South Carolina may extend session to tackle reapportionment
The South Carolina General Assembly may extend the current session to address House reapportionment without a special session. Leaders from both chambers met Gov. West staffers and concluded continuing the current session could save the state money.
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South Carolina General Assembly
John C. West
Solomon Blatt
U.S. Supreme Court
Blatt
General Assembly
Legislators oppose United Telephone rate hike at PSC hearing
State Rep. James E. Moore says the Public Service Commission may allow unneeded portions of United Telephone’s request for a $1.8 million revenue rise to fund rising costs and service expansion. Four legislators spoke, three opposing the increase, amid questions about an attorney for the firm also serving in the legislature that elects commissioners. The plan would raise residential rates from 65 cents to 4.10 dollars monthly.
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James E. Moore
South Carolina Public Service Commission
United Telephone Co
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Greenwood
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Hampton
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United
Brantley Harvey
D-Beaufort
Harvey
Commission
Beaufort County School Board Grilled by Black Group
About 200 Negro residents pressed the Beaufort County school board on July 10 to replace Superintendent Walter Trammell and to demand stronger racial balance in administration. They also urged all board members to send their children to public schools and called for improved publicity, grievance handling, community advisory committees, school rotation of meetings, curriculum revision, a disciplinary code with appeal procedures, and teacher in-service training for cross race communication.
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Beaufort County School Board
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al Gardner
Area Health Service
Charleston Supreme Court Denies City Jurisdiction Claim
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects North Charleston bid for exclusive magistrate level jurisdiction over city cases. The court also denies J. C. Long’s $100,000 class action against the Charleston County Board of Assessment Control for withholding computerized property assessment rolls.
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South Carolina Supreme Court
North Charleston
J. C. Long
High Court
Charleston
Theodore D. Stoney
Long
Charleston County Board of Assessment Control
Blue Cross To Handle S C Medicaid Claims
Blue Cross Blue Shield will take over processing Medicaid claims in South Carolina from the state welfare department. The switch, announced Tuesday, takes effect July 1, with about 220000 claims annually rising to an estimated 300000 in the new fiscal year beginning Sunday.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
South Carolina
Charges Presented In DeLee Trial
A jury began hearing state charges of reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter against Elijah DeLee 21 of Dorchester County for the school bus wreck deaths of three children. The panel of 16 included eight whites and four blacks after 39 prospects were questioned.
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