ERA Bake Off Sparks Battle Over South Carolina ERA
In Columbia AP reports a cupcake counterattack and rally on the State House steps accompany renewed pro ERA lobbying. Supporters led by Roy Biddle and speakers from NOW, the League of Women Voters, and related groups press Senate action to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment amid a historic drive.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Senate
Tures
George Washington
Washington
Roy Biddle
South Carolina Education Association
ERA
Brett Bursey
Diane Moseley
Barbara Moxon
South Carolina League of Women Voters
Dickie Baxter
South Carolina Business and Professional Womens Clubs
Mabel Stoudemire
ERA South Carolina
Iris Minette
National Organization For Women (Now
Martha Albrecht
Association of Women Law Students
Malissa Burnett
Columbia Now
Aiken
Betty Robinson
Make-Up Day Suspension Approved by S C Senate
The South Carolina Senate approved a bill allowing school districts to suspend make up days for winter closures and flu illness. The measure, sent back to the House with a Senate amendment, would cover cold weather, fuel shortages, and widespread illness. It also covers oversight changes to the state Commission on Higher Education increasing membership to 18 and limiting trustee representation from state supported colleges.
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Columbia
State Board of Education
Senate
House
Sen
Robert C. Lake
D-Newberry
State Commission On Higher Education
CHE
Lake
Budget and Control Board
State Board For Technical and Comprehensive Education
Senate Education Committee For Study
Senate Adopts New Format for Committee Meetings
The South Carolina Senate will reserve Wednesday mornings for committee meetings to improve organization and public access. Regular sessions will start in the afternoon around 2 or 3 p.m., replacing the previous 11 a.m. start. Tuesday afternoons remain set for Judiciary and Finance, with other panels often squeezed into scattered times.
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Columbia
State Senate
Sen. Rembert C. Dennis
D-Berkeley
Finance Committee
Senate
Dennis
Judiciary
Finance
Criminal Law Procedures May Be Changed
Columbia AP Proposals for broad reforms in South Carolina criminal law procedures and a statewide public defenders office have a fighting chance for approval this year by the General Assembly. Terrell L. Glenn, co-chairman of the bar committee, said the revision pulls together a cohesive comprehensive package of laws court acts and opinions, and will be presented to the legislature next week.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
S.C. Bar Association
U.S
Terrell L. Glenn
Wise Foods
Wise
U.S.A
Clinton
Iowa
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