USC Board Advances Confederate Flag Removal at Statehouse
The University of South Carolina board of trustees approved a resolution to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds citing negative impact on the university’s national and international reputation. The vote was recorded as unanimous, with Chair William C. Hubbard presenting the measure amid broader disruption to NAACP boycott-related events and plans.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Board of Trustees
Statehouse
NAACP
William C. Hubbard
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South Carolina
Columbia Urban League
Myrtle Beach
John Palms
Family mourns after murder suicide at Medlock home
In Warrenville the Medlock family is stunned after Charles Andrew Medlock killed his daughter Kimberly 16 then shot himself over a cell phone dispute. Kimberly died Monday at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral set for Thursday at Christian Heritage Church with Medlock noted as choir member and deacon.
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Dennis Phillips
Christian Heritage Church
Charles Andrew Medlock
Warrenville
Medlock
Howlandville Road
Aiken County
Kimberly
Medical College of Georgia
Phillips
Aiken OKs ordinance regulating adult entertainment
The Aiken City Council unanimously approved an ordinance regulating adult entertainment licensing in conjunction with the zoning plan adopted November 22. It sets a $100 initial and renewal licensing fee, requires owner details, keeps an employee registry, imposes fines of 500 dollars or 30 days jail per violation, and declares violations as public nuisances. The measure designates Al Cothran as Adult Use Commissioner and takes effect January 1 2000.
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Aiken
City of Aiken
Roger LeDuc
S.C
al Cothran
Carter hands over Panama Canal in ceremony marking turnover
Former President Jimmy Carter attends the ceremonial transfer of the Panama Canal joining President Mireya Moscoso and other leaders. The 1977 treaty with Omar Torrijos ends decades of U.S. control over the 50 mile waterway and Canal Zone holdings including ships tolls and real estate totaling 360,240 acres.
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Panama City
Panama
Clinton
Madeleine Albright
Panama Canal
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mireya Moscoso
Juan Carlos
Spain
United States
Colombia
Canal Zone
Omar Torrijos
Survey finds FOIA compliance gaps across state officials
State lawmakers raise concerns after tests show local officials frequently fail to reveal crime reports and jail logs as required. Journalists and students using state computers uncovered identities of document requesters. Attorney General Charlie Condon says many officials intend to follow the law and his office plans statewide seminars to clarify compliance.
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Columbia
Charlie Condon
Governor Hodges backs FOI law clarity and survey note
Gov. Jim Hodges says the freedom of information law is straightforward and expects the complex form would rise after a March meeting with the South Carolina Press Association. He urges limited legal research, citing the SURVEY feature on page 8A.
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South Carolina Press Association
Jim Hodges
Delayed Plutonium Shipment Targets SRS Project
A federal judge blocked a four ounce plutonium shipment to Canada amid a citizens lawsuit. The ruling could delay Savannah River Site plans to convert 50 tons of weapon-grade plutonium into reactor fuel for Duke Energy at Catawba and McGuire plants, though an Energy Department spokesman says direct impact is unlikely.
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Srs
Michigan
Savannah River
Canada
Richard Ensien
Citizens
Ensien
Duke Energy
Catawba Station
South Carolina
McGuire Station
North Carolina
Energy — Department
Gary Pitchford
Classifieds and Comics Read Across the Page
A compact page features classifieds, comics, a crossword, Dear Abby and small ads for movies and opinions. Sports briefs and quick items fill remaining columns with brief local notices and community listings.
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Dear Abby
Death and funeral notices listed for several individuals
Death and funeral notices announce services for Rita Toole Atkinson of North Augusta Hatcher Funeral Home Cyrus Bryant of Jackson G L Brighthorp and Sons Funeral Home Harold Monroe Conner of Cordele Ga Rowland Funeral Home WE Gene Crawford of New Ellenton George Funeral Home Charles Andrew Medlock and Kimberly Gail Medlock of Warrenville Hatcher Funeral Home James B Tiny Smith of Jackson Stephen C Posey Funeral Home Antenary notices on page 5B.
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Rita Toole Atkinson
North Augusta
Hatcher
Cyrus Bryant
Jackson
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
Harold Monroe Conner
Cordele
Rowland Funeral Home
Gene) Crawford
New Ellenton
George
Charles Andrew Medlock
Warrenville
Hatcher Funeral
Kimberly Gail Medlock
James B
Tiny) Smith
Stephen C. Posey
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