18 Mar 1980
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1980
Page
1
The event list shows a Horse Show in the Woods starting Friday at 9 a.m. in Hitchcock Woods, followed by the Aiken Hunt Meet on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Steeplechase Track on Audubon Avenue.
A Windsor fire department report says a 2 year old Lindy Richardson Jr died in a mobile home fire near Mount Beulah Church on S C 113. A babysitter and another child were injured. Investigators have not yet determined the cause.
Illinois voters faced a 13 hour ballot as Rep John B Anderson aimed to curb Reagan in the Republican race while President Carter sought to blunt Senator Edward M Kennedy in the Democratic contest. Up to 2.5 million voters were expected on a brisk sunny day with 152 Democratic votes at stake.
AP reports Tehran returns have Bani Sadr followers ahead in seven of thirty districts while no IRP wins in the capital. Nationally the IRP and allies win 34 of 79 districts outside Tehran, vs Bani Sadr's 16. An official confession to passing information to the U.S. Embassy was also reported by Iran's Foreign Ministry.
In San Salvador troops and police fought guerrillas through the night into a second day of a leftist uprising against the junta. The government says 53 killed, though a doctor cites many more. Gunfire rang across the capital amid speculation of ultra-rightist involvement.
Randy Davison jokes that the hardest part about doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished. He notes the irony of idle effort and the challenge of timing in absence of action.
An index style summary lists the sections inside the edition, including Erin Bombeck humor column, obituaries, classifieds, science, comics, sports, Dear Abby, TV, editorials, and weather. It outlines page placements and feature areas for readers.
Edited statements from Fesse Laney and Roosevelt Bryant on the January 4 1979 College Acres Zippy Mart slayings near Aiken County will be admitted with references to Robert Hightower removed. Judge John Hamilton Smith denied a motion to suppress the statements, allowing use in the joint trial of Bryant Laney and Hightower.
Washington insiders say President Carter has no final list of cuts for his 13 billion budget balancing package. House and Senate panels aim to total about 18 billion in reductions in coming days, with decisions likely shaped by congressional heat and timing ahead of potential primaries.
In Aiken County General Sessions Court Judge John Hamilton Smith grants a directed verdict of acquittal for Fesse Lee Laney in the Holoway murder case. The state rested as Roosevelt Bryant and Robert Hightower face continued defense. The Holoway slaying occurred at Zippy Mart College Acres on January 4, 1979.
Several Democratic candidates file for county and state offices with Rudnick's Barn and Carl Spencer home hosting. Incumbent Margie Plunkett seeks re election as Aiken County Treasurer with 32 years in the area and extensive public service memberships. George A Williams also seeks re election as Aiken County Auditor, age 49, resident of North Augusta, owner of Dixie Fuel Co. in Augusta with 25 years business experience before taking office three years ago.
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