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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1979
Page
1
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Bob Yarborough of Security Federal Savings and Loan calls SC usury limits a stone age rule. Realtors and bankers statewide push to abolish the 9 percent ceiling, saying it restricts housing finance and deters investors. A public hearing in Columbia heard broad support for change as the 9 percent cap expires in June, possibly dropping to 8 percent.
An eight-year-old boy in Aiken was startled by a hospital buzzer when a voice in the room asked if he needed anything. After several questions he replied that he did not and asked for a moment to wait.
The Aiken City Council schedules an eight oclock meeting with items including a certificate of service to retiree Mrs. Robert Wade of the Park Commission. First reading of an ordinance on pornographic material displays and commendations for Aiken High School 1978 football. Jury box adopted for 1979 and annexation petitions from Houndslake Corporation and Two Notch Road properties.
The board will meet at 8 p.m. in the Educational Center conference room to review final plans and contract documents for Midland Valley High School and to discuss land acquisition for Jackson Beecher Island New Ellenton High School. The meeting is open to the public.
The Aiken County Anti-Litter Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the County Office Complex on Richland Avenue with the public invited to attend.
Aiken Rep elect C Marshall Cain aims to revamp auto insurance laws and supports Gov elect Riley's merit plan for Public Service Commissioners. He backs lifting the county revenue kickback freeze and favors a targeted poor driver category based on driving record, while criticizing ERA breadth and stressing education as the top state issue.
Heng Samrin and the United Front for National Salvation announce Phnom Penh captured and Pol Pot regime collapsed. Analysts say Vietnamese troops led the offensive, with Soviet allies reporting Phnom Penh's fall, though no independent confirmation yet.
A Chinese official in Peking said Phnom Penh’s fall had been expected by China, Cambodia’s ally, while Sihanouk told a Beijing press conference Pol Pot’s government was alive and fighting. Carter, in Guadeloupe, avoided discussing the report as Brzezinski warned of a proxy war risk. State Department cautioned there was no independent confirmation but did not dismiss the possibility Phnom Penh fell to Vietnam or its backers.
Rep. C Marshall Cain of Aiken outlines current South Carolina blue laws and proposed changes at a public 5 30 p m session in the Aiken County Complex. He also discusses bills he has filed and priorities for the upcoming legislature.
Sheriff Paul D. Grant says the investigation into the murders of Charles and Mary Holaway at the College Acres Zippy Mart is ongoing with more than 500 man hours logged in five days. Twenty five people have been questioned. no arrests. A $1,100 reward is offered by Zippy Mart Corp and another area operator. Authorities seek tips on any car at the store between 3 and 3:30 a.m. Thursday.
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