Greenville Dam Leaks Drop Level
Officials monitor Oak Grove Lake in Greenville County as the 31 foot dam undergoes seepage tests. The level is lowered four feet, below the corps advised ten, to protect fish spawning while inspectors decide if further lowering is needed. no immediate danger noted. District civil defense reports Dove Tree residents alerted. The dam is part of a 36 high hazard dams in the state.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Oak Grove Lake
Greenville County
Corps
Tommy Ayers
South Carolina Conservation Commission
Dick Riley
Toccoa Falls
Georgia
Ayers
Marion McGrady
Greenville County Civil Defense
Dove Tree
Corps of Engineers
Associates Subpoenaed in Jenrette Inquiry
A Jenrette associate, Roscoe Fountain, campaign treasurer for 1976 and 1978 runs, was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury. He is among five Jenrette staff or allies questioned by the FBI over salary and travel voucher irregularities. John Clark III hired Sen. Thomas Smith for counsel amid FBI inquiries tied to office operations.
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Columbia
John Jenrette
Ds.c
Roscoe Fountain
Timmonsville
Jenrette
Charlotte Observer
U.S. Justice Department
Washington
Fountain
FBI
the Observer
John Clark III
Florence
Sen
Thomas Smith
Clark
Justice Department
Gale To Be Tried In Columbia Burglary Case
Richland County psychiatrist Dr Ian S Gale charged with eight burglaries and linked to dozens more has been found competent to stand trial. Victims report about 350000 of 500000 in goods stolen from Gale’s home. sheriff Powell says about 70 burglary cases tied to merchandise identified so far.
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Columbia (Ap
Richland County
Ian S. Gale
Columbia
Gale
Frank Powell
Brothers drown while swimming at Clark Hill Reservoir
Wes Talbert aged 24 and James Talbert aged 39 from Alexandria Virginia vacationing in South Carolina drowned at Clark Hill Reservoir in McCormick County. One brother could not swim and disappeared. the other attempted a rescue and also sank. Corps divers recovered bodies from about 10 to 12 feet of water after 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The brothers were visiting Edgefield County friends.
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Alexandria, Va
South Carolina
Clark Hill
McCormick County
Jack Cowen
Wes Talbert
James Talbert
South Carolina Recreation Area
Cowen
Five Cars Hit Trees In Weekend South Carolina Fatalities
The Associated Press reports nine traffic deaths in South Carolina over the weekend, five from cars hitting trees. Victims include William Frank Owens 57 Anderson and Howard Holloway 71 Wagener in separate crashes, with others from Lamar Liberty Florence and Dorchester. A pedestrian Sherman Pinckney 26 Moncks Corner also died.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Highway Patrol
William Frank Owens
Anderson
Howard Holloway
Wagener
Aiken County
Leo Sylvester Jeffery
Lamar
Indian Branch Road
Darlington
Bruce Laney Knight
Lancaster
Linda Stancil Edens
Liberty
Pickens County
Patricia Graham Sessions
Florence
U.S. 501
Marion
Elijah Smith
Dorchester
St. George
Dorchester County
Sherman James
Pinckney
Moncks Corner
Berkeley
Otis Blackwell
Timmonsville
Hartsville
Darlington County
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Kalmia Plaza Shopping
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Roy Oates
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Concord Equity Corp
Assembly St. Columbia
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