Black Caucus Resolution Not Likely in South Carolina
In Columbia, Rep. Palmer Freeman says a Black Caucus backed effort to extend the Voting Rights Act faces low odds this year as the House Judiciary Committee will not meet again. The proposal asks Congress to extend pre clearance provisions governing changes to voting laws in SC and other states. About 50 Black and a few White attendees supported the measure, with Judith Thompson of the League of Women Voters praising the act for enfranchising minorities.
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General Assembly
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D-York
Freeman
House
Judiciary Committee
Thomas Broadwater
South Carolina
Justice Department
Judith Thompson
League of Women Voters of
Revenue Shortfall Seen For South Carolina Budget
Senate Finance Chairman Rembert Dennis cautions a revenue gap for 1980 81 though not a large one. Governor Riley and officials note tax sources are down 23.5 million, with lapsed funds possibly insufficient to cover the shortfall. Officials expect 60 days to gauge the exact impact and the AAA credit rating remains a concern.
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Senate Finance Committee
Rembert Dennis
Dennis
D-Berkeley
Dick Riley
South Carolina Tax Commission
Dwarf heart leaf ginger halts dam work near Pacolet River site
Spartanburg officials compare dwarf heart leaf ginger to the endangered snail darter after ginger plants near the Pacolet River Reservoir project prompted environmental agencies to halt construction. The plant Hexastylis naniflora grows only in a few spots in the Carolinas.
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Tennessee
Pacolet River
Telleco
South Carolina
North Carolina
Budget Amendment Lowers Lieutenant Governor to Part Time
The South Carolina Senate approved a 1981 82 appropriation change defining the lieutenant governor's job as part time and setting salary at half other constitutional officers. Nancy Stevenson says the move won't affect her but clarifies hours for future officeholders. The measure passed 33 to 5 as lawmakers continued work on the $1.9 billion budget.
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Stevenson
South Carolina
University of South Carolina College of Medicine
James Waddell
D-Beaufort
Don Rushing
Lancaster
Supreme Court
USC Med School
Charleston County
Arthur Ravenel
Glenn McConnell
John Drummond
Greenwood
Tombstone kills child in Charleston cemetery incident
A 4-year-old boy, Joshua Newell of Griffith Indiana, was killed when a tombstone toppled from its base in the graveyard of the French Huguenot Church in downtown Charleston. Officials say the stone, about 4 to 5 feet tall and weighing 300 to 350 pounds, was loose and had been there a long time. The incident follows another cemetery collapse that injured a child last year.
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Joshua Newell
Griffith
Ind
Church Street
Charles Green
Charleston County
Medical University Hospital
Gunman Surrenders After Hostage Situation in Darlington
A 23 year old man entered Security Finance Corp in Darlington with a 20 gauge shotgun, held manager Jerri Hooper and two customers and two employees, then surrendered after 90 minutes to Police Captain Cecil Thomas. No one was harmed. he faces larceny and assault with intent to kill charges.
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Franklin M. Dolford
Dolford
Cecil Thomas
Thomas
Jerri Hooper
Security Finance Corp
Miss Hooper
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