Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_wi re _ U.N. finally signs sea treaty UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Conference on the Law of the Sea will sign a treaty culminating nine years of negotiations at a four-day meeting beginning Dec. 6 in Kingston, Jamaica, the United Nations announced. The treaty was adopted here last April 30 in a climax to the conference, which began in New York in December 1973. In an announcement Friday, the conference named Jamaica the seat of International Sea-Bed Authority that will manage mining of ore-bearing nodules from the ocean floor. The mining is to be shared by private companies and an international enterprise to be part of the authority. One stated object of the treaty is to promote development of Third World countries. The United States, Britain, France and West Germany have signed a separate interim agreement for sea-bed mining. Inrw arnuitc nahro intrnHor uui y uwijuuu puiuuu inn uuui LONDON (AP) - The acquittal of the lovelorn drifter who perched on the queen's bed and drank the prince's wine means it's "open house" at Buckingham Palace, newspapers charged today in a flurry of fuming editorials. The verdict Thursday in favor of Michael Fagan was "bonkers," declared the sensational Sun tabloid, describing it as "the craziest case since the trial of the Knave of Hearts in'Alirp in Wonriprlanrl Fagan, 30, penetrated royal security twice over the summer, vaulting over the palace walls, clamb ring up drainpipes and creeping through hallways. He was acquitted in Old Bailey Central Criminal Court on a charge of stealing a half-bottle of Prince Charles' California wine June 7 in the first break-in. On July 9, he sneaked into the bedroom of Queen Elizabeth II, plopped down on her bed and told the 56-year-old monarch he loved her. State prosecutors said earlier that Fagan would not be charged in the second incident, apparently to avoid the risk of Fagan's defense lawyer calling the queen to testify. No palace inhabitants were injured in either incident. The seven-man, five-woman jury took 14 minutes to decide Fagan was innocent after a five-hour trial. He faced jail and a fine if convicted. Senate investigates slave labor WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Ernest F. Hollings cast the lone vote Friday against a Senate resolution to investigate slave labor in the Soviet Union, saying the Senate proposal was "nonsense." The South Carolina Democrat said the United States has more than enough trouble at home, without "playing games with a Soviet system of which none of us approve." The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Bill Armstrong, R-Colo., calls for an investigation by the Secretary of State into the reported use of forced labor on the Soviet gas pipeline and other major Soviet projects. The resolution passed 80-1. "It would be easier to let it pass, but common sense and sobriety required my vote against the amendment," Hollings said. "The United States is in deep economic trouble at home and has more than it can say grace over abroad. To have now the Secretary of State investigate forced labor in the Soviet Union in nonsense. "We do not want to reflect upon and certainly not praise the doviei system, tsui anyone, wnemer or not mey nave reau 'The Gulag Archipelago,' should long since have known about Soviet concentration camps and labor practices. Hollings said he disagrees with people who agree with the Reagan pipeline decision and now want "to bolster it by investigating human rights in Russia." "We should get to the pressing business before Congress and do something about the economy and stop playing games with a Soviet system of which none of us approve," he said. Employees buv Delta a iet # f J ATLANTA (AP) - Delta Air Lines employees have decided to buy the company a $30 million jet in appreciation for pay raises and lack of budget-cutting furloughs. Delta's 37,000 employees throughout the country will receive voluntary pledge cards with their paychecks next week to kick off the money-raising efforts. Those employees wanting to participate will be asked to decide on a certain percentage of their income that they would like to contribute for the next year, said flight attendant Jean Owens, one