Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A Pol/ inrt ?Xr *? 11 * .? ? v-nii.g i.ui i ca|AJiiuciu ui rvycxio, me Japanese news agency, said Chinese sources told him army units in Sinkiang, on the northwest border with the Soviet Union; in Lanchow, east of Sinkiang, and in Shenyang, on the northeast frontier, have been alerted to the possibility of war with the Russians. T ~ - i i uiwan issue raised WASHINGTON ? The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is working toward a compromise on legislation designed to guarantee the security of Taiwan in the era of friendly ties between the United States and China. Congressional sources said there have been some compromises between those who, like President Carter, believe there should be no Taiwan resolution and others on the committee who want specific 0narantpp? nf a u c ? '* m c ? ? v/.kj. niiiiKtiy ic2>(njiu>e 11 i aiwan is threatened by the mainland. ^ i 4 generals executed TEHRAN, Iran ? A firing squad executed four more of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's generals early rn. l * ' mesuay, cringing to eight the number of military commanders executed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's regime. The executions were believed to have been carried out at Khomeini's headquarters. The new regime executed four generals on treason charges this past week on a rooftop of Khomeini's headquarters, and an aide said later that 20 more top officers or officials of the old regime, on trial before revolutionary courts, faced death sentences. Meanwhile, Khomeini and his aides continued to battle sporadic violence plaguing the revolutionary regime's attempts to solidify its control of the country and get the economy to working again. Cruisin' Mi USC students frolicked Monday in the snow and ice which fell Sunday. Ti. - ' "iww xivaaers were round cruisin' down Henderson St Brm Andrew ? GAMECOCK H^rv i iiiit Meany criticized BAL HARBOR, Fla. ? An AFL-CIO vice president and longtime George Meany supporter said today that the AFL-CIO president's strident attacks on President fa rtpr mau h irm Hin ?4 1 ~ * 1 * ? ?. muj mil 111 lauui inuvciiieui anu snouia De toned down. [ Sol Chaikin, president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, said that he remains an ardent Meany loyalist and admirer, but believes Meany should exercise more restraint in his sweeping criticisms of Carter. The 84-year-old Meany on Monday lashed out at Carter's performance on both domestic and foreign policy matters, singling out the trouble in Iran as an example of what he termed poor judgments by the administration. P rr\ rv s~\ rlr r i i itmt^ ^ J i lUjJUOUlO ilippUlltlU ATLANTA ? President Carter came home to the Georgia state capitol today and urged lawmakers to ratify both the Equal Rights Amendment and the District of Columbia voting rights proposals. Carter, Georgia's governor from 1971 through 1974, received standing ovations in both houses of the legislature as he returned for the first time since his rise 10 me wnue House. Urging ratification of the two amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Carter said the nation's founding j fathers "didn't promise us that democracy would be j stagnant or easy or convenient ? they talked instead j about eternal vigilance, about duty, about sacrifice, and they made provisions for beneficial change." Carter said the District of Columbia amendment is a "granting of fundamental rights" and he reminded lawmakers that "half of our people are still not j guaranteed their full rights in the constitution." Prejudice prevalent WASHINGTON ? Discrimination against blacks is still prevalent in the United States, but Americans are more ready to root out racial biases than some might | believe, pollster Louis Harris says a new survey indicates. ; Poll results, released Tuesday at a meeting of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, shows "the readiness of tho Am*?rir?a?-? ? ? ...v ?> ivun pvupic w UldlYC 11UW f strides forward in reducing and eliminating prejudice is far greater than is commonly assumed by the establishment," Harris said. For example, he said, large percentages of blacks and whites say they oppose busing school children for racial purposes. But, he added, of the 35 percent of black families and the 10 percent of white families l whose children have ben bused, majorities say it worked out "fully satisfactorily.'' * 5THTE _Ck nrlQcfrM-i k/r\r ^-m if l^>4l lUJIO'l I JJUVY^I UUI CHARLESTON ? About 12,000 Charleston area residents were still without power Tuesday, two days after freezing rain and sleet tumbled trees and utility lines. South Carolina Electric and Gas Co., SCE&G, brought in extra repair crews to restore service to customers cut off by ice laden limbs in the Charleston area. About 50,000, or about half of SCE&G's metropolitan Charleston customers, were left powerless at the peak of the storm. SCE&G spokesman Bill Cary said extra crews from Columbia, North Augusta and Aiken were being brought in tn f!harlp?tftn c,w>rl <? 0 IVUVVK IU opvvu VI p I cpail 9. But Cary cautioned that there 'may well be some people still without power Wednesday." Soviet ship leaves CHARLESTON ? The Yakov Bondaryenko, the Soviet ship that docked in Charleston Harbor after its cargo of lead concentrate shifted, has left the port, authorities say. The ship sailed out of the harbor late Monday night, escorted by a Coast Guard vessel. The 532-foot ship had been docked at the Burriss Chemical Inc. terminal since this past Tuesday night. Its cargo, which had become wet and was threatening to capsize the ship, was unloaded and placed under a tarpaulin to dry. It will be sent to its owner after it dries, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard originally gave the ship until midnight Saturday to be out of the port, which is normally closed to Soviet ships because of its military installations. During its stay in Charleston, the ship's 36-member crew was restricted to the vessel. Leaking truck moved COLUMBIA ? A tanker truck that was leaking toxic, flammable chemical fumes was taken to its destination in Orancrohnfrt TSi^oz-ir... e> * "<=oviiy . Cpl. H. M. Collins of the State Highway Patrol said representatives of Air Products Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., owners of the truck, arrived in Columbia late Monday night. Collins said the Air Products representatives were able to seal the leak so that the truck could be driven to Ethyl Corp. of Orangeburg. Authorities ordered a 160 yeard area around the truck to be evacuated, but Claredon County Fire Marshal Carter Jones said the leakage posed no immediate danger to public safety. rv*li; ? * - v^vsimio actiu siaie ana federal environmental officials planned to examine the area Tuesday afternoon to determine if the area could be reopened. ^HflHHMlif l^^^BlMiil^l Hl in^Hn >?%& i ^^^gfaB8EIBa8IB^%:>*'cy^^^^B^MR- :: ^gMKWwBii ^gHBHRflf^>>x ^ ^9SnK>-^^lrami