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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1983
Page
11
In West Germany at Wildenrath an attorney for two British airmen charged with firing a Sidewinder missile at a Royal Air Force plane argued the weapon lacked safety devices to prevent misfire. The defense contends the trigger used for photographs could unleash deadly missiles.
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher received the first Freedom of the Falklands award at Town Hall amid a kiss on the cheek and a loud cheer for her role in driving Argentine troops from the Falklands last summer.
Greenville County legislators faced a large turnout as over 1,000 taxpayers protested Act 208 at a moved meeting in the Greenville Memorial Auditorium basement. Anger centered on tax increases with homeowners reporting dramatic rises and warnings of consequences if lawmakers fail to act.
In Columbia the 105th General Assembly convened with 170 lawmakers entering a session marked by tax relief demands, fiscal concerns, and Senate reapportionment. The House and Senate set opening times as 46 Senate bills await first readings.
A Christian lay training center near Asheville will be named for evangelist Dr. Billy Graham and directed by former White House counselor Harry Dent. The site, formerly Columbia Bible College, sits on 1,450 acres valued at over $3 million.
The Lebanese government agreed with one reservation to a U.S. proposed composite agenda aimed at breaking the deadlock with Israel in talks over withdrawal of foreign armies from Lebanon. Habib returns to the Middle East as Arafat meets King Hussein and contemplates Moscow talks.
Salvadoran forces cut power to rebel Col. Sigifredo Ochoa Perez as the mutinous officer asserts limited support. The defense minister Gen. Jose Guillermo Garcia gains broad military backing as most commanders denounce the five day uprising, though air force Col. Rafael Bustillo and Col. Adolfo Blandón withhold signings.
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