Million Dollar Drug Trial Opens in Columbia
Two defendants faced trial as five others pleaded guilty to federal marijuana charges. Agents said the confiscated two tons originated in Jamaica with a high street value. Pleading innocent were William J. McGregor and Cheryl, of Clearwater Florida. awaiting sentence were Robert Crimbley Christopher Campbell. Others named include Robert Lynn Brown Gene Fitzwater and Ernest Jenkins.
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Columbia
Beaufort
Jamaica
William J. McGregor
Clearwater
Fla
Cheryl
Robert Lamar Crimbley
Homestead
Christopher Campbell
Sheldon
Robert Lynn Brown
Miami
Gene F. Fitzwater
Las Vegas
Nev
Ernest Jenkins
Atlanta
Insurance Bill Set for Senate Intro in South Carolina
A bill to revise South Carolina auto liability insurance will be introduced Thursday as insurers brace for a major pushback. A study committee led by Sen. J Ralph Gasque will issue recommendations and carry a bill to implement them. Sen. Paul Moore cited the new state insurance chief Howard Clark predicting at least a 10 percent drop in auto liability premiums by October 1.
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Columbia
South Carolina
J. Ralph Gasque
Marion
Paul M. Moore
Spartanburg
Gasque
Senate
Howard Clark
Tobacco Crop Allotment Increased
The Department of Agriculture raised the 1974 flue cured tobacco acreage allotment and marketing quota by 10 percent citing stronger export demand. Administrator Kenneth E. Frick defended the move at a House agriculture subcommittee hearing amid complaints from North Carolina growers.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kenneth E. Frick
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
House Agriculture Subcommittee
North Carolina
Votes By Mail and Licenses On Senate Agenda
The South Carolina House approved a mail registration bill despite Sen. L Marion Gressette opposition 17 1. Gressette plans to pursue the issue on the Senate floor while House members warn of potential voting irregularities. A separate measure to allow restricted driving privileges for first offense drinking drivers was referred back for technical amendments. The Senate also backed a bill authorizing physician assistants to perform many medical tasks, amid debate over an amendment that would bar ophthalmologist assistants from refraction tests and fitting contacts.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
L. Marion Gressette
Solon
Judiciary Committee
Gressette
House
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Bryan Dorn
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James B. Edwards
Charleston
James P. Harrelson
Dcolleton
Edwards
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Micrin Plus
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