South Carolina Legislature Closes Lengthy Session
The South Carolina Legislature wraps a six month session after overriding Edwards vetoes on a 1.378 billion dollar budget. Budget vetoes on state personnel and other measures are discussed as Lt. Gov. Harvey restarts a stopped Senate clock and battles over constitutional questions. Senator Turnipseed filibustered a reserve fund amendment while the fate of a state fire commission and higher education spending hangs on a high court ruling.
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James B. Edwards
House
Senate
Brantley Harvey
State Supreme Court
David Turnipseed
D-Spartanburg
High Court
Edwards
State Department of Consumer Affairs
E House
John Felder
D-Calhoun
General Assembly
Charles Hodges
Dherry
Frank L. Roddey
D-Lancaster
Robert C. Lake
D-Newberry
University of South Carolina
Sen. Turnipseed
Spartanburg
Have You Heard A Quip On Time And Fatherhood
Judy Croft chats with a friend about time and parenthood as a new father arrives with a smile. The friend's reply hints a baby may come in three or four years while a joke about ordering a child is shared. A local woman walking home after a breakdown notes shifting attitudes toward fitness.
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Judy Croft
Weather Ramps Up With Thunderstorms and Heat
Forecast calls for a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow followed by 10 percent tonight. Highs near 90s with partly cloudy skies and chances of thundershowers. similar conditions extend Friday into Saturday with Sunday mostly sunny. Lows around 70.
Birth of Century: First Test Tube Baby in England
A baby girl weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces was born last night in England as the first known test tube baby. The infant was described in excellent condition and the full story appears on page 12A.
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England
Pigeons Rescue Sparks Lofty Rooftop Chase by Boys
Police surround the S C National Bank building as six 15 year old boys climb roofs in a rescue of nestling pigeons. The youths explain their aim was to save the birds after city officials killed the roosting pigeons months earlier. Salt and Pepper become part of the Hite menagerie.
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S.C. National Bank
Earl
Bubba) Hite Jr
Mike Green
Mike
Bubba
Mrs. Hite
Hite
Nursing Home Hope For Aiken Still Dim
Aiken County officials warn prospects for the county run nursing home are dim as state funding freezes block a needed certificate of need. County leaders cite a $1.3 million Mattie Hall trust fund for indigent care tied to the former Aiken County Hospital as a potential factor in future options.
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Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
Department of Social Services
DSS
Cecil's Inc
Spartanburg
Warner
Council
Aiken County Hospital
Mattie Hall
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Bids To Renovate Ridge Spring Monetta Wagener Salley Highs
Aiken County School District will advertise bids for renovations at Ridge Spring Monetta and Wagener Salley high schools by Monday. Superintendent T B Willis expects state approval within a week for contract documents on three new high schools, delaying the bid date beyond the first of next year. inflation costs add about 2000 per day to the 14 million construction program.
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Aiken County
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Wagener-Salley
T. B. Willis
State Department of Education
Willis
Aiken County Bord of Education
John Bradley
Bradley
Two Proposed Buildings May Help Consolidation
Aiken County officials discuss with the General Services Administration the possible construction of a federal office building on York Street near the First Baptist Church and an agricultural building on 10 acres near the northern city limits. The GSA would hire a contractor to own and build the federal complex and lease the space.
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Aiken County
General Services Administration
Carroll H. Warner
GSA
Warner
York Street
First Baptist Church
Aiken
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