New Charleston Airport Is Dedicated
A new 300000 square foot Charleston International Airport passenger terminal opens April 10 as a gateway to the world. It will handle over 900000 passengers yearly and was dedicated to William Craver Jr. Former Gov. Robert McNair praised Craver and noted $12 million in FAA funds and $38 million in aviation bonds funded the project. U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond attended the ceremony.
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Charleston International Airport
Charleston
South Carolina
Robert McNair
McNair
William Craver Jr
Charleston County Aviation Authority
Craver
Ership
U.S
Strom Thurmond
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Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Authority
Clemson Probe Fueled by Runner’s Brother Death
State inquiry into prescription drug use at Clemson University began after Paul Jaspers, brother of runner Stijn Jaspers, questioned traces of phenylbutazone in his brother’s blood. Autopsy cited congenital heart defect as cause, but the drug surfaced in reports prompting SLED interviews with Clemson track personnel and a Dec grand jury plan.
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Greenville
Clemson University
Stijn Jaspers
Paul Jaspers
Clemson
Jaspers
Pickens County
Stim Jaspers
Is Your English Holding You Back
Don Bolander of Career Institute promotes a home study method to improve English speaking and writing, promising better thinking and career benefits. A free booklet is offered by mail to anyone sending name and address to Career Institute in Little Falls New Jersey with no obligation.
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Don Bolander
Career Institute
Bolander
Cardinal Drive
Little Falls
N.J
South Carolina House Debates 2.8 Billion Budget Plan
The South Carolina House opens debate on a 2.8 billion dollar fiscal year budget with 217 million in new spending, a projected 2 million in the black, and major contention over a 12.50 per person tax credit repeal and a statewide health care plan for the poor. Budget provisions include wage increases for state employees, reform goals, and funding for education, corrections, social services, and health agencies.
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Columbia
House
South Carolina
Ways and Means
General Assembly
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Tax Commission
State Treasury
Department of Corrections
Department of Social Services
Health and Human Services Finance Commission
Textile executives decry burdensome policy at buyers meeting
Hilton Head Island AP report notes textile executives led by James H. Martin Jr of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute blasting federal and state rules. They call for meaningful trade enforcement to slow job erosion as imports dominate nearly half of the U.S. apparel market.
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Hilton Head Island
James H. Martin Jr
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
South Carolina
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Clemson University Police Department
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Traxler
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National Hills & Aiken
Women's World
AIKEN
Department of Mental Health
Department of Mental Retardation
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Jelly Bellies
Legance
Edgefield, S.C
Tem Nal Cae Idrim
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