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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1973
Page
3
Democratic State Rep Mendel Rivers says he is considering joining the Republican Party to run for the coastal 1st Congressional District once held by his father. He says GOP leaders have made an offer but he needs broad backing before changing parties.
Rep. Frank L. Taylor Jr. proposes shifting tax collection from 46 county treasurers to the State Highway Department. He plans to file legislation at the January session. The current system requires a Form 406 from the county treasurer before new license tags. Treasurer Tom Elliott says the program costs over 9 million dollars annually and many drivers owe taxes in other counties.
The South Carolina Public Service Commission orders natural gas curtailment prioritizing home owners and small commercial users first during the energy crisis. Large commercial users for plant protection and food processing follow, with hospitals and other critical facilities next. The decision, a shift from contract norms, aims to protect human needs and public interest.
Washington AP reports John Calvin Hill a former Camden South Carolina resident and veteran U S State Department officer died at Georgetown University Hospital Washington at age 52 from cancer His last post was minister counselor in Caracas Venezuela and he had served in the inspector general's office Kennedy named him one of three outstanding diplomats in 1961
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