28 Feb 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1980
Page
1
Aiken County Taxpayers Association to hold public meeting on Thursday March 6 at H Odell Weeks Activities Center. Legislative Delegation invited to discuss tax and spending issues and a mailed questionnaire will gauge local taxpayer priorities.
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt urged the Soviet Union to withdraw from Afghanistan and signaled a possible boycott of the Moscow Games. In a Bundestag foreign policy debate he said West Germany joins a world majority calling for a prompt end to the Soviet military intervention and that conditions for all-country participation in the Games do not yet exist.
President Carters draft registration plan hits rough water in Congress as a House Appropriations subcommittee deadlocks 6 6 on funding. The panel approves only a standby system funding pending presidential order during emergency mobilization delaying start of registration for young men this summer.
A well known Aiken runner barely avoided a public exposure on Kiawah Island as she began to remove her sweat suit before a big race. Her husband nearby caught her attention and saved the moment. The piece also cheekily notes Fay Ray’s claim that ground beef has therapeutic value and a freezer mishap with hamburger substitutes for neck muscle strain.
Robert L. Morgan will succeed Nathaniel Stetson as manager of the Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office. Morgan, deputy SROO manager, has led Health Safety and Environment since 1978 and joined SRP staff in 1973. His appointment takes effect March 1, with Stetson retiring after 14 years as SROO chief.
The 117th day of captivity for 50 American hostages in Tehran could extend to mid May as Iran prepares its new parliament for decisions. Ayatollah Beheshti said the Majlis election on March 14 and April 3 delays action while Khomeini decides their fate. The UN investigators questioned torture claims linked to the Shah’s secret police and visited a Tehran cemetery over repression victims. Waldheim hopes the hostages may be seen soon.
President Carter weighs wide options including budget cuts and credit controls as inflation nears crisis level. Congressional pressure pushes for a $25 billion reduction to $590 billion, while officials stress controls are not yet on the table.
About 30 members of the M 19 guerrilla group seized the Dominican Republic embassy in Bogota during a reception. They held the U S ambassador and 59 others hostage, demanding 50 million dollars and the release of more than 300 prisoners. One guerrilla casualty reported. Negotiations continued as the world watched.
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