Education reform reshapes South Carolina classrooms
Statewide changes aim to lift SC from bottom in scores and teacher pay, with a new exit exam for sophomores, class size caps dropping to 28 then 25, and a 170 day attendance requirement. Full days of instruction affect spring sports and activities, limiting daytime participation for students with poor attendance.
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South Carolina
Lee County
Mississippi
EIA
Aiken County Schools
Robert W. Paskel
Aiken County
Uprooted marijuana plants found amid field in White Pond area
Investigators discovered a new marijuana patch yesterday with about 400 plants following last week's raids that burned 3,000 plants. In total, nearly 4,000 plants were removed over the past week. one raid led to four arrests on manufacturing and trafficking charges. No arrests yesterday. Separately, a Langley man died in a traffic crash at Pine Log and Richardson's Lake roads when his VW collided with a sedan.
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White Pond
Sheriff's Department
Langley
Pine Long Road
Richardson’s Lake Road
Randal Ray Yaun
Aiken Community Hospital
Warrenville
S.C. Highway Patrol
Yaun
Richardson’s Lake
Pine Log Road
Highway Patrol
W.C. Cole
Frances J. Bagwell
Bath
Ms. Bagwell
Cole
University Hospital
Grantieville scrapbook club loses to Charleston unit
President Charles Simmons said the Charleston club won the first place scrapbook award because it included a past Miss America in its entry. He joked that might be the difference between their victory and Grantieville’s loss.
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Graniteville Exchange Club
Charles Simmons
Charleston
Explosives Rigged By Hijackers Aboard Jet
Hijackers manning a Boeing 737 have threatened to blow up the plane and execute hostages if France frees five prisoners. Fifty passengers and crew remain on board with 13 women and children freed. negotiations continue as Iranian and French officials seek a peaceful resolution.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Geneva
Switzerland
Lanarea
Cyprus
Tehran
Jean Nicol
London
Islamic Republic
Jean Perrin
Mi Istry
Iran
IRNA
Islamic Organization For the Liberation of
Jerusalem
France
Paris
French Foreign Ministry
Mehrabad
Frankfurt
West Germany
Out-Of-State Donations Build Derrick Campaign Funds
Rep. Butler Derrick facing criticism as his 1984 campaign reports show nearly two thirds of total contributions from outside South Carolina. PACs and large donors from out of state comprise 88 percent of big gifts, with CitiBank and two Washington law firms among major contributors. Derrick expects in-state funds to rise as election nears.
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Washington
Edward Zuckerman
Pacs and Lobbies
PAC
FEC
Derrick
Zuckerman
Rep
San Francisco
South Carlina
Dertick
Citibank
New York
Haynes & Miller of Sutherland
Asbill & Brennan
John Maloney
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Gunnells
Steven Fraser
Ann Arbor
Mich
United States
Fraser
Romania
Ilie Matei
Butler Derrick Expects
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