Reapportionment Snagged In Indecisive Committee
In Columbia the ten member reapportionment committee stalls as three members oppose a plan and debate shifts to potential compromises. Rep Kneece resists four member districts while Rep Cain backs single member urban districts and opposes multi member seat rotations. Finney hints at a 124 district bill though rejected by the committee. The panel aims to craft a plan for a special session next month.
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South Carolina
House
Sen
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Robert Kneece
D-Richland
Kneece
Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
Finney
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
Legal bar on halting Last Tango In Paris in Greenville
Greenville attorney says actions to stop the film are legally barred by obscenity guidelines. He notes his office will vigorously enforce obscenity laws within court limits while not endorsing the movie. The film has run in Greenville while Charleston and Columbia showings continued but Myrtle Beach withdrew after police objections. A school board member and three Baptist ministers sought court action in Charleston but failed.
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Paris
U. S. Supreme Court
Marlon Brando
Greene
Greenville County
Charleston
Columbia
Myrtle Beach
Callaway Urges Army Benefits To Fix Attitudes After Basic
Secretary of the Army Howard E. Callaway told officers at Fort Jackson that attitudes among soldiers deteriorate after basic training and proposed improved benefits and civilian living standards. He said the volunteer Army can work, predicting no draft soon, and emphasized assigning important jobs to soldiers.
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Columbia
Howard E. Callaway
Secretary of the Army
Ft.Jackson
Callaway
Georgia
Army
Sheriff Seeks Parole For Inmate Hero of Prison Attack
Richland County Sheriff Frank Powell will recommend parole for Willie Eugene Hudson 39 who is serving 30 months for possession of controlled substances. Hudson aided a prison guard during an inmate attack by grabbing the pistol snatched from the guard and stopping another gunman from firing.
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Columbia
Frank Powell
Richland County
Willie Eugene Hudson
West Says Impeachment Possible
South Carolina Governor John West said impeachment could occur if the Supreme Court orders the release of the White House tapes and President Nixon refuses. He noted impeachment would be unlikely based on current knowledge but possible if defiance continues.
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Memphis, Tenn
Nixon
U. S. Supreme Court
White House
South Carolina
John West
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