04 Jun 1980
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1980
Page
1
The Aiken Therm-O-Disc plant will lay off about 24 employees this week per industrial relations manager Mike Holliman. Workers come from several plant areas with no timetable for recall. Therm-O-Disc makes thermostats and the layoff reflects the broader economic slowdown.
W R Grace & Co of New York buys National Kaolin Products of Aiken for 5.5 million in Grace common stock. The plant on U S 1 North and a 900 acre mining site are acquired to feed four Grace plants in the U S and Canada. Six million tons of clay will last 40 to 50 years.
During a council discussion on member gardens James L Harris joked that pulling all the weeds would leave no garden. The remark sparked notice as he offered a humorous take on gardening duties.
President Carter emerged with the Democratic delegate majority needed for renomination after eight primaries boosted him over the top. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy pledged to keep challenging, winning five of the final eight contests including California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Mexico and South Dakota. Carter won Ohio, Montana and West Virginia. Kennedy urged Democrats coast to coast to not concede the nominating race. Carter celebrated at a victory party, thanking supporters for turning a prior forecast of defeat into a “wondrous victory.”
The council considers a third form of the adult book store ordinance reducing the distance to a little over a quarter mile and restricting to minors. The measure passes first reading as renovations to the county jail proceed with bonds up to 2.475 million dollars for jail and law enforcement center projects and 270 thousand for sheriff department cars.
ACEA members pressed for legislation to raise millage for a 13 percent salary hike and major maintenance for Aiken County Schools. Rep Cain said time constraints prevent new bills before adjournment of the 1980 session. ACEA cites 7.4 mills as barely covering utility costs for 1980-81.
A voter says Kennedy should withdraw, as he has no chance and a dark horse could replace him. The same respondent dislikes Kennedy's spending theories yet supports Reagan, criticizing Kennedy's inflationary approach compared to Carter.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.