Decline of a South Carolina racist extremist group
A long feature on the fading influence of a Southern racist extremist faction. It details a Boiling Springs rally, cross burnings, leadership shifts, FBI pressure, regional attitudes, and lingering pockets of support in the Piedmont and Rowan County amid aging leaders and internal strife.
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Spartaburg
Boiling Springs
Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Carolinas
North Carolina
FBI
George C. Wallace
Bob Scoggin
Spartanburg
S.C
Grand Dragon
South Carolina
Knights
Rowan County
Jones
South Carolina to tighten belt after 1973 boom
Gov. John West had praised a 45 million dollar surplus but by year end South Carolina faced an energy crisis threatening tourism and textiles. Unemployment rose, milk, electricity and gas costs climbed, and loans edged up while industrial growth hit a billion dollars. Forecasts show near zero growth for 1974-75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
John West
South Carolina
T Op
Crand Strand
Alan Schafer
State Dairy Commission
Southeast
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
State Public Service Commission
General Assembly
Robert C. Wasson
State Tax Commission
Wasson
Catholic Priest Denies Dating Story in Newsweek
AP Religion Writer reports Father Eugene Kennedy of Loyola University cites a church study showing about half of U.S. priests go out socially with women, but only 9 percent as a couple. He rejects Newsweek’s portrayal of widespread celibacy abuse and emphasizes priestly relations as responsible and integral.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Eugene C. Kennedy
Chicago
Loyola University
Newsweek Magazine
U.S
D.C
U.S. Catholic Conference
Church Information Office
Father Kennedy
Newsweek
Kenneth Woodward
Senior Citizens Must Renew Discount Membership Cards
Seniors 62 plus must renew their Senior Citizen Discount cards by January 2 1974. Richard Eldred chair notes 1973 yellow cards will not be honored after the date. Blue 1974 cards and gold 65 plus cards are available at the Aiken Area Council on Aging for a dollar or free respectively. New 1974 rules waive the 4 percent sales tax on prescription drugs for seniors 65 and older, with refund forms available for those who paid tax in 1973. Crosland Park residents may access free Thursday transportation 10 am to 5 pm by calling 648-2403.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Eldred
Senior Citizen
Aiken Area
Aiken
South Carolina
Council On Aging
Crosland Park
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KKK
Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
Ower
Lmes
J. Robert Jones
Granite Quarry
N.C
North Carolina Klan
Ohio
Communist Party
Woodrow) Wilson
Federal Reserve
NAACP
Roy) Wilkins
Dean Williams
Gaffney, S.C
Wallace
Jesus
Scoggin
The
Williams
United Klans of America
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Knights of the
National
Walter C. McNair
Laurens, S.C
McNair
Scoggins
UKA
Knights of the Kkk
Old Confederacy
Dillon County
W. Ray Shockley
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
State Employment Security Commission
Commission
West Columbia
Southern Railway
U.S. 1
National Catholic News Service
Kennedy
By Bob Leminick
Lominick
Richland Ave
Robert Lominick, R.ph
American Board of Surgery
Waterloo Street
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