of the three Atlanta-based flight attendants organizing the project. Delta Air Lines President David Garrett, contacted Friday evening, said the company is "overwhelmed" by the plan, aimed at buying Delta its first Boeing 767, a new-generation jet touted as "quieter and 30 percent more fuel efficient" than any passenger aircraft in the air. Delta, an Atlanta-based company, notified its 33,000 noncontract employees in August that they could expect general and merit pay increases of as much as 8 percent effective Sept. 1. The pay increases for Delta employees came at a time when most air carriers either were seeking wage concessions or eliminating jobs. USC todcoj RH film: "The Boys in the Band/' 7 and 9:30 p.m., FREE. Outdoor movie: "The Life of Brian," "An American Wefewolf in London," and a surprise movie in 3-D. Field A, 7:30 p.m., $1. , ?? y Volkswagen WASHINGTON (AP) - Volkswagen, with an innovative diesel engine that will start and stop dozens of times during a typical trip, has cracked the 50-miles-per-gallon barrier to take No. 1 in the government's annual fuel economy rankings. While Volkswagen was repeating its first-place finish for the sixth straight year, U.S. automakers lost the toehold they had established in the economy race last year, when a domestic car cracked the top 10 for the first time. The best Detroit could do in the 1983model-year rankings,released Sunday by the Environmental Protection Agency,was No.11 for two General Motors cars equipped with Japanesebuilt engines ? a Chevrolet Chevette and its sister car, a Pontiac 1000. Volkswagen is likely to cause quite a bit of talk in dealer showrooms this tall with its top-ranked diesel KaDDii, which bettered last year's rating of 45 mpg by fivempg. To do chat, Volkswagen equipped this version of the Rabbit with an j - SB r-"" Railing falls down on thi | This bicycle was securely locked on the WnnliA/nrth rli MM! HM wi nil wn NEW YORK (AP) -F.W. Woolworth Co switch, says it will shut down its 336-st Woolco discount chain early next year to f dollar drain on profits. The country's No. 4 retailer said Frid* the discount business and its 20-year batt giant K-Mart Corp. Woolworth Chairman Edward F. Gibt pany would instead concentrate on its o businesses. Woolworth owns 1,300 Woolw< the nation's No. 1 shoe store chain ? Ki several specialty clothing chains. "We believe that the figures indicate t Ka o m n?*n f n l-vl ^ ~ f 1 u uivic uuuiuiu cuinpauy unce n eeu U.S. Woolco's disappointing performance, For Woolco workers, the company held of new jobs within Woolworth. Woolco stores are concentrated mostl and South-Central United States. Woolco! Pyramid clubs WALI1ALLA, S.C. (AI')-Two alleged pyramid clubs based in Tennessee and Florida, which are believed to have recruited thousands of South Carolina members, have agreed to a temporary shutdown of their operations in the state. Circuit Judge A. Lee Chandler informed a packed Oconee County Courthouse audience of about 400 ThlircHow fViof I'1'*" ?^ -A a iiui ouojr iimi Ileal L'igg ctllU CJUClCiy Today Inc.,of Florida,and Treasure Chest Investments Inc. of Tennessee had voluntarily entered into consent orders with the state Attorney General's office to stop conducting any alleged pyramid business in the state. Attorneys for Nest Egg and Treasure Chest, which are under investigation by the U.S. ^Postal Service, also agreed U> turn over to state prosecutors a "full and complete" list of their South Carolina members, the judge said. Chandler announced ?he .consent , ortfef the'outlet of vhearififtlii.&v* breaks 50-m[ engine that shuts itself off every time a the driver takes his foot off the ac- a celerator for more than 1.5 seconds. The engine automatically starts again \ once the accelerator is touched. 4 Volkswagen said it will begin 1 assembling this special version of the c Rabbit at its Westmoreland, Pa., s plant in December. It will produce 3,000 at first to test the market. This year, as last, diesel cars I dominated the top 10 list. The top- r rated Rabbit and seven other cars in i the top 10 are diesel powered. Last ( year seven of the top-rated cars were diesels. The Nissan Sentra and a VW Rabbit s without the stop-and-start feature tied ( for No. 2 at 48 mpg. Nissan, Japan's 1 second largest automaker, has sola its > cars in this country for years under 1 A 1 T\_ A. I _ 1 1 . me Lfaisun laDei. i The highest-ranked gasoline- I powered car, a Honda Civic, took 1 fourth place with a 46 mpg rating. The only other gasoline-powered car in the top 10, a Toyota Starlet, tied for fifth i lBi-^|^^xihssi?a6^Ps^?8?6iSs;<> &' W0r i^toi^w^wiw^S^PS?