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Sheriffs Split Over Qualifications At State Meeting
At the South Carolina Sheriffs Association gathering in Columbia, sheriffs split on whether high school education should be a requirement for sheriffs beyond being a voter. Metts and Parnell supported it, while McFarlin and Carter opposed. Straw votes favored reinstating the death penalty but rejected decriminalizing public drunkenness. detox centers remain voluntary. Harold E. McCarty was elected president, with Borwn and Parnell also chosen for top posts.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Lexington
James R. Metts
Sumter
Byrd Parnell
State Sheriff's Association
Pickens
David Stone
Harold E. McCarty
Saluda County
James Rogers
Berkeley
M.L. Borwn Jr
Horry
Parnell