Senate Reaches Compromise on Reapportionment Plan
The South Carolina Senate ended a 74 hour filibuster with tentative approval of a congressional redistricting bill. Senator L Marion Gressette praised the compromise while Senator Paul Cantrell urged restoring the original form. The plan, drafted by Peden McLeod and amended via Grossett es panel, keeps Berkeley County in the 1st District and adds a 13 county 3rd District despite Cantrell and others objections. The chamber will revisit changes when work resumes next Tuesday.
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Greenville Controllers Vote to Reject Government Contract Plan
Air traffic controllers in South Carolina vote overwhelmingly against a tentative FAA contract reached June 22. At Columbia Metropolitan Greenville-Spartanburg and Charleston International airports about 90 percent oppose the pact with 87 percent at Charleston rejecting it. Controllers cite long weekly hours and seek a 32 hour work week.
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Former USC Leader Dr. Thomas F. Jones Jr dies in Massachusetts
Dr. Thomas F. Jones Jr. former University of South Carolina president and MIT research vice president died Tuesday at 65 after a months long illness. Funeral services set for Saturday in Somerset. Born Henderson Tennessee July 9 1916, he served USC 1962 1974 and later joined MIT rising to research vice president in 1975. He previously earned a Mississippi State degree in 1939 and an MIT master’s in 1940. He was a Naval Research Laboratory physicist earning a Meritorious Civilian Award.
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Blue Law Bill Wins House Test
The South Carolina House approved to repeal many blue laws by a 62 36 vote. The measure would permit Sunday work for more than three employees in groceries and allow athletic events arts shows and funerals on Sundays. It would also lift bans on selling educational supplies cameras film flash bulbs batteries and baby supplies.
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Former Speaker Blatt Hospitalized After Health Issue
Former Speaker Emeritus Sol Blatt, 85, was hospitalized at Baptist Medical Center after a sudden blood pressure drop. Doctors ruled out a heart attack and expect Blatt to be released in a couple of days after testing and observation. Rep. Bob McLellan, who was with Blatt when he first felt unwell, reported the episode occurred late Tuesday.
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