Milk price ruling sparks state dairy market tension
Circuit Judge Paul Moore temporarily blocked a Dairy Commission order raising milk prices by 12 cents a half gallon on March 19. Statewide prices drift. Lowcountry milk sells for 1.79 a gallon while 1.95 prevails elsewhere. Coburg Dairy leader R M Hanckel cites stable trends, but Charleston dairies feel pressure as West End Dairy owner Bill Gwynette laments losses up to 30000 dollars monthly amid chaos.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Paul Moore
State Dairy Commission
Moore
Charleston
Coburg
West End
Faith in Oconee Nuke Plant Despite TMI Drift
Residents near the Oconee Nuclear Station say they trust Duke Power to prevent accidents after the Three Mile Island crisis. Mayor M K Richardson of Six Mile notes uncertainty remains about design versus human error, but emphasizes community faith in the utility.
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Oconee Nuclear
Seneca
Duke Power Co
Three Mile Island
Oconee
Babcock and Wilcox
Virginia
M.K. Richardson
Six Mile
Oconee Station
Richardson
Duke Power
Catawba Settlement Nears as Holland Proposes Plan
Congressman Kenneth Holland introduces a bill calling on the Interior Department to map a three month price tag and settlement plan for the Catawba Indians claim to 144000 acres in South Carolina. Chief Gilbert Blue says progress is being made toward a concrete settlement with tribal and congressional approval. The measure requires South Carolina aid and offers cash or tribal membership options to individual Catawabs.
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Rock Hill
Kenneth Holland
South Carolina
Gilbert Blue
Holland
Interior Department
Potters End Eight Week Strike By Accepting Kohler Contract
Spartanburg workers of International Brotherhood of Potters Local 384 vote 168 to 45 to accept Kohler Co contract for three years ending eight week strike. The 450 workers returns to duties after picket line dispute over cost of living pay raise and arbitration with later amnesty added to demands following dismissals and reprimands on the line.
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Spartanburg
Potters Union
Kohler Co
International Brotherhood of Potters and Allied Workers Union Local
Kohler
One Killed In Darlington County Weekend Crash
Hartsville resident John McPhail Jr. 30 was a passenger when a car ran off a secondary road and overturned about 10 miles north of Hartsville in Darlington County late Saturday night. The Associated Press notes weekend traffic deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
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South Carolina
Highway Patrol
John McPhail Jr
Hartsville
Darlington County
Associated Press
Crane Promises Leadership In 1980 Republican Bid
Rep. Philip Crane told a South Carolina gathering he will win the GOP nomination and defeat Carter. He credited Barry Goldwater and urged acceptance of conservative principles, saying Democrats are capitalizing on traditional Republican values.
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Columbia
Philip M. Crane
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Crane
South Carolina
Republican Party Executive Committee
Barry Goldwater
Huff Opposes Loan Default Measure in Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to bar willful defaulters on federally guaranteed student loans from public employment. Rep. Thomas Huff opposed, citing enforcement and privacy concerns. The panel also backed juror reduction, public money crime disqualification, and other actions while tabling blue law revamp and other proposals.
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House
Judiciary Committee
Robert Kinard
Charleston
Huff
Circuit Court
Petit Jury
Bill would require state tort insurance for educators
Rep. Judson Busbee of Wagener introduces a bill in Columbia to have the state Budget and Control Board provide tort liability coverage for public school teachers and administrators. The proposal, aimed at protecting educators amid rising tort actions, moves to the House Education and Public Works Committee before possible Ways and Means and insurance panel review.
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Judson Busbee
D-Wagener
Columbia
Busbee
State Budget and Control Board
House Education and Public Works Committee
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