Waste Executives Face Jail Over Dirty Chemical Dump
Circuit Judge Julius Baggett held James Q A McClure and aides Henry Tischler and Max Gergel in contempt for missing the May 18 cleanup deadline. McClure is jailed. Tischler and Gergel face pending sentences that may be purged by site cleaning. The firm is placed in receivership, with bank accounts frozen and a ban on further business.
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Lexington
Julius Baggett
James Q.A. McClure
South Carolina Recycling and Disposal Co
Henry Tischler
Max Gergel
McClure
Lexington County
Tischler
Gergel
Columbia
John W. Williams
Gergel and Tischler
Supreme Court
Ethics panel may review five incumbents for ballot removal
Columbia attorney Thomas D Broadwater urged the House Ethics Committee to declare five incumbents ineligible for late economic interest statements. The panel, which previously disqualified eight candidates, adjourned without replies as Chairman Pat Harris dismissed the meeting.
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Columbia
Thomas D. Broadwater
House Ethics Committee
Broadwater
Pat Harris
D-Anderson
PSC Nominee Selection May Follow Legislature
A merit selection committee may delay choosing nominees for the Public Service Commission seat held by the late T Basil Barrineau until after the Legislature adjourns. Chairman B O Thomason said not to rush, with applications due by June 12 and a screening investigation plus hearings to follow.
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Columbia
Public Service Commission
T. Basil Barrineau
B.O. Thomason
Greenville
Testimony Begins In Job Selling Trial In Columbia
A six by six jury heard opening testimony in the federal job selling trial of state Sen. John D. Long III. Co defendant Billy Dean Roark pleaded guilty to racketeering and will testify for the prosecution, alleging bribe exchanges for state jobs. The case involves racketeering and conspiracy charges with potential 20 year sentences and fines.
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Columbia
John D. Long III
Senate
Billy Dean Roark
Roark
Long
U.S
Charles E. Simons Jr
D-Union
S.C. Senate
Billy Roark
Federal
Judge Closes Conway Hearing Over Trial Move
Circuit Judge William T. Howell closed a hearing on moving the minister and son's assault trial from Conway. Rev. B C Pigg Sr. faces assault with intent to kill while son B C Pigg Jr. faces malicious damage in a congregational dispute. Trial set to begin Wednesday in Conway. ruling on relocation to be announced.
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Conway
William T. Howell
B.C. Pigg
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
B.C. Pigg Jr
Howell
Gene McCaskill
Columbia
Clinch Belser
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Belser
Carroll D. Padgett
Train Hits Truck Killing Driver Near Cameron
A freight train struck a pickup truck at the 27 crossing near Cameron in Calhoun County. Thomas Medlin, 37, of Elloree, died on arrival at Orangeburg Regional Hospital. Ralph Troutman, 48, Elloree, was admitted with multiple injuries. Both men were thrown from the vehicle as the train dragged the truck 66 feet into a ditch. the truck carried a farm chemical tank.
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Cameron
Calhoun County
Highway Patrol
Edward Higgins
Orangeburg Regional Hospital
Thomas Medlin
Elloree
Ralph Troutman
Higgins
Medlin
Troutman
F.L. Cumlander
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South Carolina
Warren DuPree Arthur IV
Darlington
S.C
John Gardner
Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
Marc Westbrook
Appeals Court
PSC
FBI
Richard Thirlwell
State House
Sen. Long
Silver
Bradberry’s
Aiken
Whiskey RD
SAT
SUN
Rogers Tire & Battery Service Inc
Richland Ave. W
Wendy’s
Hunter
Bankers Trust
Treasury
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