Declining Birth Rate Will Cause Decade Low School Enrollment
Greenville report from the AP notes South Carolina’s birth rate fell to a 20 year low in 1975 and is rising, yet projected public school enrollment will drop 2.4 percent by 1987-88 with a 10 year low in 1985. 59.7 percent of districts may see declines, 8.7 percent may rise.
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Greenville
South Carolina
State Department of Education
James Felker
Department of Education
Governors To Hear Energy Policy From Texas Leader
Texas Governor Bill Clements unveils a proposed national energy policy he says would be the first of its kind. The plan, announced at a Austin news conference, will be presented to the Southern Governors Association in Hilton Head and then sent to congressmen and other governors for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Clements
Southern Governors Association
Hilton Head
S.C
Easley Pilot Wins Jefferson Award for Public Service
Richard Marvin Garrett of Easley longtime pilot transporting patients to specialized hospitals across the country received the Jefferson Award at a ceremony in the U.S. Supreme Court East Conference Room. The award is described as the Nobel Prize for public service.
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Washington
Easley
Richard Marvin Garrett
Baker
U.S. Supreme Court
Murder Rate Up Sharply in South Carolina
South Carolina homicide figures show more than 130 deaths in the first five months of the year, a 23 percent rise from 1981. SLED ties the spike partly to a weak economy with rising unemployment cited by Crime Justice director James Longo of Tri-County Technical College.
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Greenville
South Carolina
James Longo
Criminal Justice Department
Tri- County Technical College
Child Abuse On Increase In South Carolina
Officials link rising child abuse and broken homes in South Carolina to the recession. A national survey by the American Humane Association and the National Child Abuse Coalition finds abuse increases across several states as unemployment climbs.
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Columbia
South Carolina
American Humane Association
National Child Abuse Coalition
Warning Issued On Mail Theft
Postal inspectors warn residents to watch mailboxes as check theft rises. Postal Inspector Robert D. Smith says the elderly and needy relying on government checks are most at risk and Midlands thefts have climbed about 30 percent in the past year.
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Columbia
Robert D. Smith
Atlanta
Smith
Midlands
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