Explosion Levels PLO Center in Chtaura
An explosion leveled a three story Palestinian guerrilla center in Chtaura Bekaa Valley killing at least 12 guerrillas and burying about 40. Cars near the building burned as police probed whether a car bomb or an electrical short caused the blast. Syrian troops and Fatah sealed the scene at the Chtaura Zahle junction.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Chtaura
Syria
Security Department of
Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Zahle
Solidarity Leaders Call For Strike
Solidarity underground leaders in Warsaw call for a nationwide strike as the only path to topple the dictatorship. The outlawed union's temporary coordinating committee offers no date for action and stresses resistance to pave democratic reforms.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
United Way President Tom Gould Jr Promises Not to Mention Bulldogs
Tom Gould Jr. took over the United Way presidency and pledged to avoid mentioning the Bulldogs Vince Dooley or Herschel Walker. Georgia graduate Mike Strickland passed the gavel as part of the transition. Durward B. Pridgen complimented Basil T. Brinkley, saying when Brinkley speaks, even E F Hutton listens. Aiken Kiwanians faced rainy meeting with umbrellas serving as substitute flags, highlighting the spirit of patriotism.
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Tom Gould Jr
United Way
Georgia
Mike Strickland
Tom
Bulldogs
Vince Dooley
Herschel Walker
Dr. Durward B. Pridgen
Basil T. Brinkley
B.T. Brinkley
E.F. Hutton
Dr. Pridgen
300 More Lose Jobs At Graniteville Co
Graniteville plants announce 300 jobs cut in March as the Granite weaving facility shuts down except for warp spinning. Approximately 100 workers may transfer to Townsend Division with a seven day five shift weave at Townsend. Gregg Division will cut 20 percent of capacity while broader textile layoffs impact 74,000 nationwide.
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Graniteville
Graniteville Company
Granite
Gregg
Granite Division
William Johnson
Townsend
Johnson
Margaret Garner
Gregg Division
Hickman
Indicators Jump Up 1.5 Percent
The Commerce Department said December leading economic indicators rose 1.5 percent, the eighth gain in nine months and the largest increase in over two years. Coincident indicators fell 0.1 percent, suggesting the recession continued at a slow pace. Six of ten leading indicators improved, led by orders for plant equipment and a drop in initial unemployment claims, while three showed negative signals.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Reagan
Congress
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Baggott Returns as Vice Chairman to Aiken Planning Commission
Former chairman Baggott is welcomed back after a brief absence and voted vice chairman. The commission votes to delay replacements under a new ordinance and approves several plats while planning a county map.
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Planning Commission
Frank Smith
Mr. Baggott
Commission
Baggott
Aiken County
Mr. Pardue
Billie K. Trapp
Gerald McNeal
Jerry Michael
Mike) Toole
Trapp
Baggett
Grady Whitlaw
Smith
Jim Jamison
Cullinan Moves To Trim County Judicial Center Plan
Councilman Ralph F. Cullinan will seek a $1 million reduction in the $4.5 million Aiken County Judicial Center renovation. The resolution calls for sending the plan back to the Court House Building Advisory Committee to negotiate cuts with Wells Law Group and to drop 9,000 square feet of unfinished basement space. It also asks study of Family and Circuit court facilities to assess the need for the proposed expansion beyond original estimates. The plan currently adds six courtrooms, two more than first estimated.
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Ralph F. Cullinan
Judicial Center
Aiken County
Wells Law Group
Cullinan
Terday
Aiken County Court House
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Council
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PLO
Dear Abby
David Woodley
Miami
Joe Theismann
Graniteville Co
H.C. Scott
Mayfield Court
North Augusta Country Club
Larry Murphy
Murphy
County Council
Shannon 1-A
Ashley Place
McClain
Steve Szablewski
Carrol H. Warner
Ralph Cullinan
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