Stockholder Wages War Against Bureaucracy
Charleston based investor Henry L. Scott, a former concert pianist, forms Stockholder Advocate to protest what he calls bureaucratic discrimination against shareholders. He plans letter campaigns and media outreach to oppose double taxation and advocate investor rights, aiming for a July 1 1976 Declaration of Independence presentation in Washington. He seeks 56 prominent Americans to sign.
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Charleston
Henry L. Scott
Scott
Washington
Congress
America
Stockholder Advocate Threatens Suit Over Airline Fares
The group has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for a 15 year list of commissioners and may sue to enforce fare guideline compliance. In a letter to CAB chair John Robson, Scott accuses the agency of planning to push rate increases and to mismanage profits, arguing federal guidelines allow 12 percent returns on private investments. The protest represents over 500,000 stockholders in Pan American, Trans World, and Eastern Airlines.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
John Robson
Scott
Pan American
Trans World
Eastern Airlines
Biracial committee to study police race relations in Florence
Florence Governor James B Edwards will head a biracial fact finding panel to review law enforcement race relations and related policies. James A Rogers, editor emeritus of the Florence Morning News, says the group will likely include about 20 more members and focus on recommendations to the governor based on material from the state Human Affairs Commission. The commission is polling agencies officers and citizens on racial attitudes and policies. Edwards also discussed Reagan education and welfare program ideas, noting state leadership and budget cuts while announcing Turtle Island wildlife preserve donation.
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Florence
James A. Rogers
Edwards
Rogers
State Human Affairs Commission
Ronald Reagan
South Carolina
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Policies
The Aiken Standard dated 1867 via afternoon publication notes its address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 and post office box 456 It outlines AP wire dispatch rights establishment of republication policy liability limitations for advertisements and advance payment handling including a five week cap for carrier payments
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
Voters face local government choices in six counties
Voters in Richland Lexington Aiken Union Newberry Bamberg counties select one of five local government forms. Richland residents also choose a state House seat after Rep John H LaFitte resigned to join Gov James B Edwards staff. Candidates are Joyce Hearn Betty Sloan and Neil Morris. Loris voters pick a mayor and city council.
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Richland
Lexington
Rlboro
Union
Newberry
Bamberg
Richland County
State House of Representatives
John H. LaFitte
House
James B. Edwards
Joyce Hearn
Betty Sloan
Neil Morris
Loris
Dual Offices Ruling No Big Deal shocks SC college head
South Carolina State College President Dr. Maceo Nance Jr. says the new interpretation of dual officeholding has no effect on him. Attorney General McLeod revised an earlier ruling, allowing state college presidents to hold public posts, while Nance resigned from the ethics commission after Gov. Edwards appointed Willis Johnson to replace him. The commission will begin in January to police state employee conduct.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina State College
Maceo Nance Jr
State Ethics Commission
Atty
Daniel R. McLeod
Nance
McLeod
Senate Nod For Stevens The Question
The nomination of John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court appears settled on confirmation, with hearings set to begin December 8 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Stevens, a Seventh Circuit judge from Chicago, has drawn favorable reactions from legal circles and Congress with no signs of strong opposition.
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Washington
John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court
Senate
Ford
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stevens
High Court
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Eastland
Sen
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Diapered Debate: Charleston Carriage Horses Cited
Charleston tour carriage partners Parr Parker and David Fuller faced police action Monday after operating diaperless horses in violation of a city ordinance requiring protective gear to curb street soiling. Fuller plans to fight the summons while Hydrick seeks an injunction. tourists mocked the cloth diapers as ridiculous.
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Charleston
Charles Parker
Charlestonian
Parker
David Fuller
Charleston Carriage Company
Bond Set In Florence Sniping Case And Lake View Shooting
Florence police set a $50,000 bond for Richard White 22 in a Saturday sniping case where four cars were shot at but no one seriously injured. The report links White to related relatives jailed on similar charges as investigators pursue the Florence Lake View shooting involving patrolman J D Herring and officer B W Graham who was wounded.
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Florence
Pee Dee Area
Lake View
Cecil Dilworth
Dillon County
Wichita Falls
Tex
White
Jerry Muldrow
Muldrow
Marvin Muldrow
Roy Lee
Lee
J.D. Herring
Old Folks Tavern
Herring
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