Senate Plans Remap as NAACP Pushes for 46 Black-Men Districts
State Sen. Marion Gressette says a Senate committee will start redistricting within weeks with a draft plan ready for January. The NAACP backs 46 single member districts with several majority black districts, while Gressette defends the current mix of single and multi member districts awaiting 1984 reapportionment.
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Columbia
Marion Gressette
Senate
Gressette
D-Calhoun
Chamber
Grossette
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
William Gibson
NAACP
Gibson
D C Farmers Anticipate Largest Harvest In Years
South Carolina farmers expect a bumper grain crop after favorable rainfall and mild temperatures. State officials led by Agriculture Commissioner G Bryan Patrick Jr. warn of potential market oversupply and lower prices despite high production.
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South Carolina
G. Bryan Patrick Jr
Patrick
Plant Produces Cheap Power at H. B. Robinson Plant
The $84 million H B Robinson nuclear plant has run without major issues for 11 years and delivered 1.5 cents per kWh last year. Parts of the Darlington County facility are aging, prompting CP L to plan a yearlong $200 million shutdown for a major repair and replacement of steam generators. Westinghouse began generator work earlier this month for delivery in late 1983.
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Hartsville
H.B. Robinson
Carolina Power and Light Co
Darlington County
Lynn Bury
Cp&l
Power Supply
Bury
Westinghouse
John Burk
Robinson
Gap in test scores between wealthier and poorer districts
Columbia AP reports that despite state funds for school facilities a large gap persists between middle class and poverty students. Read ing language and math scores show wide variance among fourth seventh and 10th graders in suburban predominantly white districts versus poverty rural districts.
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Columbia
No Offshore Drilling Seen in Atlantic Waters
Officials say opening 1 billion offshore acres to drilling is unlikely to quickly change views at North and South Carolina beaches. Few leases attract buyers and no exploratory well has been drilled yet. Angela Skelton of NC Petroleum Council cites potential shifts as technology and geology evolve.
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U.S
North Carolina
South Carolina
Angela Skelton
N.C. Petroleum Council
American Petroleum Institute
Number of South Carolina bridges needing repair tops two thousand
A TRIP study for South Carolina identifies 2338 bridges as deficient or obsolete. It calls for a 15 year program costing 42.9 million dollars annually, with federal funds potentially covering 34.3 million. Most structures are over 40 years old and current limits aim to prevent collapse while easing traffic for heavy vehicles.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Transportation Research Agency
Road Information Program
TRIP
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Frank Willis
SCBT
Willis
Man Charged With Two Rapes In Greenville
George Thomas Milton Jr., 33, is held on $150,000 bond for shooting and raping a pregnant woman and raping another woman, plus shooting a third. Bond hearings were pending on additional kidnapping charges and other counts.
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Greenville
George Thomas Milton Jr
Bond
Greenville County Sheriff’s Department
Governors Conference tackles energy and education themes
Ten state governors and Puerto Rico met at Hilton Head Island for the Southern Governors Association conference. Energy issues dominated the morning session with nuclear waste and coal. education topics and a regional report card were planned for the afternoon. Texas Governor Bill Clements planned to unveil a national energy policy, while South Carolina Governor Dick Riley framed the economy as the key issue.
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South Carolina
Dick Riley
Texas
William P. Clements Jr
Southern Governor's Association
Hilton Head Island
States
Puerto Rico
Southern Governors Association
Energy
Bill Clements
Clements
Riley
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