Local Option Tax Remains in Six South Carolina Counties
The Senate Finance Committee voted 11-5 to keep the local option sales tax intact in six counties that approved the measure. The vote dampens a repeal effort despite two‑thirds of November voters opposing the tax, with supporters saying it relieves property tax burdens and grants counties new revenue options. Senator Alex McCaulay and others questioned the tax’s purpose but the committee sided with continuing the program.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Don Weaver
South Carolina Association of Taxpayers
Death notices listing several individuals by name
Obituaries list Mamie Burns Augusta Montine E Hixon Augusta Mamie J Lee Trenton Jewell McDowell Solomon Wade Dr Richard Wallace Frances J Widener Niliam Williamson Jake Williamson with locations Augusta Trenton Grovetown Aiken North Augusta Beach Island and directs readers to Page GA for details
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Mamie Burns
Augusta
Montine E. Hixon
Mamie J. Lee
Trenton
Jewell McDowell
Edgefield
Solomon Wade
Grovetown
Richard Wallace
Aiken
Frances J. Widener
Niliam Williamson
North Augusta
Jake Williamson
Beach Island
Lost Trust chapter brewing in Columbia probe update
U S Attorney Bart Daniel promised a late afternoon news release on the federal probe of South Carolina statehouse corruption. Three Democratic representatives Larry Blanding BJ Gordon and Ennis Fant face trial next week for alleged bribe taking from lobbyist Ron Cobb. they plead not guilty. A federal grand jury has indicted lawmakers a lobbyist and a highway official, with one conviction and five trials pending. The indictments center on cash for horse and dog race betting legislation.
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Columbia
U.S
Bart Daniel
Statehouse
Daniel
Ron Cobb
Ms. Plyler
State Highway Commission
FBI
Cobb
South Carolina
Diplomatic Efforts Intensify as Gulf War Presses On
Diplomatic efforts grow more intense as allied prep for a ground assault continues amid stalled talks to avert land war. Italy backs a Soviet plan to withdraw Iraqi troops after a ceasefire, while U.S. commanders warn of a formidable dug-in force in Kuwait and readiness to strike if ordered. Baghdad reports heavy air raids as Baghdad residents flee.
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Bush
Italy
Iraq
Tariq Aziz
Moscow
Kuwait
Nino Cristofori
Giulio Andreotti
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Saudi Arabi
U.S
Thomas Kelly
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Baghdad
Iran
Islamic Republic
Poll Reveals Mothers Seen as Unfit for Gulf War Combat
AP poll of 1,007 adults on Feb 13 17 finds nearly two thirds oppose sending mothers of young children to the Gulf War zone and 56 percent support women fighting. Only 45 percent would allow a woman from their family to fight versus 74 percent for a man.
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New York
Gulf War Zone
Associated Press
Christine Williams
U.S
Ira
ICR Survey Research Group of Media
Judith Hicks Stiehn
Florida International University
Williams
University of Texas At Austin
Gulf
United
Yeltsin Accused of Power Play by Fellow Lawmakers
Lawmakers in Moscow denounced Boris Yeltsin for calling for Mikhail Gorbachev to step down claiming it amounts to civil war and a bid for power. Anatoly Luzyanov and other deputies criticized the move amid debates without Yeltsin or Gorbachev present. the Supreme Soviet planned a formal response.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Supreme Soviet
Anatoly Lu ‘Yanov
Telelsin
Gorbachev
Boris Nikolaye
Vich
Anatoly Chekhayev
Soyuz
Erkin Yusupov
Uzbekistan
Yeltsin
Communist Party
Energy Plan Emphasizes Production Over Conservation
President Bush sends a national energy strategy to Congress prioritizing new energy production with limited conservation measures. The plan, announced after 18 months of hearings, faces criticism from environmentalists and lawmakers on both sides for its conservation stance and proposes opening areas like Alaska’s arsenal refuge for oil and gas, easing nuclear plant rules and waste disposal to revitalize the nuclear option.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
America
Arsenal Wildlife
Alaska
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S. Aiken
Sen
Alex McCaulay
D-Oconee
Abby
Lewis Grizzara
Ences
Thal
Becky Plyler
Larry Blanding
Sumter
Gordon
Kingstree
Ennis Fant
Steenville
Target
Persian Gulf
Wisconsin
George Esper
Avr
Ali
Howard
Goldberg
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