Two Charged With Smuggling Marijuana
Charleston AP reports two young men James Milton Cooley Jr 26 and Mark Allan Robins 20 both of Columbia were ordered held for U S Grand Jury consideration on charges they smuggled 399 pounds of marijuana from Jamaica. They were arrested after a marijuana laden plane landed April 26 at the St George airport Dorchester County Magistrate Thomas Simpson ordered further consideration of nine other people charged with smuggling and conspiracy tied to last week seizure of 4000 pounds in Beaufort County.
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Charleston
U. S
Jamaica
St. George
Dorchester County
James Milton Cooley, Jr
Mark Allan Robins
Columbia
Thomas Simpson
Beaufort County
Per Capita Income Jumps In State
The University of South Carolina Bureau of Business Research reports South Carolina 1972 per capita income at 3448 dollars, 10 percent higher than 1971, reaching 77 percent of the national average. Total personal income rose to 9.5 billion dollars in late 1972, up 900 million from 1971 with government workers leading employment gains.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina Bureau of Business Research
South Carolina
Olin S. Pugh
Palmetto
Pugh
Massive Military Display To Honor S C War Vets
South Carolina will stage a sweeping June 10 military display at the University of South Carolina stadium in Columbia and unveil a tetrahedron veterans memorial at Roper Mountain near Greenville. Gov. West and Gen. Westmoreland announced plans including skydiving, aerobatics, and a fund mix of state and federal support totaling about 800000 dollars. Comedian Bob Hope is slated to attend the Patriots' Homecoming Day rally.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Roper Mountain
Greenville
John C. West
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Bob Hope
University of South Carolina
Westmoreland
West
Buckminister Fuller
Veterans Organization
Rope Mountain
Kings Mountain
Cowpens
West Urges Caution Over Watergate Nixon Case
Gov John C West told Democrats to avoid moves that would embarrass President Nixon over Watergate and cautioned the National Democratic Committee against partisan zeal. He said the issue should not threaten foreign relations and defended his past criticism of the Justice Department. West also supported a one cent gasoline tax hike and said he would not block Lt Gov Earle Morris’s gubernatorial bid.
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Columbia
John C. West
Nixon
South Carolina Democratic
National Democratic Committee
West
Justice Department
South Carolina
Highway Department
Gev Earle Morris
Lawsuits Contest Turner Blocking Action in Federal Court
Contested appeals in the 3rd U S Circuit review a judge in Pittsburgh who barred 41 states from pursuing actions against Glen W Turner Inc Dare to be Great Inc and Koscot Inc The actions seek to void the order and challenge a May 1973 notice to 75 000 class members in a 200 million suit The plan to transfer assets to Canada N V and issue shares to class members drew scrutiny for potential fraud and securities violations The case raises questions about the judge s authority and the settlement process
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Philadelphia
Florida
Glen W. Turner
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Gerald J. Weber
Pittsburgh
Turner
Turner and His Enterprises
Glenn W. Turner, Inc
Dare To Be Great, Inc
Koscot, Inc
Weber
Gregory J. Smith
Indiana
Circuit
Smith
South Carolina Revenues Grow Slower in Latest Report
State Tax Commission Chairman Robert C. Wasson announced 14.7 percent growth for the first 10 months of the fiscal year, with total collections at $548 million since July. He cited one time $32 million tax-change adjustments and projected 9 percent revenue growth for fiscal year 1973-74.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Robert C. Wasson
The
Tax Commission
Wasson
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