Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wine reports; Wo rid Afghan cities under fire ; NEW DELHI, India ? Afghanistan's second and thirdlargest cities, Herat and Kandahar, have come under fierce Soviet bombardment that killed thousands of people and destroyed hundreds ot homes in recent days, a report from Afghanistan has said. The attacks on Herat, in west central Afghanistan about (>0 miles from the border with Iran, began about Nov. 3, according to a Kabul source who in the past has been accurate. No independent confirmation of the reports was available. Reporters have been barred from the country. Manv hnmps in fho nlH nart nf tho rifv of IFiO 000 nnonlo j ??? ?~ r^* v- ? j i 1 and in the suburbs were demolished in the punishing bombardments, and dozens of small villages near the city were destroyed, said the source, quoting refugees arriving the capital city of Kabul. In Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city with a population of more than 200,000, Soviet forces began bombing and shelling the old part of the city and the suburbs on Nov. 8, said the source. American killed inTurkey AXKAItA, Turkey ? Gunmen shot and killed a U.S. military policeman Saturday as he left his home in the southern Turkish town of Adana for security duty at the nearby Incirlik NATO base. U.S. officials said. He was the eighth U.S. serviceman killed in Turkey L-innn A nnll I <1T(1 U..? t lw% r: ? A ? J: ? : 4 u t\yi 11 1 vi uui urc nisi /viittri luctu iu uic .Miictr nit: is rampage of left and right-wing terrorism triggered a t| military coupon Sept. 12. j U.S. officials did not release the victim's name, military | affiliation or rank. The semi-official Anatolia news agency identified him as Air Force Sgt. William C. Herrington, but gave no other details. The victim was accompanied by another U.S. serviceman when two gunmen opened fire on their car. The second man was not injured. He was not identified, but American officials said both men were in uniform. Coup topples government DAKAR. Senegal ? The government of the West African nation of Guinea Bissau has been toppled in a coup and replaced with a "Council of the Revolution." I-J.'irlm ^:iliirH:i\' in ;? lirnn/lcicl miinilnivirl ! here. !t said the Council of the Revolution took power Friday night and was headed by Joao Bernardo Vierira, the r prime minister in the ousted government. In a communique read in French, the council called on all citizens "to stay calm and peaceful at home and not to PCt into I h?? vf i f nrHoiwI Communications between Dakar and Bissau, the capital, were cut. Panama elected to seat L'NITKI) NATIONS ? Panama has been elected to one of the two Latin American seats on the U.N. Security Council after telling other countries from its region it needed the position to defend itself against President-elect Konald Reagan's hostility to the Panama Canal treaties. s Costa Rica withdrew its candidacy after complaining it was the victim of "a well-orchestrated minority" blocking its election. Panama was then elected by a U.N. General Assembly vote of 111-24. Ninety votes were needed. Costa Kica blamed Cuba for blocking its election to the policy-making body. Panama will succeed Jamaica as a non-permanent member of the 15-nation Security Council. Mexico holds ihe other Latin American seat. I? ?1 George Rogers' no. 38 was retired at halftime nf Saturday's IJ SCI- \Nakf* Fnrwt Rogers is the third player to have his jersey retired at Carolina. The other players were Steve Wadiak (no. 37) and Mike Johnson (no. 56). (Photo by Russell Jeff coat) I ,. ) ' ~ 1VT o 4-i \ 1 lQLIlill Jenrette may resign early [ WASHINGTON ? Rep. John W. Jenrette, convicted of || bribery in the Abscam affair, says he'll announce today [j U mill pnoirfn f?*Am fanrtrocc itc 1 'i TY~\ rs _ H WliClllUI lie Will ICSl^ll 11WI1I VUIIgl\,JO UV-IVI V I U) 1 (1 lllv duck session ends rather than risk expulsion. The South Carolina Democrat made the statement hours after the House ethics committee voted 9-0 Thur- [ sday to begin a preliminary inquiry that could lead to a recommendation for House punishment. The House expelled Rep. Michael Myers, D-Pa., on the committee's recommendation after his Abscam conviction, and Jenrette said at a news conference he does not want the same fate. "I don't have any desire to go down in history as the i?? AI?4',. t. iiUMiiuer inai b ureii t'xpt'nt'u iiuni ^uugit-ss, suiu , Jenrette, who was defeated last week in his bid for fourth term. Surrogate mother has son LOUISVILLE, Ky. ? An Illinois woman reportedly has given birth to an 8-pound, 6-ounce boy and relinquished it to its father ? a man she has never seen. The child was born Saturday night to a 37-year-old woman who was artificially inseminated with the man's sperm in a surrogate parent program, according to a television report. The baby will not return home with its mother, but instead remain in Louisville with his new parents. The birth was reported Thursday by WHAS-TV. Hospital officials told the station the birth was kept secret until a judge could approve parental rights. The woman is one of at least four to have been impregnated in a program administered by Surrogate Parenting Associates, Inc., an organization set up by Dr. Richard Levin, a Louisville specialist on infertility. Edwards