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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1981
Page
3
In Beirut Saudi Arabia and Kuwait mediated between Syrians and Lebanese Christians producing a cease-fire that Christians accused Syrians of breaking. The Voice of Lebanon reported Syrian artillery rockets and tank fire against Zahle just before the cease-fire was announced.
In The Hague three American and three Iranian arbitrators selected a former French Supreme Court chief justice and two Swedish jurists to join a nine member tribunal. The group will hear billions in financial claims from the 444 day crisis after the January 19 Algiers agreement. Third party panel members are Justice Gunnar Lagergren Justice Nils Mangard and Justice Pierre Bellet.
Negotiators from Solidarity and the government reached a deal that may avert a regional strike planned for Thursday in northwest Poland. Union officials said all strikes would be postponed until July 3 to allow a government probe into the March beatings of three unionists in Bydgoszcz.
Women's groups hailed a Supreme Court decision upholding wage discrimination rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a 5 to 4 vote, the court allowed women to sue for pay disparities without proving they perform the same jobs as men who earn more.
Two Brazilians, using wire codes to access the Federal Reserve System, allegedly stole 1.55 million dollars from the First Variable Rate Fund for Government Income Inc. in what is believed to be the first electronic heist from a money market mutual fund. The case shows financial institutions beyond banks remain vulnerable to electronic theft.
Ronald Williams, 38, long sought on multiple murder and escape charges, was shot by FBI agents in the Hotel George Washington lobby during a standoff. He had been serving a life term in West Virginia for killing a police officer and faced additional crimes in Arizona, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. He was hospitalized in fair condition with wounds to the head chest and arm.
Barbara Mandrell and sisters Louise and Irlene sweep honors at the Music City News Cover Awards. Barbara wins female vocalist of the year and top musician, TV show Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters named country music TV show of the year, with Mandrell Sisters crowned top comedy act.
Israeli papers praise Prime Minister Begin for bombing the Baghdad reactor, saying it deterred danger while editors note it postpones nuclear proliferation issues. Begin defends action amid international condemnation as cabinet and parliament plan briefings.
Presidents Reagan and Jose Lopez Portillo meet at Camp David stressing trust and neighborliness after long discussions and a candlelight terrace dinner. They plan more talks at the White House with no firm agreements announced yet.
Fulton County DA Lewis Slaton says arrest not imminent as police continue a 12 hour questioning of a 23 year old man. Investigators compare fibers from his home with fibers found on victims. six bodies recovered at the Chattahoochee River.
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