Traffic Toll At Eight In South Carolina Weekend
Eight people died on South Carolina roads over the weekend including Mary Jones Moody 36 wife of WCBD operations manager. Moody was in a head on collision on a two lane road toward the Ben Sawyer Bridge in Mount Pleasant. Her husband Thomas Moody Jr 38 also involved as other car struck. The front car swerved to avoid Moody and landed in the marsh while the oncoming vehicle moved onto a third car.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Mary Jones Moody
Charleston
WCBD
Joseph Sims
Jailer Fire Safety In South Carolina Spurs Local Upgrades
Four state jail inspectors say fires are hard to prevent with inmates allowed to smoke. Counties act after 10 inmates died in the Lancaster County Jail blaze, adding second floor escape, rewiring, new plumbing and detectors. Columbia plans moving prisoners to Richland County facility amid unclear state oversight.
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Billie Moore
State Department of Corrections
South Carolina
Lancater
Dorchester County
York County
Lancaster County
Union County
Harold
Lamb
County Council
Columbia City
Richland County
Charlotte Observer
Department of Corrections
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Moore
Ment
Corrections Department
Farm Home Taxes Set to Rise Under Law Revisions
Charleston AP reports 1975 state property tax reform and Tax Commission changes will raise farmland and timberland taxes in 1981 with assessments up to 100 percent of fair market value for homes and use value for farms and timberland. Coastal Plain counties listed as hardest hit, including Barnwell to Georgetown.
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State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Coastal Plain
Barnwell
Bamberg
Orangeburg
Calhoun
Clarendon
Sumter, Lee
Darlington
Marlboro
Dillon
Marion
Florence
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Berkeley
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Hampton
Allendale
Jasper
Beaufort
Horry
Georgetown
State Clam Business Has Potential For Growth
South Carolina accounts for about 1 percent of East Coast clam harvest. The Marine Resources Research Institute sees room for growth and suggests a possible 50 million pounds annually. John Manzi leads studies on developing a clamming industry in the state. Initial February 1979 test used 80 000 clams moved from cooler northern waters. A new seven month feasibility study began in November with 3.25 million clams. Aquaculture Research Institute of Dennis Massachusetts collaborates on the project.
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Marine Resources Research Institute
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Aquaculture Research Institute of
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