Reagan Holds First Annual Press Conference Defense and Policy Spotlight
President Reagan opened his first annual press conference with humor and poised command of policy. He affirmed a strong U S military buildup and sought an arms reduction with the Soviets while pledging no Iran style crisis in the Middle East and defending Western oil. He defended budget cuts and tax policy despite hardships, signaling a potential return to more full briefings.
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Aiken considers annexing modular home area at 7:30 PM
Letters to the Editor discuss the proposed annexation of Forest Heights Saddlebrook lands for 188 modular homes. Concerns focus on property values density water runoff and future development precedent. A Greenville dateline notes three historic covered bridges burned.
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Georgia
Chapman
Keowee River
Duke Power Co
Keowee- Toxaway
Keowee-Toxaway State Park
Belize Independence Sparks Belize Guatemala Tension
Belize became independent on September 21 as Guatemala claims the territory. Britain keeps 1800 troops for now and envisions a Caribbean Commonwealth force later. Belize’s small army and police cannot defend against Guatemala’s 14,000. Washington signals aid conditioned on democratic reforms in Guatemala. Prime Minister George Price and the opposition resist any link with Guatemala.
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Ernie Tucker Rules for Writers and Local Reader Letters
A reader shares 13 Ernest Tucker writing rules from Editor & Publisher, urging schools to post them. The excerpt critiques double negatives, pronoun agreement, dangling participles, run on sentences, apostrophe use, spelling, and proofreading. Other letters discuss alcoholism, a 19th century Charleston portrait, and a humorous incident at an elementary school.
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Ernest Tucker
Chicago
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