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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1979
Page
12
North Augusta Belk department store will stay open with a 5 percent passbook savings rate at SCN after July 1, plus reduced minimum deposit for certificates to 100 dollars and lower withdrawal penalties. Certificates pay seven to seven and a quarter percent and run four to eight years.
Columbia AP Gov Riley pushes a plan to transfer naming power for PSC commissioners. Senate Judiciary Committee heard arguments to remove politics from the agency and protect utility finance, with investor expert Eugene W. Meyer stressing a friendly regulatory climate to attract bond buyers as Carolina Power & Light seeks new funds.
Columbia AP report says state Rep. Robert Kinard of Charleston faces a speeding charge from Cayce authorities. Kinard argues lawmakers cannot be cited while the General Assembly is in session. The attorney general’s office will represent him, with no trial date set.
The House Judiciary Committee approved a constitutional amendment allowing county voters to petition for a referendum to exempt their county from blue laws. Border and resort counties seek relief, while a separate bill would let merchants decide to close on Sunday or Saturday. Rep. John G. Felder led the subcommittee and called this the icing on the cake for the blue laws package.
Columbia AP report says Rep. Ralph K. Anderson proposes a mandatory adjournment deadline by the first Friday in May to finish state business. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure, betting on a mood for speed this year. Anderson notes lawmakers reflect constituents who want quicker sessions and to come home.
Speaker Emeritus Solomon Blatt urged lawmakers to set aside four weeks of debate divisiveness and proceed with state business after returning from a three week absence. Lt. Gov. Nancy Stevenson also returned to the State House brief illness. Blatt thanked colleagues for support during hospitalization for a back ailment.
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