25 Jan 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1980
Page
1
The Aiken Standard won third place in the South Carolina Press Association special edition category for its 1979 ninth annual edition Where the Horse is King. Emily L. Bull, former Aiken Standard editor, named SCPA Newspaper Woman of the Year.
President Carter signals tougher US posture toward the Soviet Union with possible arms sales to China and congressional approval of special trade relations. The moves follow his Moscow warning in a nationally televised address and House passage of a boycott of the Moscow Summer Olympics over Afghanistan.
Washington The Carter administration expects little resistance from youths ordered to register for the draft. The question of whether 16 million women aged 18 to 26 will be required to register remains unresolved. A high official noted women are not slated for conscription and urged no assumption of diminished patriotism. Meanwhile, National Student Association leaders and 42 allied groups vow to picket and teach on campuses to oppose the registration move.
Herma Amaden aged 91 says she is not discouraged about finding a partner her age. She jokes she is looking for a pair of 45 year olds. The piece notes the Laurens Street Philosopher’s optimistic view and Mary Honeck of Aiken who appeared in the Daytona Beach Morning Journal after a golf tournament.
Rieter Machine Works Ltd selects Aiken South Carolina as the site for a $10 million textile machinery plant, with about 100 workers. Aiken will host its first United States operation, after months of study, moving from Powderhouse Road and housing Riegel Textile. Governor Riley welcomed the announcement praising the firm’s role in state prosperity.
William F. Bassham succeeds as chief of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce after moving to Aiken in 1976 and rising through the ranks since joining SCN in 1968. The Louisville native and banking professional emphasizes growth planning and broader investor involvement to keep Aiken's friendly atmosphere as it expands into the 1980s.
The Labor Department reports 1979 saw consumer prices up 13.3 percent the worst in 33 years with December alone up 1.2 percent. Energy housing and transportation drove most gains while real wages fell 5.3 percent.
Lexington Democrat Senator Tom Turnipseed weighs a 1980 bid for the U S House seat held by Floyd Spence. Lexington Rep Norma Russell may run for Turnipseed’s District 8 Senate seat, with Russell claiming polling support in the district. Turnipseed stresses organizer commitment and potential opposition from Russell as key factors.
Aiken County General Sessions Court will hear the suspended sheriff deputy Paul J. Henson and four others in an insurance fraud conspiracy to burn a car. James Heath pleaded guilty in a prior term and received five years. A Beech Island couple murder case, with death penalty possible, is set for a March special term. Judge Walter Bristow will preside.
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