Smith and Carter win District 6 run runoff in Aiken County
In Democratic primaries Marilyn Smith and Terry Carter defeated incumbent Homer McGee in District 6. Final totals were Smith 244, Carter 157, McGee 145 with a runoff set for June 22. In District 1 Fay Hatcher beat C W Furtick 724 to 710 but will have a recount at certification. McGee blamed his loss on a conservative voting record.
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Aiken
Marilyn Smith
Terry Carter
Homer McGee
Bud) Furtick
McGee
Carter
New Policy Makes Way for Plutonium Reprocessing
Washington AP Reagan administration moves to replace case by case reviews of U S supplied fuel with programmatic approval for reprocessing plutonium. Critics call it dangerous and warn the world could gain weapons grade plutonium as nations gain broader use of U S fuel. Leonard Weiss of Sen. Glenn’s office also criticizes the shift.
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Washington
United States
Paul Levanthal
Nuclear Club
U.S
Reagan
France
Leonard Weiss
Sen
John Glenn
Ohio
Senate
Two State Candidates Picked by SC Voters in primary
South Carolina Republicans nominated William D. Workman Jr. for governor and Donnie Myers for attorney general while Democrats chose Travis Medlock for AG and Tom Turnipseed for lieutenant governor. Norma Russell stood unopposed in her GOP bid for lieutenant governor. Runoffs set for June 22 with names like Cantrell, McLeod, Mosely, Oswald, Spratt, and Wilkerson advancing in various districts.
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Columbia
South Carolina
William D. Workman Jr
GOP
Dick Riley
Workman
Roddy Martin
Travis Medlock
Brian Gibbes
Medlock
11Th Circuit
Donnie Myers
Daniel McLeod
Tom Turnipseed
Mike Daniel
Norma Russell
Nancy Stevenson
Aiken County
Turnipseed
Daniel
David McInnis
Robert C. Wasson
Martin
Gibbes
Paul Cantrell
W. Mullins McLeod
Thomas F. Hartnett
Hartnett
Ken Mosely
Lexington County
Billy Oswald
Mosely
Gus Lehman Plans Siberia Trip This Summer
The piece notes Gus Lehman intends a summer journey to Siberia citing large game preserves as attractions. A friend quips about labor camps, while the grandmother keeps her calm with the refrain Life is so daily.
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Gus Lehman
Siberia
Incumbents win Democratic primaries in S C House races
Voters re elected three South Carolina House members in a Democratic primary. Billy Jones won by a landslide in District 8 and Judson Busbee edged Terry McMillan in District 86 with 969 to 739 votes. Larry Gentry was re elected in District 39 with support from Saluda and Aiken County voters. Jones targets Act 208 relief and auto liability reform. Busbee faces Republican Charles Sharpe in November. Gentry has no November opponent.
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Billy Jones
Phil Jones
S.C. House of Representatives
Aiken County
D-Clearwater
Judson Busbee
D-Wagener
Terry McMillan
Larry Gentry
D-Saluda
Busbee
Charles Sharpe
Jones
Gentry
Carl Cox
Mary Lou Seymour
Rep. Jones
McMillan
Aiken Schools Battle Inflation Factor Amendment Move
The Aiken County School Board acts to bypass Sen. Moore inflation factor plan that could save about 45 million for state taxpayers. Moore’s amendment would bar inflation in budgets after reassessment, affecting a 46 million district budget and a $743,410 cost for a new teacher planning service.
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Aiken County
Thomas Moore
Sen. Moore
D-Aiken County
S.C. Tax Commission
S.C. Attorney General’s Office
House
Senate
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Robert Paskel
Pridgen
General Assembly
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Joe Usry
Dear Abby
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
S.C. House
Kathy Woodham
Moore
Steve Wong
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