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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1978
Page
7
A pickup and an oil tanker collided near the junction of US 52 and US 17A around 9 15 p m killing both drivers who were burned beyond recognition. Relatives will be notified by the Berkeley County coroner before releases. No other injuries reported.
Joe Holland a former Democrat state representative from Laurens has been discharged from a hospital and transported to Columbia to start a five year prison term after pleading guilty to filing a false insurance claim tied to an armed robbery at his Clinton grocery Jan. 15 His sentence was reduced from ten to five years with five years probation He will be eligible for parole in three years and four months He resigned his House seat after indictment and had chest pains during sentencing later found not to be a heart attack.
A bill to require the state Board of Education to set standardized tests was postponed as rain and cold impaired travel. Lawmakers debated amendments on handicapped testing, field testing timetable, and a 70-30 state local funding split before adjourning.
Columbia AP reports state Sen. Tom Turnipseed urged shifting emphasis from colleges to kindergarten and elementary schools as part of a plan to overhaul South Carolina public education. He spoke at a news conference while seeking the Democratic nomination for governor and called for higher teacher pay and public election of all school boards.
Senate passes Workmens Compensation bill and grants voice votes on a host of items. House considers studies on legumes along highways and the John P Grace Memorial Bridge, plus a redeversion project and park prohibitions. Licenses and educational review board proposals face further Senate scrutiny amid ongoing education quality concerns.
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