Deduction Filibuster Delays Dues Bill in South Carolina
Rep. Larry Koon spoke for over six hours to stop a bill allowing school districts to deduct professional organization dues from teachers pay. He insists SCEA is a labor union and pledged two more days of debate to defeat the measure. The filibuster paused as lawmakers left for the weekend and will resume Tuesday.
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School chief contract made public by court order
Circuit Judge Walter Cox ruled Anderson School District 5 must disclose superintendent Dr. William B. Royster’s employment contract. The decision, in favor of The Anderson Independent, states the contract is a public document under South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act and must be released to the newspaper immediately.
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Hollings proposes two thirds vote for deficit budgets
Sen. Ernest Hollings introduces a bill requiring a two thirds vote to adopt deficit budget resolutions instead of a simple majority. He argues for permanent Senate budget procedures to stabilize the budget process amid inflation and rising federal spending, with the change taking effect in fiscal 1983.
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Ernest F. Hollings
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Cuban hijacker recalls fear and homesickness in U.S.
Juan Adega Fresneda, 26, and Crecen cio Perez Perez were sentenced to 40 years for the Sept. 17 hijacking of a plane to Havana. Adega told Columbia Record he came to the United States seeking opportunity but found loneliness, blaming homesickness for his act. He described leaving his Havana family and seeking work in Florida and New York.
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