South Carolina Objects to OSHA Expansion Rules
South Carolina plans to join 13 states in a federal court bid to block OSHA proposals that would raise state health and safety offices. Labor Commissioner Edgar McGowan testified that the rules are arbitrary and capricious and would cost millions, requiring up to 54 extra inspectors, far beyond current staffing of seven.
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South Carolina
Edgar McGowan
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
McGowan
House
OSHA
Columbia
R. Preston Smith
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Smith
American Medical Association
Dick Riley
Riley
James B. Edwards
Aiken County Commission and Fire District meet tonight
The Aiken County Indigent and Health Care Commission convenes at 7 30 p m in the Aiken County Complex Annex on Richland Avenue. Belvedere Fire District commissioners meet at 7 30 p m in the Belvedere Fire Department tomorrow with monthly sessions on the third Thursday. GOP candidates Mays and Rhodes expected at North Augusta dinner and public meeting for Senate runoff on June 24 ahead of November contest with Hollings.
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USCA
Senate
Medical University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Lancaster
Lake Russell
Lander College
Greenwood
Usc-Sumter
Aiken County Indigent and Health Care Commission
Aiken County
Richland Avenue
Belvedere Fire District
Belvedere Fire Department
Aiken County Planning Commission
County Council
Richland Ave
Commission
North Augusta
Marshall T. Mays
Charles Rhodes
U.S. Senate
Republican Party
GOP
North Augusta S&s
Mays
Rhodes
Ernest F. Hollings
South Africa police vow to shoot looters amid riots
In Johannesburg the police commissioner ordered lethal force against looters and those endangering lives as clashes left over 25 colored rioters dead and 150 wounded. Violence spread to Elsies River near Cape Town with cars stoned and shops burned as police and fire crews battled blazes. General Mike Geldenhuys defended the aggressive response to the unrest.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Elsies River
Cape Town
Cape Argus
Mike Geldenhuys
Housing starts drop to record lows amid housing slump
Savings fall as April and May show over 23 billion dollars in reduced purchases. Commerce Dept reports housing starts at 920,000 annual rate in May, an 11.5 percent drop and 49 percent below a year ago, with experts warning the recovery will be slow and mortgage rates remaining high.
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Commerce
Philip Klutznick
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Homebuilders
Sumichrast
Klutznick
James Christian
U.S. League of Savings Associations
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