22 Jul 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1980
Page
1
Anti-draft demonstrators ring post offices nationwide as 4 million men born in 1960 and 1961 begin Sign Up with the Selective Service System. Protestors challenge constitutionality for excluding women while the Supreme Court is expected to hear the case later this year.
William Garvin registered for the draft on March 21 1960 outside the Aiken Post Office. He expressed indifference and urged ongoing registration while noting the sober tone of the new process compared with earlier eras. The story places Garvin in a broader context of Selective Service data collection and public response.
In Corapolis a 23 year old armed from an attic window opened fire injuring a fifth before surrendering to state police at Carnegie barracks. Victim names were not released. Victor Belmonte a US Army reservist was identified as the shooter. President Carter urged drought relief measures as heat and storms shift the national outlook with floods in the South and East.
The community discusses a viewer of Jaws II fearing sleep after the film and considers a potential sheriff candidate. Reverend Clinton Henderson praises a congregant who found 50 Pepsi clues under a bridge on I 20 earning a new car from a radio station. An Aiken woman narrowly escapes when biking to a rummage sale and is asked about the price.
Circuit Court Judge George F. Coleman heard three hours of arguments on the Mattie C. Hall trust fund case. The $1 million plus endowment, left 1960 to benefit Aiken County Hospital for indigent care, may go to the hospital or to Mrs. Hall's heirs Julian Salley Jr. and Eulalie Rutledge. Plaintiffs, led by William B. Patrick, contend the will designates the hospital. defense argues indigent care is the primary aim and the funds should support the county Indigent Health Care Commission. The judge did not rule and adjourned to continue after further briefs.
Lawmakers from federal to county levels view pornography as a problem and expect court challenges. Aiken County adopts an ordinance banning locating near minors targets, libraries and schools, while officials debate zoning and licensing as ways to curb access for youths.
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