Thurmond backs Baker as Reagan running mate
Senator Strom Thurmond reportedly wrote a letter endorsing Tennessee Senator Howard Baker for vice president to Reagan. The State newspaper in Columbia cited sources and noted Thurmond would not confirm the report. Baker had run for the GOP nomination before bowing out in March.
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Columbia
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
Howard H. Baker
Reagan
Thurmond
Baker
South Carolina Supreme Court Faces Backlog and Delays
The SC Supreme Court may not issue rulings for two years due to a growing backlog. Clerk Frances H. Smith notes unprecedented workload as the court disposed of 351 cases this year. An appeals court plan failed after four elected judges were deemed ineligible, and new judges have not been named.
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Columbia
South Carolina Supreme Court
Frances H. Smith
High Court
Ms. Smith
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Condo Rules Upset Motels Along the Grand Strand
In Myrtle Beach, motel operators urge clarity on whether con dominiums qualify as hotels for overnight rentals. The Myrtle Beach Hotel and Motel Association hires attorney J Jackson to study legal aspects and press for equal treatment under health and safety standards.
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Myrtle Beach
Grand Strand
Thomas
Hearn urges nuclear waste plank in GOP platform
Joyce Hearn says Americans must face nuclear waste disposal and push the Republican Party to include a plank on the issue. She and U S Rep Floyd Spence serve on the platform committee. Hearn was named to the energy subcommittee. She notes the problem cannot be ignored.
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Detroit
Mich
Joyce Hearn
Republican Party
National Party
Pageant Head Asked To Resign
John Baker, director of the Miss Columbia Pageant, calls for Joe Sanders, head of the Miss South Carolina Pageant, to resign. He criticizes Sanders rule barring local winners from competing in other beauty contests until after Miss South Carolina, saying it will hurt next year’s pageant and that about 90 percent of local sponsors oppose it. Baker urges Sanders to resign if he cares about the pageant.
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South Carolina
Joseph Sanders
Baker
Clemson Native Wins Miss Universe in Seou l
Miss Universe Shawn Nichols Weatherly, a Clemson coed from Sumter, South Carolina, wins the pageant in Seoul. Her father attends in Seoul, mother watches from Greenville, and the state celebrates as Weatherly becomes the second South Carolina resident to win Miss Universe.
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Tom Weatherly
Seoul
Miss Weatherly
Greenville
South Carolina
Miriam Stevenson Upton
U.S.A
Miss Universe 1980 crowned in Seoul
Shawn Nichols Weatherly, a Clemson junior, wins Miss Universe 1980 at the Sejong Cultural Center. She receives 28 500 dollars, plans a year of appearances, and aims to be a sports commentator. Her football boyfriend Dwight Clark and her father attend the ceremony.
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Seoul
South Korea
Carter
Shawn Nichols Weatherly
Clemson University
Sejong Cultural Center
Dwight Clark
Clemson
San Francisco 49Ers
W.A.T. Weatherly
Clark
U.S.A
Miss Weatherly
Maritza
Jenrette Lawyer Seeks Jury Access to Investigative Records
Rep John Jenrette attorney Kenneth Robinson asks a federal grand jury to order the U S Justice Department to turn over investigation materials dating to 1976. He seeks video and audio from 1978 undercover efforts tied to Abscam and alcohol impairment testimony.
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Jenrette
Washington
John Jenrette
D-S.c
U.S. Justice Department
Kenneth Robinson
Abscam
Congress
Robinson
FBI
U.S
John Kotelly
John G. Penn
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Jack Morris
Keith Jones
Myrtle Beach
Duke Power Seeks 25.8 Million Rate Hike Denied by Plea
Duke Power president Bill Lee testified as South Carolina Public Service Commission hearings continued on a 25.8 million rate increase. The proposal adds 2.50 monthly for South Carolina residential customers of the Charlotte utility. Lee argued rising operating costs and regulatory pressures justify full approval, citing 13 percent higher fuel purchases last year and costly air emission standards compliance.
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Columbia
Duke Power Co
Bill Lee
Duke
South Carolina Public Service Commission
South Carolina
Charlotte, N.C
Lee
Commission
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Rudolph Mitchell
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Charleston
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