Mrs. Risher Resigns as South Carolina House Clerk
South Carolina House Clerk Sylvia Risher resigns effective immediately after a heated fight to oust her. The vacancy is to be filled in an election led by Lois Shealy of Lexington, while a prior April 15 resignation was on record.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Sylvia Risher
Lois Shealy
Lexington
House
House of Representatives
Norma Russell
Russell
S. C
Aiken County
Cecil Collins
William Reel
Judson Busbee
Marion McGowan
Irene Rudnick
March of Dimes
Coker Drive
Aiken
U.S
Former South Carolina lawmaker among 8 arrested in $6.8M marijuana seizure
Former Rep. J. Sidi Limehouse of Johns Island faces smuggling and possession charges after 19 000 pounds of marijuana valued at about 6 8 million were seized on Hutchinson Island in the Colleton River. Eight men from Florida and Ohio were detained on bonds up to 75 000 as investigations traced the boat Helen L II, an airplane, and vehicles used in the operation. The governor stated officials provided updates and arrests were made following days of surveillance.
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Charleston
South Carolina
James B. Edwards
J. Sidi Limehouse
Johns Island
Limehouse
Hugh Munn
Florida
Ohio
Munn
Hutchinson Island
Colleton River
South
Robert G. Liming
Edwards
Frank Kinney
U.S. Customs Patrol Division
Helen L. II
Mount Pleasant
Charleston Harbor
Senate Holds Closed Session In Suit Over Law On Delay Tactics
In Columbia the Senate met in executive session for about thirty minutes to discuss a lawsuit challenging a state law that lets lawyer legislators delay court cases during sessions. The meeting followed remarks by Sen. L Marion Gressette about possible differences with the state attorney general and a hoped for compromise with Attorney General Daniel R McLeod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Senate
Thomas Pope Sr
Newberry
House
Sen
L. Marion Gressette
Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
Gressette
Daniel R. McLeod
Senators Reject McMillan Motion on Piedmont Power Plan
Senate 28 15 defeats McMillan effort to kill bill allowing Piedmont municipalities to join Duke Power and North Carolina towns in a nuclear plant project. The measure, supported by Sen J Verne Smith, could cut future power rates up to 20 percent through municipal bond financing.
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Columbia
Piedmont
South Carolina
Senate
Gilbert McMillan
R-Aiken
Judiciary Committee
House
McMillan
Duke Power
Duke
North Carolina
J. Verne Smith
D-Greenville
Smith
Greenville
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Mrs. Risher
Carolina House
Mendel Davis
D-S.c
Joseph Oltmann
Coral Springs
Fla
Mark Bauer
Dayton
Brian E. Schaufele
West Palm Beach
Stephen C. Avery
Gainesville
James Snyder
Paul Lawwell
Carlisle
Richard J. Hunt
Oltmann and
Bauer
The
March At Dimes Coloring Contest
Jack D. Boone
Whiskey Rd
Boardman Rd
First Street
Westover Drive
Kwik Shop
Lowe's
Lemut One
Hotpoint
Virgina Futlbuster
Wauthus
Merth
S.C
Kugeste
Katina Plaza
Manent At
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