Inmates Hurt as Mattress Fire Roils Charleston Jail
Two Texas escapees, Herbert Cushman and Ronald Evans, were hospitalized in serious condition after a mattress fire in Evans cell at Charleston County Jail. The blaze, fought by North Charleston F D, occurred in a four cell maximum area and prompted evacuation of nearby inmates.
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Charleston
Texas
Charleston County
Herbert Cushman
Ronald Evans
L.E. Kornahrens Jr
Evans
Cushman
Kornahrens
North Charleston
Suit Filed Against Tax On X Rating
University of South Carolina law student Frank S. Potts sues Richland County Court challenging a 20 percent tax on X rated films and the authority of the National Motion Picture Association to classify movies as X rated.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Frank S. Potts
Richland County
South Carolina Tax Commission
National Motion Picture Association
Marijuana Field Destroyed Near Abbeville
About 400 to 500 marijuana plants were destroyed by state and local officers in four plots near Abbeville. Sheriff Sam Cann said no harvest attempt occurred, suggesting the growers abandoned the field which had been under observation for some time.
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Abbeville
Sam Cann
The Lure of a Diamond Skips a Heart Finesse in Six Spades
In a North South bridge deal from 1973, South leaps to six spades after North opens 1NT and West leads clubs. Declarer overcomes hearts and uses a diamond ending to set up a heart discard, achieving the slam though the diamond timing hinges on avoiding the heart finesse.
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South
North
West
Declarer
Dummy
East
Queen of Hearts
State lifts tax exempt charters in South Carolina
The secretary of state's office dissolved 1530 corporations claiming charity status after filing requirements were ignored. Religious and certain cooperative groups are exempt. others must file annual reports and pay fees to the SC Tax Commission. Criminal records crackdown targets profit claims behind non-profit charters.
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Columbia
State Secretary of State
Secretary of State
S.C. Tax Commission
John Stokes
G. F. Sauls
Tax Commission
Foard
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