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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1983
Page
2
President Reagan says retirement would bore him and hints he may seek re election. He touts feeling better than years ago and describes a White House life that leaves him “feeling 10 feet tall.” He notes a Dupuytren's contraction and shares routines, health optimism, and view on death.
Charleston shoppers favor color over noise in fireworks sales this weekend. Dealers say demand centers on fancy displays with fewer firecrackers, noting a shift in consumer taste. Industry figures cite solid sales at Jim Casey's Discount Fireworks in Columbia and at South of the Border on Interstate 95.
In Gdansk Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski says his martial law government still honors the 1980 Gdansk accords that sanctioned Solidarity. He spoke to 4,000 young Communist members at Oliva Hall, laid flowers at a 1970 worker memorial, and noted Solidarity's push for the monument.
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl arrived in the Soviet Union for a visit but his first two meetings with Yuri Andropov were postponed for unspecified “personal reasons.” Kohl was expected for a private session and a state banquet later. Soviet Premier Tikhonov would host the start of the visit.
Soviet authorities widen social discipline under Yuri Andropov by urging citizens to inform on neighbors. The campaign, building on January raids, reaches into homes with police visiting Muscovite residences in March and leaving cards bearing names and phone numbers to report lawbreakers.
Washington AP report says the Center for Auto Safety accuses the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of malignant neglect in auto safety defects. The group claims investigations were stalled and many defect cases closed while voluntary recalls were urged years ago.
Wayne Newton says he supports the Beach Boys and dismisses the controversy over the Washington Monument July 4 event. The Las Vegas singer describes feeling miscast, notes he agreed to perform six weeks before the dispute sparked by Interior Secretary Watt, and recounts meeting President Reagan after interrupting a tour.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz begins a Middle East tour after saying Syria shows little prospect of withdrawing troops from Lebanon. His stops include Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, as well as Lebanon, Israel, and Syria, with a meeting planned with President Hafez Assad.
In East Rutherford New Jersey Willie Nelson hosted a 10 hour Fourth of July music marathon at Giants Stadium attracting about 50 000 attendees The event featured Linda Ronstadt Waylon Jennings Emmylou Harris Merle Haggard and Stray Cats amid extreme heat with medics assisting over 200 revelers.
The Associated Press reports at least nine people killed in traffic accidents over the holiday weekend. Victims include 5-year-old Margaret Elizabeth Boyd of Columbia and several adults in Richland, Charleston, Anderson, Saluda, Barnwell, Marlboro, and Georgetown counties. Authorities note no charges yet and urge caution on roadways.
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