Activist Seeks Thurmond Persuasion on Edgefield Voting
Civil rights advocate Robert B. Flanagan charges Edgefield County bars black political participation. He says Thurmond may still back the Voting Rights Act extension amid subcommittee claims of a white power structure.
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Robert B. Flanagan
Voter Education Project
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Edgefield
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Thurmond defends Edgefield history in Voting Rights Act debate
Sen. Thurmond criticized Edgefield County for alleged unchallenged claims in House debate over voting rights. He cited Edgefield’s large tradition of governors judges congressmen poets and war heroes and urged officials to challenge or correct any illegal activity if it exists.
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Carolina Lifestyle merges Sandlapper and Tar Heel magazines
Carolina Lifestyle launches in April as a regional monthly merging Sandlapper and Tar Heel to cover South and North Carolina personalities and events. The debut aims to reflect cross state ties while maintaining Commonwealth magazine unchanged. executives deny folding Sandlapper and frame the merger as stabilizing and collaborative.
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Jim Graham
Carolinas
Bob Kinney
Cygnet
Moves toward unclogging appeals backlog gains traction
State lawmakers show rare unity over streamlining appeals as Sen. Robert Lake proposes adding four Supreme Court judges and allowing panels. Sen. Marion Gressett signals flexibility while debate over authority between legislature and court looms. House backs an intermediate appeals court via statute, then constitutional referendum.
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Theo Mitchell
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