Stockdale resigns Citadel presidency after board dispute
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale announces resignation as The Citadel's 15th president amid board resistance to his staff reorganization plan and plebe system reforms. Brig. Gen. George Meenaghan to act as president until a replacement is chosen.
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James B. Stockdale
The
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Stockdale
Prioleau
Columbia
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George F. Meenaghan
Ment
Admiral
Big Farm Business Headed For Bank
Aiken farmer Ed Willis with an $840,000 investment and 75 employees worries about keeping his house and car as drought damages to state crops rise to $211 million. On 6000 acres he reports bleak corn soybeans wheat and peanuts yields and estimates he will be about $700,000 short of his loan commitment.
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Willis
Bryan Patrick
Mays
Jack Buttram
Greenville
Hollings
Political Action Committee
The
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West Columbia
Tom Turseed
Floyd Spence
Chrysler
Turnipseed
Lexington
Hughes Aircraft
Northrup Aviation
McDonnell- Douglas
General Dynamics
Amoco
Bristol Myers
United Technology
Life Underwriters
Washington
Spence
Bloody double homicide shocks Chester grocery scene
A butcher knife attack at Darby’s Grocery outside Chester left two men dead, Joe H White later found dead in his jail cell, and authorities seeking an official explanation. In Orangeburg County a deputy linked to a bank robbery was arrested after a 10 mile chase, with about $20,000 recovered. the FBI leads the probe. Nearby in York County a shotgun attack at a Tega Cay convenience store wounded a clerk and prompted three arrests.
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Orangeburg
York
Orangeburg County
Tega Cay
Chester County
Bobby Orr
Joe H. White
Darby
John E. Marquard
Leonard A. Ferrell
White
Orr
Ferrell and Marquard
Medical University
Charleston
Vance Boone
Boone
First National Bank
Hartnett Offers to Quit If Ravenel Proves Claim in Race
GOP contender for the 1st District challenges Charles Ravenel to prove a 9 to 40 percent budget cut claim in the Commerce Department during his tenure. Hartnett vows to resign and support Ravenel if proven. Ravenel, a former Commerce official, could not be reached for comment.
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Floyd D. Spence
GOP
1St Congressional District
Thomas F. Hartnett
Mendel J. Davis
Charles D. Ravenel
Ravenel
Commerce Department
Congress
Greenville
Marshall Mays
National Defense
Hollings
Beaten Editor Loses Trust After Near Fatal Attack
Will Ed McKenzie editor of the Lee County Messenger recalls the savage beating last April that nearly killed him. He reports lasting psychological effects and increased caution after attackers Donald A. Hinson and Lewis R. Brumley pleaded guilty and received 38 year sentences each.
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Columbia
Will Ed McKenzie
Lee County Messenger
Columbia Record
McKenzie
Bishopville
Sumter
Kershaw
Donald A. Hinson
Lucknow
Lewis R. Brumley
Stokes Bridge
Hinson
Brumley
Stevens Plans Temporary Layoffs Across South Carolina Mills
J P Stevens & Co will temporarily lay off workers for four days after Labor Day across five upstate textile plants in South Carolina. Two plants Slater and Apalache in Greer will close that week. About 10 percent of Monaghan near Greenville 50 percent of Piedmont and 20 percent of Appleton in Anderson will be closed for the week.
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J.P. Stevens & Co.,Inc
Paul Barrett
Slater and Apalache
Greer
Barrett
Monaghan
Piedmont
Appleton
Anderson
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