Controversial Amendments Face South Carolina Legislature
In Columbia the 1973 General Assembly opens amid two key issues. The minibottle amendment to allow liquor by the drink heads to a Senate vote with a license fee cut and relaxed health rules. The Equal Rights Amendment to the U S Constitution faces House and Senate hearings as supporters push for gender non discrimination. A separate bill would ease driving points after defensive courses, and a license plate display bill advances. A House resolution seeks 18 year olds’ constitutional referendums and pool hall age changes. Meanwhile Rear Adm Brian McCauley and aides travel to Haiphong for U S North Vietnamese talks on mine clearance.
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South Carolina
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Judiciary
Bigger Budget Board proposal aims to ease government flaps
Lt. Gov. Earle Morris urged enlarging the five member Budget and Control Board to include the speaker and lieutenant governor to improve executive legislative budget cooperation. Governor West had proposed a $200 increase to teacher salaries raising the total to $700, with a $6 million state outlay. Senator Rembert Dennis said the governor’s recommendation was not a Budget Board statement and suggested House and Finance committees should be consulted. Ways and Means argues $2.5 million of surplus is needed to replace cut federal revenue sharing, leaving little for the raise if commitments stand. The committee is drafting its budget version.
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Earle Morris
West
House
Rembert Dennis
Derkeley
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
Ways and Means
South Carolina Trustees Poll On Football Coach Pay
University of South Carolina trustees will vote on releasing the football coach salary after a state attorney general opinion deemed the pay a public record. The poll asks whether to release, refuse, or convene a full board meeting to decide the matter regarding Paul Dietzel.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
T. Eston Marchant
Daniel R. McLeod
McLeod
Paul Dietzel
Marchant
Pee Dee Bridge closes after three inch drop
A section of the Pee Dee River Bridge near Florence was closed Monday night collapsing three inches under heavy traffic. Repairs begin Tuesday. traffic rerouted to the newer section on U S 301 and U S 76 about 15 miles east of Florence.
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Great Pee Dee River
Old River Bridge
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Negro Is Appointed To Education Board In South Carolina
J. L. Tyson of Cheraw, a 56 year old insurance executive, is named to the South Carolina Board of Education for the 4th Judicial Circuit, succeeding A. J. Calder who resigned to work on a local school board. Tyson is the second Black member on the 16 member board, chosen by the legislative delegations of the circuit counties.
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Columbia
J. L. Tyson
Cheraw
South Carolina Board of Education
A. J. Calder
McKee
Calder
Tyson
William and Mary official to leave for similar post
The head of William and Marys Department of Government announced plans to resign and pursue a comparable position at another institution, signaling leadership change at the college. The move follows ongoing discussions about department direction and future appointments.
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Williamsburg
Department of Government
College of William and Mary
Refunding Request For OEO Forwarded
The Regional Office of Economic Opportunity in Atlanta will receive a proposal for refunding of the Florence County OEO Committee at 176270 dollars. Gov John West announced on Monday.
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Florence
West
Neighborhood Services Center
Florence County
Columbia
Atlanta
OEO
John West
Presbyterian Assembly Opens June 9 In Fort Worth
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church will open June 9 in Fort Worth Texas after a one day change. Moderator Dr L Nelson Bell of Montreal NC announced a new General Executive Board with five divisions reporting to standing committees and other restructuring plans.
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the US
L. Nelson Bell
Montreal
N.C
Committee On Assembly
Fort Worth
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Solon Seeks Descendants of Exonerated Black Infantry Units
Rep Augusta Hawkins seeks descendants of Companies B C and D of the 25th Infantry, including 10 from South Carolina, who were exonerated last September after being dismissed in 1906 over a Brownsville incident. The Army cleared records and granted honorable discharges but didn't restore back pay or benefits. Hawkins asks President Roosevelt era relief to restore those benefits.
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Cos. B
25Th Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Theodore Roosevelt
Department of the Army
Augusta F. Hawkins
D-Calif
Legislators urged to curb habitual traffic offenders on highways
Robert McLellan of Seneca led a news conference calling for a five year ban on persistent offenders from state roads and mandatory prison terms for driving with suspended licenses. The plan, supported by Gov. West, would punish three major offenses or ten minor violations within five years with loss of driving privileges plus fines up to 1000 dollars and jail. Virginia's example cited with 1595 offenders removed and traffic deaths declining.
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South Carolina Association of Insurance Agents
Robert McLellan
Seneca
Association
Insurance Agents Association
General Assembly
McLellan
John West
Iteribe
Virginia
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