Riley Signs Surplus Funds Bill for Social Services and More
Gov. Dick Riley signed a 23 million supplemental appropriation bill using this year’s unexpected state revenue for next year’s one time needs and debt retirement. The measure affects social services elections health care and other programs. it includes a controversial clause mandating compensation to owners of legally placed highway signs removed.
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Columbia
Dick Riley
Riley
Russ McKinney
McKinney
General Assembly
Senate
House
Thurmond Name Off Hospital in Columbia
Nancy Thurmond asked that an orthopedic and rehabilitation hospital proposed in Columbia not be named for her due to potential political pressure. The 150-bed facility is under study by Three Rivers Health Systems Agency Inc for the Hospital Corp. of America and Sen. Thurmond endorses the project based on stated criteria.
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Columbia
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Three Rivers Health Systems Agency Inc
Hospital Corp. of America
HCA
Nancy Thurmond
Nashville
Nashville, Tenn
Sen. Thurmond
James Jordan
Three Rivers Agency
Boy Drowns While Fishing in Holly Hill Pond
In Holly Hill at the Eutaw Hunting Club a 9 year old boy named Ron Jefferson drowned during a fishing trip with two cousins. A. Will Stroman said the incident occurred about 10 a.m. when Jefferson reportedly dove into the water with his dog to retrieve a fish.
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Holly Hill
Eutaw Hunting Club
Orangeburg County
Will Stroman
Stroman
Ron Jefferson
Jefferson
Jenrette Battle Shapes South Carolina District Race
In Florence voters weigh the fate of John Jenrette amid a June indictment for bribery. He faces Hicks Harwell with observers predicting a tight race as about 70 thousand voters in a 10 county district participate.
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Florence
John Jenrette
Hicks Harwell
Harwell
Jenrette
Marvin Chernoff
Columbia
South
Don Fowler
Charlotte Sadlak
Slayings Still Baffle Authorities in Lowcountry
Coroner William Smith described Lewis Oakley as a good Berkeley County citizen as investigators probe the Thursday night holdups that left Oakley and two North Charleston men dead from gunshot wounds. Autopsies confirm fatal shots. Spain and Krause vanished from North Charleston stations during the same spree netting under $500.
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Charleston
Lewis Oakley
Berkeley County
William Smith
Smith
Oakley
Bill Spain
Kenneth C. Krause
Medical University of South Carolina
Moncks Corner
Spain
Krause
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Hanahan
Marshall Mays
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Ernest Hollings
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Trident Technical Institute
Forrest Anderson
Patricia
Valerie May
Port Oil Co
Dempsey
Texaco
Buddy Johnson Tire & Auto
Richland Ave
Jones JR
W.M. Jones
Enon Hopkins JR
Jones Roofing & Construction
Gardner St. Augusta
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Enloe Aluminum, Inc
P.O
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