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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1983
Page
1
Heat drives Aiken residents to pools air conditioning and cool-weather plans as heat highs reach the 90s to 100s with humid nights. South Carolina faces its first air pollution episode in some time as stagnant air traps dust smoke and pollen over the region.
In a Senate hearing on his renomination as Federal Reserve chairman, Paul Volcker urged cutting the federal budget deficits, arguing they threaten long term growth. He warned deficits around 200 billion dollars may persist for years and noted Fed actions are only one factor in the economy.
Labor Department data show energy prices rising 3.2 percent with gasoline up 5.1 percent and heating oil 5.3 percent. Food costs fell 0.6 percent in May while overall wholesale prices rose 1.8 percent from a year earlier, the smallest 12 month rise since late 1960s.
In Washington Rep. Gerry Studds and Rep. Daniel Crane admitted ethics charges over sexual relationships with 17 year old pages. Studds, 46, said he will stay in Congress while Crane, 47, faced with unclear plans after the affair was disclosed. The ethics panel recommended a formal reprimand for both, the mildest sanction, with party leaders and House rules looming.
Heaton, aiming to bring a Class A or AA team to Lions Field, asks the city to fund lighting and surface upgrades totaling 10 000 to 15 000 dollars as he commits 200 000 dollars for park improvements. The proposal would grant the city 72 annual home games and Heaton would be the franchise owner if a major league affiliate locates a farm team here.
Tom Abbott of T and M Crafts displays a print showing 25 aircraft types from WWI to the space shuttle. The print bears signatures from Maxie Anderson Frank Borman Gunther Ball and Paul Tibbets, signed during a Maxwell Field ceremony on June 4 1983. Lois Lott meanwhile reports scattered postcards from Puerto Rico and Alaska.
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