Tax reform bills pass in Senate in South Carolina
The South Carolina Senate approved a package of 14 tax reform bills with brief explanations and no debate. The measures revise income, sales, business, property and other taxes, aiming to tighten collection and reduce delinquency among taxpayers and tax protesters.
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USC Researchers Develop Synthetic Drug Candidate
A University of South Carolina team has created a synthetic method for producing quadrone, a drug with potential cancer-fighting properties. USC director Steven Burke cautions it is not a guaranteed anti cancer treatment and notes that over 25 institutions are studying its synthesis, with USC Yale and SUNY Stony Brook leading in development.
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Judge Responds To Panel Report
Circuit Judge Klyde Robinson, the sole candidate denied by a legislative screening panel, says a single brief indiscretion should not end his career. Six of eight committee members say his receipt of an illegal slot machine from former Sheriff James W. Rogers constitutes a crime, with four deeming it serious enough to deem him unfit for the bench.
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Klyde Robinson
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Berkeley County
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Southern Bell Seeks Higher Rates in South Carolina
Southern Bell Telephone Co reports 1981 net income of 618 million, up 13 percent, while signaling a belief that the approved rate of return is too low. The firm had sought a 21 percent rate hike to raise bills by 78.5 million annually, but PSC granted 12.38 percent increasing revenue by 35.9 million. Don A. Caughman offers further comment.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
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