Video parlors reshape moviegoing in State College
In State College Pennsylvania Jacque Spangler and friends rent private rooms to watch films from 300 titles on 19 inch sets paying 195 for the film plus room fee. John Leonard operates Nickelodeon Video Showcase in Erie with plans for 200 East Coast outlets while fighting a federal copyright suit by eight Hollywood studios seeking damages for alleged illegal showings.
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Jacque Spangler
John Leonard
Nickelodeon
Pennsylvania
Leonard
Erie
State College
Andrew Miller
Lock Haven
Williamsport
Burton Hanft
Indictments at State Hospital Signal Stand Against Abuse
The Mental Health commissioner joined critics in praising indictments of 11 State Hospital employees in three cases involving two patient deaths and a beating. Dr. William S. Hall said he urged Richland County to pursue charges and vowed that abuse will not be tolerated. Senator Ravenel called the action the tip of the iceberg for the department.
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Columbia
State Hospital
William S. Hall
Richland County
Jim Anders
Hall
Racine Brown
Arthur Ravenel
Charleston
Ravenel
Delay in confirming Emory Sneeden to Fourth Circuit
Democrats and Republicans dispute how many federal judgeships to appoint before the November elections delaying the confirmation of Columbia lawyer Emory Sneeden to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. Senate aides say Democrats seek agreement on total judges to act on before adjournment.
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Columbia
Emory Sneeden
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Sneeden
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mark Goodin
Judiciary
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Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Senate
Congress
Goodin
State Ends Year With 116 Million Surplus in South Carolina
South Carolina closed the 1983-84 fiscal year with a 116 million dollar surplus on 2.2 billion in collections and 13.1 percent revenue growth. Comptroller General Earle Morris says the rise signals a shift toward improvement amid the first major sales tax hike since 1969 to fund the Education Improvement Act.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Earle Morris
General Assembly
Dick Riley
Morris
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