^ : &' ?%W ^assr <* j job ramp near the P.E. center. Unfortunately som jses discount : i., in a big strategy which are profitable ? ore, 25,000 worker The parent company )luga multimillion- and people in trying t< ward Weller, a retail ai \y it is abandoning firm. The shutdown is le against industry said. Woolworth, which be >ons said the com- store in Lancaster, Pa. ther moneymaking retailers in recent yea arth variety stores, sistent losses. nney Shoes ? and Nevertheless, the d< many industry analyst* hat Woolworth will Woolworth and S.S. I from the burden of both expanded into the "he said. K-Mart was so success! 1 out the possibility K -Mart in 1977. Analyst attribute K-J y in the Southeast commitment to discou stores in Canada ? treated Woolco as just; temporarily sto| civil case brought by the Attorney General's office against Nest Egg, Treasure Chest and a third alleged pyramid group, Big Green Monev Machine Inc., also of Tennessee. The state last week filed suit against the three organizations and their controllingofficers seeking$fi,0(K) in civil penalties for every South Carolina resident recruited. The suit also seeks to permanently put the groups out of business in the state. Attorneys for the Big Green decided to fight the state's move for a temporary restraining order. Chandler didn't issue a ruling in Big Green's appeal Thursday but indicated he would do so soon. Thursday's barrage of legal action was only the opening round in what prosecutors say is a crackdown on an "epidemic" of alleged pyramid activity in northwestern South Carolina, v, jrwtjgatpcs, hay? v . ig barrier it 44 mpg with an Isuzu I-Mark and mother Nissan Sentra. A Volkswagen Jetta and two more 'W Rabbits rounded outthe top 10 with 13 mpg ratings. All the top-rated cars lave manual transmissions and are classified by the EPA as either iubcompacts or minicompacts. The Chevrolet Chevette and the 3ontiac 1000, both with diesel engines nade by Isuzu, posted the best nileage for a U.S. automaker at jverall 40mpg. The EPA ratings are hn<?<?d 0n a limulated urban driving cyclc carried jut on a laboratory treadmill. Because of criticism that past ratings ^ere unrealistically high, the EPA las stopped reporting separate city, lighway and combined mileage figures and now reports only the city ranking, the lowest of the three. For the second straight year the Maserati Quattroporte got the lowest rating, 8 mpg. ' .... Photo by Mike Fisher eone forgot to secure the railing. store chain will stay open. invested "a lot of time, effort, money 1 turn Jho Hilficinn arrtiirifl " ooirl ' vw? ? v*?v VIlTIOIVlt 14 A V/U11U, OUlVi UU nalyst with E.F. Hutton, a Wall Street a "dramatic change in direction," he gan with Frank Woolworth's five-cent , in 1879, has not kept pace with other trs, in part because of Woolco's perjcision to shut down Woolco caught > by surprise. Cresge Co., the discount store pioneer, ; suburbs in the early 1960s. Kresge's ful the company name was changed to Wart's success to management's total nting. Woolworth, on the other hand, another of its specialty operations. ? operations declined to comment on how many people belong to the clubs. But community officials in Oconee County say there are thousands of people involved in such schemes in that county alone. Many of those attending the hearing acknowledged afterward that they've participated in the get-rich-quick plans and are now organizing to change state laws prohibiting pyramid clubs. Some vowed to run out of office any politician who stands in their way. Former Seneca businessman Greg Hright, a spokesman for the group, said the alleged pyramid clubs have fostered "goodwill and friendship" in Oconee County and that most participants believe the Attorney General's office should spend its time investigating more serious matters. "If I want to throw my twenty dollars in the garbage can, it's my busirie^,7. ?.v.v'v