South Carolina House expands Blue Laws amid swift vote
The South Carolina House approved a 70 to 39 bill liberalizing Sunday sales and allowing more shops and arts shows, backed by Reps. Rudnick, Hurr, Jones, and Anderson, with Busbee opposing. The measure moves to the Senate as the chamber also rejected a rules-change to curb filibusters 49 to 31.
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S.C. House of Representatives
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Thomas Hurr
North Augusta
William Jones
Clearwater
Joseph Anderson
Edgefield
Judson Busbee
Wagener
Rudnick
Aiken
Georgia
Busbee
Senate
House
Anderson
Aiken County
Phone System New To State
Columbia AP South Carolina authorizes Telecommunications System Inc to operate in state. TSI, with Jim Edwards as a major stockholder, plans in state long distance service 30 to 60 percent cheaper than rivals and must secure access to lines from 30 local carriers including Southern Bell serving 72 percent of about one million customers.
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Columbia
U.S. Energy
Jim Edwards
S.C. Public Service Commission
Telecommunications System Inc
TSI
Milliken & Co
Georgetown
Edwards
Southern Bell
Two Inmates Recaptured After Perry Correctional Breakout
In Greenville two of four inmates who escaped Perry Correctional Institute were recaptured in Tennessee after being seen in a stolen farm truck. The other two, both convicted murderers described as dangerous, remained at large. The escape occurred after two electronic beam security systems failed and the breakout went undiscovered for over three hours, per Corrections spokesman Sam McCuen.
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Greenville
Perry Correctional Institute
Tennessee
State Corrections Department
Sam McCuen
Hidden Budget Cut Threatens South Carolina Job Offices
Greenville AP reports that nearly 20 state Employment Security Commission offices may close due to a 12 percent retroactive cut in Job Service and unemployment compensation funding. Executive director Robert E. David calls the move a hidden cut harming job seekers amid rising unemployment above 9 percent. He notes possible consolidations to limit service loss and hopes Congress restores funds later this month.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Employment Security Commission
Robert E. David
Commission
Congress
Greenville Piedmont
David
FTC Chief Sees Rising Mergers Not Reagan Policy
Clemson AP The FTC chairman James C Miller III forecasts a continued rise in business mergers, arguing the merger wave is only partly due to a regulator attitude shift. He notes past peaks and says timing of a peak remains unclear while a study of oil industry mergers may reveal causes.
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Clemson
Federal Trade Commission
Reagan Administration
James C. Miller III
FTC
Clemson University
Miller
Marathon Oil Co
Ture
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Bissem
Eta
Hedi
FIFA
SS. Enon
K Mart
Rand
Augusta & Martinez
SUN
S.C
Thomson
Kmart
Agweert
Nere
Anand
Els Ashington Martinez
Siena
Shaver II
Rewit
Vidal Sassoon
Johnson
Baby and the Family
Harrison R
Bypass Hamean
ESC
James Miller III
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