Senators Seek More Information On Local Option Tax Proposal
State senators heard Tuesday on a bill allowing cities or counties to impose a one cent local option sales tax to replace part of property tax revenue. The Senate Finance Committee asked for more information and planned a Jan. 26 return. A separate highway safety bill would raise the minimum driving age to 16 and allow immediate vehicle seizure for suspected drunk driving. Senator Moore warned of heated debate over both measures.
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Senate Finance Committee
Thomas L. Moore
South Carolina
Sen. Moore
Retail Merchants Association
Moore
State Retail Merchants Association
Lawmaker Rejects Cross Breeding Bill as Ridiculous
South Carolina lawmaker Irene Rudnick dismisses a bill to outlaw cross breeding humans with animals as impossible and foolish saying Nazi experiments in World War II inspired the measure. Rep Bradley notes the bill aims to criminalize fertilizing female animals with human sperm and prohibits related research.
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Irene Rudnick
Daiken
Rep. Rudnick
Ut Greenville
Phil Bradley
Palmetto State
Bradley
House
Rep. Bradley
Nine Survive Plane Crash Report from County Sheriff
A sheriff’s spokeswoman says the county received word of a plane crash at 8 p.m. rescue crews were dispatched and snowmobile volunteers were asked to aid. Passenger Peter Schauer, a Missouri consultant, walked from the wreckage to a house on U.S. 160 near Thelma Tate’s property to call for help. Schauer was among those taken to Mercy Medical Center.
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Missouri
U.S. 160
Thelma Tate
Tate
Schauer
Mercy Medical Center
Thurmond dam name change stirs local debate at Clarks Hill
At a North Augusta meeting Rep. Derrick faces mixed views on renaming Clarks Hill Lake to Thurmond Dam. Opposition centers on tradition and cost, with estimates ranging from 600000 to 41000 after cuts. Derrick says private funds may cover the project. many locals oppose taxpayer expense.
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Thurmond
South Carolina
North Augusta
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clarks Hill
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Clarks Hill Lake
Talks by Contra leaders in Miami target peace talks
Contra leaders in Miami plan preliminary talks Thursday with mediator Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo in San Jose Costa Rica and propose meetings in Nicaragua with government and opposition to push democracy. They doubt Ortega’s peace path while signaling willingness to cease fire to influence Congress on an 18 month 270 million Contra aid package.
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Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
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Alfredo Cesar
Miguel D'Escoto
Daniel Ortega
Costa Rica
D’escoto
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