Anderson man survives fishing accident on Lake Moultrie
Harold Sullivan swam 400 yards to a small island after a boat capsized on Lake Moultrie. His 60-year-old brother Ben Sullivan and Sam Crawford, 66, drowned. Ben urged Harold to save himself before they were separated. Bodies found Sunday near Cross in Anderson county.
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Anderson
Lake Moultrie
Harold Sullivan
Ben Sullivan
Sam Crawford
John Evans
State Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources
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Crawford
Cross
Jury Decides Killer's Fate in Death Penalty Trial
A jury that found 19 year old Stirling Spann guilty of strangling 81 year old Melva Niel of Clover will hear evidence on whether he receives life imprisonment or the electric chair. The murder occurred on Sept 14 with Niel's nude body found in a half filled tub. A second trial before Circuit Judge Robert McFadden will determine the sentence.
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WORK
Stirling Spann
Spann
Melva Niel
Clover
Robert McFadden
Local Governments Face Antitrust Liability After Supreme Court Ruling
Charleston County lawmaker warns that the high court decision potentially exposes cities and counties to antitrust lawsuits without explicit legislative authority. City attorney James Gonzales says expanded liability could trigger extensive litigation paid by taxpayers, while SC Municipal Association counsel Robert Lyon notes uncertain impacts on South Carolina local governments.
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James E. Gonzales
Charleston
High Court
Gonzales
North Charleston
South Carolina
Robert Lyon
South Carolina Municipal Association
Budget Leave Lawmakers Unhappy Over Tax Increases
Columbia AP reports the South Carolina House approved a $2 billion 1982 83 spending bill with a 4 percent sales tax on private vehicle sales and higher permit fees to raise revenue to balance a projected shortfall. Lawmakers Bundrick Branton criticized the tax hike urging deeper cuts. The plan includes a 5 percent state employee pay raise, no raises for high earners, personal income tax indexing, and a 10 percent bingo tax above $2000 weekly.
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House of Representatives
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House
Orangeburg County
Bill Branton
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Bundrick
Branton
Irene Rudnick
Rudnick
D-Aiken
Tom Marchant
Greenville
General Assembly
Chief Justice Criticizes Senate Court Plan
Columbia AP Chief Justice J Woodrow Lewis blasts a Senate Judiciary package as alarming. He objects to a proposed intermediate appeals court and a rules commission with GA veto power, urging statutory creation and court rule control by the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court
J. Woodrow Lewis
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
Judicial Commission
Lewis
High Court
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