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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1980
Page
13
The U S Department of Agriculture reports rising weekly costs to feed a family from 39 60 in 1970 to 82 60 in 1980 for a moderate plan and details per person spending for various ages and meal choices. It notes income growth and ongoing updates to budget calculations.
Officials say Chattanooga will lift the four night curfew after a third straight quiet night. Twenty seven people were arrested for curfew violations overnight, bringing total arrests to over two hundred since Tuesday. Police say the city’s calm follows the acquittal of two Ku Klux Klansmen triggering earlier violence.
In Bradley Beach the Brinley Inn fire killed 23 people with many residents found in rooms after retreating from the front door. Authorities say more exits and drilled alternate escapes might have saved lives, as two daily drills taught only front-door egress. The blaze, involving an explosion, prompted state arson and ongoing cause investigations.
President Carter confronts a Senate probe into Billy Carter and Libya while Congress debates an open Democratic convention. Billy and Sybil Carter traveled to Washington as the investigation proceeds. The case revolves around a $220,000 installment linked to a $500,000 Libyan loan and White House handling questions.
A rare 5.1 magnitude earthquake centered near Lexington rattled 14 states and southern Canada, felt by over 60 000 fans at Detroit and Cleveland games and by hundreds of residents. No deaths or injuries reported though extensive damage to buildings in Maysville and surrounding towns prompted quick advisory notes from geophysicists.
A northern Kentucky earthquake was reported felt in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. No damage occurred in South Carolina though Greenville and Spartanburg residents called radio stations to check the tremor. USC geologist Talwani said Columbia seismograph registered the event at 2:53 p.m. He noted the tremor was strongest in Spartanburg County and traced a line from Charlotte to Greenville.
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