Civil Rights Focus Moves North With More Pressure
NAACP leaders say Chicago and Pittsburgh will face rising demands to desegregate schools and curb discrimination as the civil rights movement shifts north. They note the South has progressed more under court-ordered desegregation, while the NAACP plans broader anti poverty efforts including unionization support and expanded health care.
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Columbia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
NAACP
South
Capital Supply Not In Danger In Columbia Air oil spill
City officials say Columbia's water supply faces no immediate danger from an oil spill in the Enoree River near Whitmire. Precautions include activated carbon addition and Broad River monitoring as DHEC notes some oil sheen above Columbia.
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Columbia
Enoree
Whitmire
Broad River
Joe Keeler
Keeler
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
PSC Fight Over PSC Selection Bill Nears Final Play
Rep. Thomas Marchant R Greenville compares the PSC selection fight to a football game with the last touchdown deciding the winner. A second vote halted the Marchant Felder amendment as the House adjourned. Marchant opposes giving the governor authority to elect the PSC.
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Columbia
Thomas Marchant
Greenville
Dick Riley
Public Service Commission
Marchant
Riley
John G. Felder
General Assembly
PSC
House may approve OSHA bill easing inspector powers
Representative Clydes Ba EHibta says there is ample support in the House to pass a bill that would simplify the work of state safety and health inspectors. The House faces a choice between the Senate approved measure or a companion bill now in committee chaired by Dangerfield.
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Clydes Ba Ehibta
House
Senate
Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Dangerfield
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