Miss Black Universe South Carolina Crown Stripped
Valerie Hines of Florence loses the Miss Black Universe South Carolina title after Swan Inc cites unspecified allegations. Faye Waller, the first runnerup from Orangeburg, may be blocked from the national pageant until Liz Zimmerman Keitt of Swan Enterprises receives $1,300. Keitt disputes the payment timing, seeking an investigation into the June 23 pageant in Columbia. Swan Enterprises claims violations at the state event jeopardized legitimacy.
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Valerie Hines
Florence
South Carolina
Swan Inc
Swan Enterprises
Faye Waller
Miss Waller
Liz Zimmerman Keitt
Township Auditorium
Columbia
White Plains
N.Y
Miss Hines
Kietz
South Carolina Legislature Ends Session With Tax Increase
The South Carolina Legislature adjourned after a seven month session in which the Senate approved raising the gasoline tax from 9 to 10 cents per gallon, a change expected to add about $10 yearly per motorist. The House and Senate also elected 11 new judges to the Circuit Court and Court of Appeals, with several current or former legislators filling the posts.
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Columbia
Senate
Highway Department
House
South Carolina to Swear In Six New Circuit Judges
Six new circuit judges will be sworn in immediately while the appellate court begins function next July 1. Four lawmakers retain seats until then. Circuit judges and Supreme Court associate justices earn 52,086 annually. Court of Appeals judges align with state-judges pay in next budget. Kinon edges Owens Cobb after multi ballot contest. Gardner defeats Stoney in appellate race.
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Court of Appeals
Thomas L. Hughston
Greenwood
John Gardner Sr
Darlington
John Martin
Winnsboro
Robert C. Lake
Newberry
Theo Mitchell
Greenville
Martin
Mitchell
Ernest A. Finney
Sumter
William T. Howell
Walterboro
James B. Stephen
Spartanburg
Ralph K. Anderson
Florence
Marion H. Kinon
Dillon
James M. Morris
Manning
House
Senate
Kinon
Sen
Howell
Rep. Anderson
Stephen
Morris
Pyle
Robert McFadden
House Judiciary Committee
Richard E. Fields
Charleston
Owens T. Cobb
Richland County
Gardner
Theodore D. Stoney
Columbia Psychiatrist Bond Set in Cat Burglary Case
Dr. Ian S. Gale, 41, held on eight counts of housebreaking and grand larceny after police say he burgled fashionable homes. Bond set at 75000 by Circuit Judge Grimball, defense sought personal recognizance, prosecution sought 500000. Gale held after 25 July arrest. search found 500000 in cash jewelry coins antiques. He underwent 15 day mental evaluation. deemed competent to stand trial. hundreds of warrants expected.
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Columbia
Ian S. Gale
John K. Grimball
Peter Murphy
Gale
Grimball
Richland County
State Hospital
James C. Anders
Murphy
Oil Spill Blackens Texas Beaches As Relief Delayed
Nearly 20 miles of Texas coast show oil slicks from the Ixtoc 1 spill with worsening beach contamination. Government scientist John Robinson warns conditions will deteriorate until fall winds reverse currents. A diver died from the bends near the Gulf well, and South Padre Island faces multistage tourism losses as oil patches drift toward Matagorda Bay.
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Texas
Texas Beach
John Robinson
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Allan Anderson
Two Rivers
Wis
Jose del Carmen Balan Cano
Padre Island
Robinson
Matagorda Bay
Carter Begins Mississippi Boat Ride
President Carter launches a seven day Mississippi River trip aboard the Delta Queen. He flies to St Paul Minnesota for an energy briefing before boarding the 53 year old steamboat to travel along Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri shores. The trip costs about 1800 dollars approved by White House officials.
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Carter
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
White House
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ST. Gerard's
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By Richard Bragg
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