W. Riley
Helping Hands of
Aiken
Home For Children In Need
Riley
A. L. Bodie
Helping Hands
Perry
Department of Social Services
Bamburg
Barnwell
Augusta TV Station WATU Sold for 5 Million
WATU-TV Channel 26 in Augusta changes hands in a 5 million dollar sale announced by seller Augusta Telecasters Inc and buyer WATU-TV Inc a Schurz Communications subsidiary. Transmitter and offices are near Beech Island. The deal awaits FCC approval.
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Watu-Tv
Augusta
Augusta Telecasters Inc
Watu-Tv Inc
Beech Island
Schurz Communications Inc
South Bend
Ind
Warren G. Wheeler Jr
Schurz Communications
Lee Sheridan
Nick Evans Jr
Federal Communications Commission
Reagan faults Carter and pledges defense buildup in Augusta
Reagan says Carter erred by reducing defense and warns America is in a precarious position since Pearl Harbor. He promises a revamped bomber program and a long range contingency plan while calling for a three year tax cut and deregulation efforts. He criticizes OSHA costs but defends worker protections on dust standards.
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Carter
Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Reagan
Augusta
California
Treasury
OSHA
Prices Jump 1.4 Percent in January Fueled by Fuel Costs
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose 1.4 percent in January the largest monthly gain in over six years led by gasoline and heating oil increases. Food rose little while housing and medical care also climbed. Wage growth lagged inflation with real spendable earnings dropping.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Labor Department
Department
Patrick Jackman
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
United States
Oil Tax Nears Action as Energy Relief Holds Up Talks
Congress nears final action on a windfall tax on oil companies aimed at easing energy costs for low income Americans. Lawmakers expect a House Senate vote today to resolve remaining issues and send the bill to President Carter for signature in mid March.
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Washington
House
Senate
Carter
Rebels threaten major attacks on Kabul in Afghanistan crisis
The Associated Press reports Afghan Moslem rebels threaten large attacks next month on Soviet-occupied Kabul and urge residents of the mile-high capital to stock up on food and prepare for fighting. The U S effort to pressure the Russians over Afghanistan falters as Cyrus Vance fails to secure European support for a Moscow Olympics boycott.
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Associated Press
Afghanistan
Kabul
U.S
Cyrus Vance
America
Iran Hostage Crisis Deepens as Shah Demand Reasserted
Militants with U S hostages in Tehran press for the return of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and gain support from Ayatollah Khomeini. The U N panel on Iran faces delays as President Bani Sadr struggles to unite Iran’s power groups.
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Associated Press
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
U.S
Tehran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah
Iran
U.N
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Kurt Waldheim
Cochairman
Switzerland
New York
Waldheim
Mohamed Bedjaoui
Algeria
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
America
Crosland Park fights for activated light at York and Aldrich
Crosland Park Civic Association confronts the South Carolina Highway Department over a requested activated 10 second traffic light at the York Street and Aldrich Street intersection. City Hall backs residents. highway officials say traffic volume and accidents don’t justify a signal.
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City Hall
Crosland Park
U.S. 1
Aiken
S.C
Paul W. Cobb
Caper House
Cobb
Croft Avenue
Camelia Street
Park
Civic Association
Grace Weller
Dorothy Sires
Aldrich Street
Sarah Caskey
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Grant
Kathryn Smith
Aiken Standard
New Hampshire
The
Margie Plunkett
United Nations
Bani Sadr
Highway Dept
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