Man fights city over 48 parking tickets in West Virginia
Huntington report details H. Ray Evans clash with City Hall over a pile of 48 parking tickets and a $215 bill. Evans argues bid standards unfair to locals, with attorney Charles Doorill backing him. Case continues to Jan 2 after he marries a meter maid.
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Huntington
W. Va
Appalachia
H. Ray Evans
City Hall
Evans
Dan
Charles Doorill
Citizens For Responsive Government
Doorill
South Carolinians Smoke More Cigarettes in Fiscal 1974
A Tobacco Tax Council survey shows South Carolina sold 353 million packs of cigarettes in fiscal 1974, up from 334 million the prior year, averaging 129.7 packs per resident. Tax revenue rose to 20.1 million dollars, with tobacco taxes contributing under eight percent of total tobacco income.
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Richmond
Palmetto State
Tobacco Tax Council
Tobacco Council
359 Go Home Return To Prison Christmas Furlough
South Carolina Corrections Dept let 359 inmates go home for Christmas with three days at home and only one late returning. An inmate reported a car water pump failure as reason for tardiness. Since 1967 more than 3,000 inmates have taken part in furloughs for Christmas Easter and Labor Day.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Sam McCuen
MecCuen
Precautions Urged In Gold Buying
The Securities and Exchange Commission set conditions for gold merchants to operate outside federal securities laws. Purchasers must pay full price not on margin, be offered physical possession, avoid seller borrowed funds, and not rely on merchant advice for profit. Major banks say they won’t engage in public gold trading after legalization.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
U.S
United States
Walter Winston
New York First National City Bank
Christmas Count In Aiken Promises Birding Depths And Hedged Hope
The piece explains the annual Christmas Count in Aiken, a 15 mile diameter survey including Aiken and Aiken State Park, coordinated by local birders with statewide Audubon Society oversight. It notes last year’s count of about 80 species despite poor weather and predicts wintering Baltimore oriels and purple finches, while acknowledging seed costs affect feeders.
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Aiken
National Audubon Society
Frank Chapman
Florida
California
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