Media press freedom challenged over juvenile crime name ban
Attorneys for several news organizations ask the South Carolina Supreme Court to strike down a law barring public release of juveniles names in serious crimes. The case stems from a contempt ruling against the Orangeburg Times and Democrat for naming a 13 year old suspect in a Jan 21 killing. The court will rule later.
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Columbia
State Supreme Court
Orangeburg
David Freeman
State Attorney General’s Office
DSS Chief: Services Won't Suffer From Layoffs
DSS Commissioner Virgil Conrad said up to 121 layoffs at the state headquarters will not affect food stamps family assistance or other services delivered through county offices. He cited personnel budget limits and a 7 percent statewide cut beginning July 1. The reductions total about 3 percent of the agency's funds, roughly $600,000.
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Columbia
State Department of Social Services
DSS
Virgil Conrad
Conrad
State Budget and Control Board
Silver Lining For Peanuts In A Hard Harvest
South Carolina farmers face a drought hit year with peanut yields at about 25 percent of normal. Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Patrick notes a tightened pipeline and potential higher allotments for 1981 to allow more planting. Peanut Board chair Bob Scott warns drought and corn borers worsened losses.
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Columbia
Bryan Patrick
Patrick
Bob Scott
Aiken County
South Carolina
Riley Puzzles Brown Lung Group
A group of disabled textile workers questions Gov. Riley’s will to name a special committee to study South Carolina workmen compensation for brown lung victims. Daisy Pittman reports the group met Riley over two months ago and has heard nothing since the Sept. 29 meeting. The Brown Lung Association seeks a follow up with the governor after a Greenwood board session.
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Columbia
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Riley
Daisy Pittman
Brown Lung Association
BLA
Pittman
Charlotte
N.C
State Board
Greenwood
Lancaster jury hears more in Truesdale penalty phase
In Lancaster County the jury resumes testimony in the penalty phase of Louis J. Truesdale Jr.s murder trial. Truesdale 22 pleaded guilty to kidnapping rape and murder in the April death of Rebecca Ann Eudy 18. Witnesses described a stranger forcing the crime and a car at Lancaster Square with a green Army jacket seen by Roy Curry Sr. who reported the license plate leading to the suspect arrest.
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Lancaster
Lancaster County
Louis J. Truesdale Jr
James Lucas
Lancaster County Sheriff's Department
Truesdale
Rebecca Ann Eudy
Here
Heath Springs
Curry
Murder Trial Set For January In Berkeley Slayings
Two men Henry Copeland aged 40 and Sammy Roberts 23 were indicted for the June 19 killings of three service station attendants in Berkeley County. Judge Howell set January 5 for the trial. Prosecutor Barr plans to seek the death penalty. Both defendants pled not guilty and Copeland’s lawyers said motions would be filed.
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Moncks Corner
Berkeley County
Henry Wesley Copeland
Sammy David Roberts
William T. Howell
Roberts
Copeland
William O. Spain
Kenneth Krause
Louis Cakeley
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