Thatcher Wins Victory Making Britain First Female PM
Margaret Thatcher led the Conservatives to a commanding general election win over James Callaghan's Labour, securing a potential majority as Britain votes totaled. Union leaders warned of confrontation while markets and papers hailed "The First Lady" triumph amid a 75.9 percent turnout on a snowy day.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Europe
James Callaghan
Buckingham Palace
Q Palace
House of Commons
Thatcher
London Evening Papers
Evening Standard
Evening News
Labor
Liberal Party
Plaid Cymru
England
David Basnett
General and Municipal Workers Union
Sidney Weighell
Joe Gormley
National Union of Mineworkers
Delegation Forms Office at Aiken County Courthouse
Six members of the Aiken County delegation voted to establish a delegation office at the courthouse funded by the county under Home Rule. The office will operate 9 am to 1 pm five days a week with a part time secretary at a cost of 7500 dollars. Residents urged road repairs on Washington Circle and Jack Jones Road while several called for faster action. The rest included two appointment requests from Governor Riley for local posts and the dissenting vote came from Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan who warned of growing government.
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Aiken County
M. Judson Busbee
D-Wagener
Gilbert E. McMillan
R-Aiken
Washington Circle
Jack Jones Road
Homer L. McGee
William E. Knotts
R-Barnwell
Ronald Coleman
Knotts
Bobby Lee Thomas
Balltown
Jack Jones
Thomas
Richard W. Riley
Maurice Durham
Belvedere
Jobless Rate Up Slightly in April Amid Mixed Data
The Labor Department reports April unemployment at 5.8 percent with job losses of 670,000 in household surveys, while nonfarm payrolls show little change at 88.3 million. Officials cite weather, holidays, and a trucking strike as partial causes amid stubbornly low GDP growth.
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Washington
Labor Department
John Bregger
Department
Teamsters
Newcomer Confused by Dixie Youth Game Pinch Hitting
A newcomer to Aiken misheard players announced as now batting for Bradley Plumbing and Heating in a Dixie Youth League game. He learns the team name after noting the frequent pinch hits for a player. A separate local item recalls a girl urged to keep pace with her mother during a block walk and Kiwanis race chatter about tricycle recalls not linked to the gas tank.
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Aiken
Bradley
Bradley Plumbing and Heating
Regulation Proposal Draws Mixed Reactions Across State
President Carter proposed 80 degree summer and 65 degree winter thermostat limits for commercial and government buildings. Senate passed the plan 89 to 3 with hospitals exempted. Business owners in Aiken, Laurens, and other towns voiced skepticism about compliance amid heat and customer comfort concerns.
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Carter
Senate
Cecil Woolums
Alvanos
Woolums
Lionel Smith
Laurens Street
Dodie
J.W.) Franklin
Otasco
Frankie Fulmer
Kalmia Plaza
Fulmer
Security Federal Savings and Loan
Principals Named for Three Aiken County Schools
Three school leaders will begin new assignments for the 1979-80 year in Aiken County. Duke Kight moves to Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School, Claude Prather to Byrd Elementary, and Fred Williams to Langley Elementary. Jerry Swing leaves L-B-C for student placement duties.
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Aiken County
Duke Kight
Byrd
Graniteville
Langley-Bath- Clearwater
Claude Prather
Langley Elementary
Fred Williams
Downer
Jackson
Langley
Kight
Jerry Swing
Swing
Leavelle- McCampbell High School
Prather
Williams
Downer Elementary
T. B. Willis
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West Virginia
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Eileen Alt Powell
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Dodie Franklin
Kathryn Smith
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