State Eyes Daufuskie Island Land For Park
The South Carolina PRT plans to buy a 2300 acre tract on Daufuskie Island if a group of businessmen declines their six month land option. Attorney Neil C. Robinson said negotiations pause while the owners, the George H. Bostwick family, consider the offer. An appraisal valued the land at about $1000 per acre, a figure the family disputed.
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Island tract access sparks debate on development plans
Brinkman says access to the Haig Point Oak Ridge and Newburgh plantations island near Hilton Head is problematic. Robinson notes developers may not build a bridge and may bar motorized vehicles on the tract if they proceed with development.
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South Carolina Ranks 3rd for Retirement by Money Magazine
The Palmetto State lands third among the 50 states in Money magazine's retirement index. Criteria include climate, recreation, costs, taxes, housing, and medical services with SC offering an $800 senior tax exemption and a $12 000 property assessment deduction plus free hunting and fishing licenses. Summerville and coastal islands cited as popular retirement spots.
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Money Magazine
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Five Die in July Fourth Massacre At Charlotte Ganghouse
In Charlotte a gun attack on a two room ganghouse left five people dead as three killers opened fire while victims appeared to sleep. Police noted a guard sleep lapse may have aided the execution and denied links to Hell's Angels though motive remains possible.
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William Allen
Allen
Hell's Angels
Police Department
Emily Hedrick
Jim Hunt
High Risk Costs Prompt Calls to Abolish Insurance System
A coalition of South Carolina insurers urged ending the current automobile insurance framework. Lanville H. Mengedoht of Seibels Bruce and Co. and other executives argued high risk drivers raise costs for all and criticized policies perceived as unfair.
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Columbia
Lanville H. Mengedoht
Seibels Bruce and Co
South Carolina
Mengedoht
South Carolina Insurance News Service
DHEC Commissioner Albert Randall Resigns in South Carolina
Dr. Albert G. Randall resigns as DHEC commissioner to take a Texas post as director of the Austin Travis Department of Health and Ambulatory Services. William M. Wilson, board chair, says an interim commissioner will be named next week for personal reasons and a return to a more challenging role. Randall, 50, previously led Houston's health department.
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Columbia
Albert G. Randall
South Carolina
City of
Tax Revenue Rise Shelters Economy Yet Slows Ahead
South Carolina Tax Commission reports 1.1 billion dollars in tax collections for fiscal year 1979, a 12.6 percent rise. Despite a 3.5 percent June gain, officials warn economic slowing limits growth to about 9 percent for the year and gasoline tax receipts fall for the second straight month.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Tax Commission
Nuclear leak at Duke plant releases small amount to lake
Duke Power Co. investigates a leak at the Oconee Nuclear Station that discharged about five gallons of radioactive water into Lake Keowee Wednesday. A Duke spokesman said the release could not be measured above background radiation and stemmed from a leaking tube in the decay heat removal system.
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