NAACP Audit Shows Lavish Spending by Some Former Leaders
At the NAACP convention, delegates discussed an audit revealing lavish expenses by former officers Benjamin L Hooks Benjamin F Chavis Jr and William F Gibson totaling about 150000. Some called for accountability while others defended Gibson and sought healing of the organization.
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NAACP
Civil Rights Organization
Greenville
William F Gibson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Benjamin L. Hooks
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr
Gibson
Robert Threatt
Atlanta
Threatt
Hooks
Chavis
Portia Byrd
Minneapolis
Byrd
Cause Of Williston Blaze Not Determined
Fire swept through a Williston area damaging the First Citizens bank and nearby buildings. Investigators from the State Law Enforcement Division will review the scene as fire crews work to determine the cause. Bank employees reported no loss of funds and night deposits survived. Authorities described extensive firefighting demands in a small town.
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Williston
Jo Owens
Annette Hair
First Citizens
Verna Murphy
Mielton
Jay Case
People
Smoking Regulations Could Affect Market
Tobacco in South Carolina faces a volatile outlook as new FDA rules loom and smoking restrictions spread. Harvest confidence remains mixed amid seven inches of rain and blue mold reports, with South Carolina farmers hoping favorable conditions and offsetting losses in other states boost prices and sales to the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation.
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South Carolina
Pee Dee
Food and Drug Administration
Nippy Moore
Lake City
Charles Finch
Raleigh
N.C
John O'Neal
Society Hill
North Carolina
Virginia
George Abbott
Bright Leaf
Darlington
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