Fewer Women and Blacks Sent to Demo Convention in SC
South Carolina Democratic party sent 13 delegates uncommitted, nine to Carter, eight to Wallace, and one to Church with seven Black and three women among 31 delegates. A district dispute over replacement rules sparked bedlam in the 1st District caucus, prompting potential seating challenges and a Carter strategy to increase his tally.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
National Party
Bedlam
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Frank Church
National Democratic Party
Church
James A. Clyburn
John C. West
Idaho
Donald L. Fowler
Carter
Aiken Standard History and Publication Details
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except weekends. Located at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina P.O. Box 456 with AP dispatches and exclusive reproduction rights. The paper disclaims advertising errors but offers corrections in the next issue and notes limited advance payment responsibility.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
South Carolina Democratic Convention Backs Unionization Push
The South Carolina Democratic convention adopted a platform supporting unionization of public school teachers and other public employees while defeating a resolution for public workers to bargain with management. The platform endorsed ERA, judicial reform, higher teacher salaries, kindergarten expansion, pre election disclosure of political contributions, and a national health insurance program.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Senate
Ralph K. Anderson
D-Florence
Tidelands
Delegates Picked At State Democratic Convention
South Carolina delegates chosen at the state convention include Wallace as at large with two delegates, plus Carter, uncommitted and Carter allies named across districts. Notables listed include former Gov. John West, Sen. Ernest Hollings, and Lt. Gov. Brantley Harvey among alternates and uncommitted delegates.
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Jerry Raynard
Fowler
Carter
W. Brantley Harvey
Robert E. McNair
U.S
Ernest F. Hollings
West
Richard W. Riley
South Carolina
Georgia
Juanita Goggins
Rock Hill
Suc
Columbia
Wallace
Sonny Gossette
Greenville
C. D. Sexton
Lexington
John West
Kershaw
Dewey Wise
Charleston
Richland
Ernest F Hollings
Bill Gibson
Marcia Duffy
Brantley Harvey
Beaufort
James Blake
John Trask
Wayne Hartley
Mary Ann Sullivan
Donovan Elected as Only Ai Ken Democrat Delegate
Donovan James A. Donovan of 1635 Alpine Dr. was the sole Ai ken Democrat chosen as a National Convention delegate. Donovan works at the Savannah River Plant. Also listed are Isadore Laurie Richland and Wallace as delegates, David Bryan Lexington Church as delegate, Jim Clyburn Richland as delegate, with alternates Carter and A T.
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Barbara Sylvester
Florence
Goggins
Liz Patterson
Spartanburg
Carol Pendarvis
Edgefield
McNair
Fowler
Ernest A. Finney
Sumter
Butler
Orangeburg
Black
Wallace
Ray Gryson
Lexington
Church
Carol Khare
Richland
Holmes Dreher
Lillie Hall
Anderson
W. T. Jones
Greenwood
Carter
Jim Donovan
Aiken
Jo Smith
Frank Holliman
Oconee
Don Robinson
Jim Anderson
James A. Donovan
Alpine Dr
Donovan
Savannah River
Isadore Laurie
David Bryan
Jim Clyburn
A.T
Record of Yesterday at Aiken County Courthouse
Actions filed include marriages for Ronald Smoldt and Myrtle Conley. Ronald Blessing and Airiles Hober. Donnie Campbell and Dora Still. Robert Butterworth and Alice Howard. John Smith Jr. and Linda Merrill. Divorces listed for Neal, Cornwell, Cochran, Norris. Wills filed for Woodward, Null, Poston. Warrants issued cover marijuana, DUI, weapons, housebreaking, larceny, unlawful use of a telephone, and fraudulent check with various bonds.
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Aiken County
Ronald Fred Smoldt
North Augusta
Myrtle Mildred Conley
Augusta
Ronald Wayne Blessing
Aiken
Airiles Ellen Hober
Donnie Herbert Campbell
Graniteville
Dora Ann Still
Robert Reed Butterworth
Alice Francine Howard
Modoc
John Alexander Smith Jr
Linda Kay Merrill
Belvedere
Tommy Jerome Neal
Pamela Ann Neal
Gloria A. Cornwell
Valentine Cornwell
Charles W. Cochran
Linda W Cochran
Bernice B Norris
Kenneth C Norris
William Henry Woodward
Jean Woodward Franklin
Beatrice C
Elizabeth L Costello
Alma C. Poston
Wilbur A. Poston Sr
Aiken Man, 20, Faces Drug Charges
Gregory Marvin Jones, 20, of Graniteville, was charged with possession of illegal drugs by the Aiken County Sheriff's Department. Investigator Paul Lagrow said Jones was arrested by Trooper David W. Lewis after hashish and marijuana were found during a routine traffic stop. Jones is out on a $400 bond.
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Aiken County
Plastic furniture comeback through price shifts and tech
New York report says plastic furniture makes a comeback as Modern Plastics notes rising softwood prices and weaker demand for Mediterranean style pieces. Advances in technology enable plastics to mimic wicker and rattan materials, fueling the shift.
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Plastic Furniture
New York
Modern Plastics
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