City Leaders Push Bills to Ease Annexation in SC
Columbia AP leaders of the Municipal Association of South Carolina push three House bills to ease city annexation. They seek support from the state Chamber of Commerce and textile makers while addressing electrical cooperatives concerns. Proposals include lower petition thresholds and city-initiated elections with required service plans and public notices.
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Columbia
South Carolina
McDonald Wray
Municipal Association of
House of Representatives
Electrical Cooperatives
Wray
Association
Bob Lyon
State Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
Lyon
Jean Toal
D-Richland
Municipal Association
County Election Commission
AIDS cases rise in South Carolina in 1984
Eighteen AIDS cases were confirmed in 1984 in South Carolina, six more than 1983, with the first suspected female case reported by Dr. Eric Brenner of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Most SC cases involve male homosexuals or intravenous drug users. cases are spread across Greenville Aiken Charleston and Richland counties.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Eric Brenner
Bureau of Disease Control
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Brenner
Bren
Buta-marrinr
Aiken
Charleston
Richland
Canadian Daredevil Dies After Astrodome Barrel Drop
Karel Soucek 37 died after plunging from the Astrodome roof inside a designed barrel during a Thrill Show. The barrel struck the tank rim, splashed in, crushing his chest and abdomen and fracturing his skull. Spectators initially applauded before paramedics arrived, and the show continued briefly before officials confirmed his death.
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Houston
Astrodome
Karel Soucek
Niagara
Horseshoe Falls
Soucek
Harris County Medical Examiner
Brian Becker
Pace Management Corp
Ben Taub
Becker
Ting
Eve Knievel
Spanky Spangler
Stricter Abortion Rules Proposed by Senator
Greenville Republican Sen. David Thomas plans to introduce a bill requiring clinics performing at least ten abortions per month to adhere to state health rules. He also seeks a law mandating tissue samples after every abortion to gauge fetal age, announced at a Greenville anti abortion rally. The 12th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling is Tuesday.
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Greenville
David Thomas
Thomas
Supreme Court
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
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