Maintaining County Lines Dilutes Black Vote Power
In Columbia AP report a black state legislator Rep. Thomas Broadwater says preserving county lines during reapportionment dilutes black voting strength. He urged the South Carolina Supreme Court to allow ignoring county lines in congressional remap discussions noting current plans minimize black influence with the largest black share about 35 percent in the 6th District.
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Columbia
Thomas Broadwater
Richland
Broadwater
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Dorchester Council Restructures Public Works After Walkout
Dorchester County Council demotes Public Works Director James Drawdy and eliminates the vehicle maintenance foreman position as it reorganizes the department after a wage dispute. About 30 workers and families pressed for a 12 percent pay rise, rejected after an 8 percent increase had been granted.
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County Public Works Department
James Mitchell
County Public Works
James Drawdy
Clover officer leaves force for carpentry life
Jimmy Stiles 21, Clover humane officer and auxiliary police, resigns after less than a year to become a carpenter. He cites insufficient pay as his reason after earning 402 dollars biweekly with variable hours, reflecting a broader trend of small-town officers leaving for better pay and steadier weeks.
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Clover
Jimmy Stiles
Stiles
Road Funding Debate Sets House Consideration
In Columbia the House debates a measure to aid the Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The package, likely to fail before July 16 recess, would cut the gas tax to 8 cents, add a 4 percent sales tax on gasoline, and raise fees to boost revenue as consumption declines.
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Columbia
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
State House of Representatives
House
Ways and Meals
Former hostage Belk may sue U S government for restitution
William Belk of West Columbia has hired state Rep. Marc Westbrook to pursue restitution for 444 days in captivity in Iran. They will wait on a presidential commission's recommendations before a possible lawsuit, while seeking to keep $15 billion in Iranian assets from going to banks or Iran.
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Westbrook
Presidential Commission
Columbia
U.S
Iran
Supreme Court
Carter
Fraser to visit USC for ad dress and honorary degree
Australian Prime Minister J Malcolm Fraser will visit the University of South Carolina on Wednesday for a 30 minute address at the Law School Auditorium and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and South Carolina leaders will attend the convocation. Fraser has just met with President Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and will tour the Movietone exhibit at the James F Byrnes International Center.
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Dean Rusk
J. Malcom Fraser
University of South Carolina
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Fraser
USC
Law School
Reagan
Washington, D.C
Pierre Trudeau
Ottawa
Rusk
Dick Riley
Nancy Stevenson
Ramon Schwartz
S.C. House
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