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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1980
Page
3
South Carolina lawmakers have ceded control to the five member Budget and Control Board, with Sen. Tom Smith noting the Legislature abdicated its duties. The board primarily develops the state budget for legislative review and oversees budget execution after approval.
Maj. Gen. James A. Grimsley Jr., Citadel alumnus and Florence native, is chosen as the 16th president after serving as interim since Vice Adm. James Stockdale resigned last August. Stockdale left over board disagreements on a proposed management reorganization.
In Savannah Georgia the missing apostrophe in the Clarks Hill hydroelectric project name is restored after a 1944 error. President Carter signed a bill correcting the oversight and officially renaming the lake and dam to Clarks Hill on the Georgia South Carolina border.
Disabled war veteran and evangelist Cleburn McClary III wins support from Senator Jesse Helms for the Veterans Administration head post. McClary, a Vietnam War veteran who lost an eye and his left arm, previously served as an assistant football coach at the University of South Carolina before enlisting in 1967.
A narrator recalls fox sparrows seen in a South Carolina yard over 28 years and notes a Baltimore oriole spending its fourth winter nearby. The piece reflects on memories of brief bird encounters, gifts of bird cake, and the idea that birds may “talk” in their own way.
Thousands gathered at the state fairgrounds for a non partisan birthday celebration for Sen. Strom Thurmond who quipped he hopes to live to 120. About 3 000 attendees enjoyed cake punch and music as former Gov. McNair read a resolution praising Thurmond's 50 years of service.
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