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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1981
Page
1
Graniteville Company will close some plants for one week in early February. Assistant vice president William E. Johnson cited inventory control and high financing costs as reasons. He noted a weak economy and low consumer confidence reducing orders in the apparel sector.
Defense counsel for Paul F. Koon argued to close his pretrial hearing to the public. Magistrate Max Meek would hear media arguments against closing the session as James Whittle urged protection of the defendant’s right to a fair trial. Koon faces trial in March for kidnapping and murder of Valerie White Newsome in Georgia with the state seeking the death penalty.
An Aiken resident joked to a neighbor last week that becoming a grandfather was not difficult for him, saying he has a fine grandson and that he is too young to be a grandfather.
Fifty-two former captives, 50 men and two women, arrived at Rhein-Main and were moved to a Wiesbaden hospital after a 444 day Iranian captivity. They telephoned families in the United States and began an orientation period with medical tests and debriefings planned over several days.
President Reagan wrapped a long celebration with the hostages' freedom and a pledge to rebuild the economy. He planned his first Cabinet meeting, touched off a crackdown on waste and regulation, and considered abolishing the Wage and Price Stability Council. Forty five thousand attendees packed nine inaugural balls as POWs await readjustment in Wiesbaden. Nancy Reagan dazzled in white satin as the president called it a perfect day.
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