South Carolina Begins Shorter Session After Pre-Filing Rush
The 1975 South Carolina General Assembly opens January 14 with a surge of pre filed bills in both the House and Senate. Leaders vow swift action to avoid the usual mid summer lapses as Rex Carter heads House committee assignments while Brantley Harvey prepares for lieutenant governor duties and Senate chairmen push to shorten sessions.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
House
Senate
Rex Carter
Carter
Beaufort County
Brantley Harvey
State House
Greenville Democrat
Harvey
L. Marion Gressette
Judiciary
Rembert C. Dennis
Finance
Carter backs screening for judges in South Carolina
Speaker Rex Carter proposes screening of candidates for judgeships by the South Carolina Bar and both legislative judiciary committees. He notes hearings could assess fitness or competence and says the plan would apply to circuit court judges and potentially the state supreme court, while not precluding elections. He plans to draft a bill after refining details.
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Columbia
House
Rex Carter
Greenville
South Carolina Bar
Senate
Carter
Supreme Court
South Carolina General Assembly
General Assembly
Judiciary
Clyde Eltzroth
Eltzroth
14Th Judicial Circuit
Colleton
Beaufort
State Bar
South Carolina Gun Control Reappears in Legislature
The South Carolina legislature again debates tighter gun laws with renewed calls for a waiting period and purchase limits. CBS reports link SC to illicit pistols used in New York crimes. Senators Lourie Wise and Chapman plan bills. Rep. Anderson backs sheriff investigations and 30 day pistol cap.
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Columbia
South Carolina
CBS
New York
Ralph Anderson
Florence
Sheriff's Office
County of
Purchase
Isadore Lourie
Richland
Dewey Wise
Charleston
Harry Chapman
Greenville
Laurie
Wise
Frank L. Roddey
Lancaster
W. Howard Ballenger
D-Oconee
The Horse and the Bridge Hand Mystery
In a Chicago Tribune bridge narrative, The Horse suffers a misstep in a 3NT contract after a bold weak no trump strategy. The text details the opening bids, key play decisions, and a subtle miscommunication that leaves declarer one down despite a presumed safe line.
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East
West
Declarer
Dummy
Southern Bell to lay off 266 in South Carolina
Southern Bell Telephone Co. will lay off 266 employees in South Carolina around Jan 20 due to worsening economic conditions, mainly affecting operators and phone installation staff. H. J. Gladden Jr. in Aiken said no local layoffs are planned, noting a broader decline in long distance calls and telephones.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
South Carolina
H. J. Gladden Jr
Southern Bell
Aiken
Gladden
Organic Gardening for Beginners Without Chemicals
Last month listed organic options. now emphasize no commercial fertilizers or artificial pesticides. Advocates natural methods, notes dangers of sprays, and urges beginners to rototill a compost pile, mark two foot rows, plant shallots and other crops, and keep scale garden drawings for better records.
Gaillard Demands Action Against TV Violence in Charleston
Charleston Mayor J Palmer Gaillard urged citizens to unite against violent TV programs and push for removing handcuffs from police while placing them on criminals. At a two day NAACP conference he proposed automatic jail for gun crimes as part of crime reduction efforts.
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Charleston
J. Palmer Gaillard
Gaillard
Conference On Crime
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Rev. J. DeLong Cash
South Carolina
Hall cites bias against mentally ill in press
Columbia AP Hall commissioner of South Carolina Mental Health Department says media and public cling to linking mental illness with crime and urges journalists to report positive, people oriented news. He notes many ex patients are productive citizens and calls for changes to portrayals and improved public education.
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Columbia (Ap
William S. Hall
South Carolina
Hall
Chamber
Vatican outlines new ties with Judaism and reform
The Catholic Church seeks to rid itself of insinuations against Jews and build closer bonds with Judaism. Vatican guidelines call for positive view of Judaism, respect for religious liberty, and clearer New Testament interpretation to avoid blaming Jews for Jesus death. Jewish leaders welcome some aims but oppose perceived conversionist tone. A Rome meeting of Catholic Jewish relations is set for January 7 to 9.
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New York
Vatican
Marc H. Tannenberg
International Jewish Committee For Interreligious Consultations
Israel
Commission On
Rome
Christian Unity Secretariat
Jesus
Vintner Uses Bunch Count To Gauge Next Crop
A vintner predicts the size of a future crop by a bunch count. This method aims to provide an accurate estimate to guide plans and production expectations.
Bids Sought for 35 Police Vehicles in Aiken County
The County of Aiken invites bids to buy or lease 35 police vehicles. Specifications available from County Purchasing Agent C H Henkes at P O Box 897 or by phone 648 2831. Bids due by 12:00 noon January 14, 1975.
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Aiken
C.H. Henkes
P.O. Box
McClellan Weeks Complete Post Mortem and Real Estate Courses
Joseph W. McClellan of George Funeral Home completed a sterile post mortem removal course at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in cooperation with the South Carolina Eye Bank. H. O. Weeks Jr. earned GR designation after three 30 hour real estate courses. Gerald D. Robison of Bloomington, Ill. joined State Farm as vice president agency, bringing prior leadership with Aiken residents.
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Joseph W. McClellan
the George Funeral Home
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Department of Ophthalmology
The
Medical University
South Carolina Eye Bank
H.O. Weeks Jr
Realtors’ Institute
Lyon-Croft- Weeks Firm
Aiken
South Carolina Association of Realtors
Bloomington
Ill
Gerald D. Robison
CPCU
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Atlanta
Robison
Gideons Association
Lions Club
Millbrook Baptist Church
Spartanburg Chairman Takes Life
Spartanburg County Commissioner Chairman RD Peter Blackman, 41, was found dead in his suburban home from a gunshot wound in a case coroner George L. Adams said showed no suicide note. A .38 caliber revolver lay near the body, discovered by a resident of the same address. Blackman had been reelected to a second term and was estranged from his wife.
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Spartanburg (Ap
Peter Blackman
Spartanburg County Board of Commissioners
George L. Adams
Blackmans
Blackman
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Goren
Charles H. Goren
Omar Sharif
Chicago Tribune
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North
Shriner
James Hall
Aiken County Shrine Club
Charles Heath
By A. Gindin
Business News
Jim Hubbs
Spartanburg
Hearing Aid Service Center
Commercial Motor Inn
Loren Saxton
Bellone
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