name in the pot WASHINGTON ? Former South Carolina Gov. James B. Edwards is among South Carolinians recommended for top spots in the Keagan administration by Sen. Strom Thurmond and Hep. Carroll Campbell, R-S.C. i iic ivvu otuit uv.'i ituuui 3 [ji r i iuu^ mai uuwards, a Charleston oral surgeon who was governor irom 1974-78, serve in either the Department of Energy or the Department of Health and Human Services. The first Republican governor elected in South Carolina in this century said he would not accept just any position but would take "the right job." Others on the Thurmond-Campbeli list include pollster and strategist Lee Atwater of Columbia for the White House staff. Atwater has said he is not interested in going to Washington. State Agriculture Commissioner G. Bryan Patrick, the only Republican among South Carolina's elected constitutional officers, was suggested for the U.S. Depart?v> /1 <\f A r*HI /> 11 4 i i ??/\ UKJIll UI /\{^I ItUllUl C. Arizona town for sale NAVAJO, Ariz. ? This 7.5-acre town is the spot where Arizona was proclaimed a territory 100 years ago, a place where folks say you can hear the stars twinkle. It's also up for sale. ?ff * IU1/I : i: _ * _i- - at vuu wuin iu paj ^oia,uuu, yuu c<tii gci 11 iimiitiuiaieiy - with reasonable terms," says one real estate man. Otherwise, Anthony Serro's First Realty Auction Sales will be looking for the highest bidder Dec. 13. What is now the town of Navajo - complete with motel, post office, gas station and store - was built by the Spurlock family 25 yeafs ago and presented from husband to wife. Now the children of the family take turns running it. But they also ranch 160,000 acres of high desert grass and brush. -Qtafp Dillon vote buying conviction Dillon County farmer Booker T. Mason faces a total oi 35 years in prison and $70,000 in fines after being convicted Friday of seven counts of buying votes this summer. A federal jury in Columbia deliberated two hours Friday before returning the verdict in the three-day trial. U.S. District Judge Robert F. Chapman said he would sentence the 62-year-old Fork resident within todays. Meanwhile, an eighth person charged in the wake of an investigation into vote-buying in the county pleaded guilty to U.S. District Judge Charles E. Simons. Willie Ray Colvin of Dillon, who had been scheduled to go on trial Monday, said he was guilty of one of six charges. A spokesman in the U.S. Attorney's office said Colvin did not nlea bargain but that the government would dron the other charges. Seven persons testified Thursday Mason paid them $2 to $5 after they filled out absentee ballots for the primary. Mason told the jury the money was not payment for voting but assistance to the needy. D i i nn v nn I r ^ I \ t /^v v ^ 4 i\ u 11 IUI MIUK^ piuyt;i L>)UII ( LEMSON ? Mitchell Wiggins, who quit the Clemson basketball team last week, says Coach Bill Foster convinced him to quit because of rumors that Wiggins was smoking marijuana in his room. "The real reason for me leaving the team is because of a rumor going around that I was smoking pot in the dorm," Wiggins said Thursday. "There's no truth behind it at all, but it got back to the coach's office. "I don't understand it," added Wiggins, a 6-foot-4 guard who saw plenty of action last season. "I could accept missing five games, maybe a month's suspension; I would have hopped on that chance." He said he is determined to play college basketball somewhere, and mentioned the University of South Carolina as a possibility. Foster declined to comment on Wiggins' remarks. "All I'm saying is what is in the press release," he said, referring to an earlier statement that the player was leaving for "personal reasons." Cangarbage become fuel? CHARLESTON ? Working under a $388,100 federal grant, Raytheon Services Corp. plans to haul 100 tons of treated refuse from New York to Charleston next month to begin testing a plan to turn trash into fuel. Ben Kaplan, project manager for Raytheon, said Friday his firm has narrowed a list of potential customers for the refuse fuel to four area firms. But if testing goes as planned Charleston County could wind up with more of a demand for its refuse than it has. according to Kaplan. Raytheon and Charleston County won a grant from the Department of Energy last summer to study the foQuiktiIit11irnino intrk fn/?l IVUOIMUatJ W? tui ..11.(5 bU' MMC)V IIUV IMVI. County Administrator N. Steven Steinert and Raytheon officials said the most exciting aspect of the proposal is its potential for reducing demand for local landfill areas. Advisor defends tax cut plan MYRTLE BKACIi ? One of President-elect Reagan's top economic advisers. Professor Arthur Laffer, has told the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting the Kemp-Roth tax cut proposal based on his theories is "not perfect but it's the best one around." Laffer, on the faculty of the University of Southern California, supported enactment of Kemp-Roth, which calls for a 30 percent cut in taxes over a three-year period. He said Thursday if it passes, it will make it worthwhile to make a product and that's what makes the system work." He told the 700 persons present, "People don't work to pay taxes. They don't save money to go bankrupt." He ^jadded/^S^icr^axei^recuMnnationj^ SiW '-' juyWNMLV K;