South Carolina Politics and A Comedy Panel in One
A political column praises both gubernatorial candidates in South Carolina and urges support for Governor-elect West and Lieutenant Governor-elect Morris. A separate humorous monologue, “John's Only Wife,” depicts a satirical late night scene where John and Martha clash over calls to the press, ending with Martha dialing up reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Albert Watson
James Henderson
Watson
Henderson
West
Morris
South Carolina
Arthur Hoppe
John
Martha
Senator Halfbright
Walter Keane
UPI
Pablo Casals
Golda Meir
Washington Senators
Readers question state priorities over jet and garage spending
A letter questions Governor's jet purchase and underground garage costs, urging focus on state priorities and public needs. The writer contrasts planned frills with issues like aging homes, polluted air, and infrastructure near the State Capital, calling for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Blatt
Eisenhower
South Carolina bans TEV literature at Welcome Centers
A 1970 letter from the South Carolina Parks Office informs a businessman that the Good News For South Carolina brochures will no longer be distributed by state facilities. The Attorney General ruled the material violates church state separation, prompting the commission’s action amid religious controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
South Carolina
Bob Hickman
Aiken County Vote on County Council Plan Fails
The Aiken County general election yields defeat for the county council proposal 10 000 to 7 193. GOP strength appears muted as Albert Watson wins county sentiment over John C West, while House candidates who opposed the plan fare poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
County Council
Albert Watson
John C. West
House of Representatives
Belvedere
House
Marshall Cain
Horse Creek Valley
Aiken
St Pauls Church Graniteville II marks first service in new building
On February 14 1886 St Pauls Church Graniteville II held its first Sunday service. A E Cornish ordained priest in 1886 led the parish becoming the first Episcopal minister based in Graniteville. The church opened a night school and offered weekday services and classes through years with multiple ministers including Rhett Y Winters who began in 1962 with wife Mary Turner and five children in Graniteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Graniteville
A. E. Cornish
Barnwell
Cornish
Rhonda Cornish
Marchant
Charleston
Stansfield
T. W. Clift
St. Thaddeus
S. Carey Beckwith
Clift
Roberts P. Johnson
Anna E. Sands
Johnson
Sands
Chafee Croft
Allen B. Clarkson
W. H. K. Pendleton
Cannon McCreary
Rhett Y. Winters
Valle Crucis
N.C
Mary Turner
Hendersonville, N.C
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John West
South
Pravpa
Columbia Papers
Stathy J. Verenes
Columbia
Blossom Street
Speaker Blatt
William A. Anderson
Fernwood Road
Columbia, S.C
Mrs
Lila Paton
Indianapolis, Ind
Saint Angela Academy
Terry Blitchington
Howard Lawton
Sister Marcella Zwingmann
St. Angela Academy
Aiken, S.C
Billy Graham
TEV Opinion
Jesus Christ
First Baptist Church of
Spartanburg
Ellen O’shields
Buffalo
S.C
Christ
God
Garden of Eden
Earth
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
St. Paul’s Church
Dorothy K. Macdowell
Citizen Smith
Amawne
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