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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1980
Page
1
Radio Tehran reported the capture of the head of the Forghan group and 15 men after a gun battle with revolutionary guards early Tuesday. The broadcast gave only the family name Goudarzi and did not explain why the announcement came two days late, and the move fails to quiet unrest among ethnic minorities.
In the U N General Assembly emergency debate Japan China and Colombia condemned the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan as the new Afghan government backed by Moscow defended its actions The United States and the Soviet Union were to speak as Masahiro Nisibori urged immediate Soviet troop withdrawal and Afghan self determination.
The deposed shah of Iran plans to leave Panama and may seek U S asylum. ABC News reports his spokesman Robert Armao will travel to Washington to meet with Hamilton Jordan to discuss other possible exile sites.
President Babrak Karmal told a Kabul press conference that Soviet support sustains the government and that troops could leave if the United States China and other powers stop aiding the Moslem rebels. He stressed the USSR is a sincere reliable friend and not interfering in others affairs.
A man held a mother, a pregnant 22 year old named Arlene Ware, and her two young children Kimberly four and Fred two hostage in a Beltzhoover home. He killed the two children and wounded the mother before shooting himself as police fired tear gas and the house burned.
Lionel Smith quips about pants pickup and a pun on leg work. A Laurens Street philosopher and Truman's Law joke echo in casual banter as Joe Pulliam braves cold nights in a sleeping bag in his yard, while wife Lucy teases that she would drag him inside.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the Aiken County legislative delegation exceeded its authority by vetoing a 5 mill tax levy in 1977. The ruling bans delegation approval of millage changes but allows potential board restrictions such as a ceiling. The decision affects ten other counties with local delegations and may push new legislation defining limited authority.
Singer Andy Williams has signed the contract of sale for the Grace Estate in Aiken. Closing is expected in March amid legal work by John T. Bodenheimer of Bodenheimer Busbee and Hickey. agent Jessie Hall notes the sale is not yet closed. The estate, built in the late 1920s, covers nearly 10 acres with nine bedrooms and extensive grounds, valued near $500 000 according to Doris Chesser.
The December unemployment rate rose to 5.9 percent from 5.8, while total employment reached 97.9 million as 300,000 jobs were added in December. Over 1979, 2.1 million new jobs were created, with analysts noting potential auto industry layoffs but no near recession.
William P. Booth has raised about $581 in small-change donations over four months for a half life size Byrnes statue in Aiken. The Aiken County Historical Society says about $2,000 more is needed to finish the project as Booth continues daily street collections with city permit and help from locals.
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