Community Picnic Sparks Neighborliness Among Banks Mill Road Families
County Extension Leader J. H. Evans notes that rain halted two years of picnics yet could not spoil 18 Banks Mill Road families gathering at Hopelands Farms. Kathy Coward and Barbara Hall sparked the event with help from the Boozie Moseleys, yielding a shared sense of belonging and neighborly talk among old and young alike.
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J. H. Evans
Banks Mill Road
Grandpa Coward
Theodore Rayborn
Wilson Mosley
Kathy Coward
Barbara Hall
Moseleys
Oak Grove
Hopelands Farms
Emmie Smalley
Helen Coward
Jim Hall
Santa Claus
Turner Faces Final Arguments in Nine Month Fraud Trial
In Jacksonville the defense rested and prosecutors prepare final remarks in the Glenn Turner case. The eight defendants are accused of mail fraud tied to Turner's cosmetics and Dare to be Great courses. Turner's attorney contends no federal law was violated and accuses the government of inconsistency while defending Turner's actions.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Glenn Turner
Turner
Orlando
Asst
U.S
Robert Leventhal
Gerald B. Troflat
Roger Zuckerman
Washington
Zuckerman
Harry Atkinson
Jess O. Hickman
Edward M. Garland
Atlanta
Garland
Oregon
United States
Byrd Pleads Guilty Gets Life Term in Deputy Slaying
Theodore Byrd of Columbia pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a deputy sheriff and received life plus 85 years and 30 days. Co-defendants won a trial-site transfer to Columbia. Byrd faces multiple counts including murder armed robbery and grand larceny tied to the February 21 slayings of deputy Chris Potter and officer Richet Finch.
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Camden
Theodore Byrd
Columbia
Columbia Area
John Grimball
Byrd
Chris Potter
Kershaw County
J. C. Tollison
Ers
Richet Finch
Forest Acres
Father-Son Reunion After 25 Years Apart in NY
In Waterford New York this weekend Charles Decker Jr 29 of Wilmington plans a reunion with his father who believed he had died in infancy The elder Decker served in World War II and a 25 year old family note said both children died of pneumonia The family location shifted from West Virginia to Wilmington with daughter Nancy Decker 27 a traveling librarian also attending The discovery came when the wife found the father's brother Cecil's address in a Bible and the husband reached Cecil to reconnect with his brother.
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Wilmington
N.C
AP Charles Decker Jr
Waterford
N.Y
West Virginia
Nancy Decker
Cecil
Inflation cure: Dorn urges boosting earning power in SC
Rep Bryan Dorn D South Carolina argues inflation relief comes from raising citizens earning power. He calls for boosting tourism farming small industry and state-funded spending while using bond power for highways buildings and parks.
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Associated Press
Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
South Carolina
Charleston
Earle E. Morris Jr
Oscar Butler
Columbia News Conference
South Carolina House Ends Filibuster On 12 Percent Monthly Interest Bill
The South Carolina House voted 86 to 10 to end a filibuster and push a bill allowing retailers to charge 12 percent monthly interest on revolving charge accounts. The measure then goes to the Senate for consideration. Rep. Ralph K. Anderson had blocked the bill for weeks, calling the moving power machine formidable. Anderson condemned the bill as a consumer ruin and noted most credit cards charge about 2 percent monthly.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
Ralph K. Anderson
Florence
House
South Carolina General Assembly
Anderson
Associated Press
Ralph Anderson
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Butler
South Carolina State College
Morris
Charles D. “Pug” Ravenel
Greenville
William Holler
Congress
Rock Hill
Steven Rast
Butler Derrick
Carlos Gibbons
Aucusta
Glitter
Ryle
Angie
Coleco
AGON
Voce
Raat O Aiken
Augusta
FUN Floa Reg
Kmart
RT Larentt
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