20 Jun 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1980
Page
1
Rep. J J Pickle of Texas says Congress will act quickly to shore up the financially fragile Social Security system and guarantee timely retirement benefit payments. An analyst for a senior citizens group cautions that the outlook may be bleaker than the trustees’ latest report to Congress.
Washington AP Seven years after the Arab oil embargo the United States takes a major step toward energy independence with a 20 billion synthetic fuels program. The bill passed the Senate 78 to 12 and moves to the House where swift approval is anticipated ahead of President Carter's Venice summit remarks.
Protests against white minority rule spread from Cape Town toward Port Elizabeth on the southeast coast. Police fired birdshot and tear gas at protesters, reportedly wounding two as violence surged on Thursday in black townships and ghettos along the coast.
Deputy Henry Sims twenty one of Aiken was treated and released from the Aiken Community Hospital after his patrol car overturned on Shilo Springs Church Road while answering an emergency call. The vehicle suffered severe damage according to Chief Deputy O W Ray.
At a Republican Party gathering, Aiken County Council chairman Carroll Warner claimed the budget is balanced with no tax increase. A speaker reacted with approval and noted shifts in times as children screen movies before parents.
President Carter and aides downplay differences with West Germany over Soviet missiles as he arrives in Rome for a two day visit. Secretary Muskie notes likely overlap with Helmut Schmidt in Venice while seeking unity ahead of a seven nation economic summit.
Herman E Waters of Aiken sprinted through Bi Lo in a two and a half minute spree after winning a Stokely Van Camp contest. He filled a cart with hundreds of dollars in food, claimed the prize by submitting 50 entries, and noted the postage cost. Waters is a contest club member with a history of prize hauls.
The SC Agriculture Department released an equine economic survey showing the horse industry in South Carolina contributing about 185 million dollars. The study cites horse values 48 million, land and equipment 107.6 million, and annual upkeep 28.99 million, with racing events adding roughly half a million. Aimed at creating a state horse center, the two part survey seeks legislative funding to host regional and national events, boosting tourism and related trades.
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