South Carolina Voters Face Broad Election Contests
Voters in towns and cities across South Carolina held general elections with posts from mayor to water works commissioner. Contests ranged from multi-seat council races to unopposed mayoral bids, with several towns voting on incorporation or at large council seats. Bands of candidates appeared in Georgetown, Darling ton, Moncks Corner, West Columbia, Westminster, Ninety Six, Greer, Landrum and more.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Kingstree
Myrtle Beach
Robert Hirsch
Mark Garner
Aiken
Georgetown
O. M. Higgins
Darlington
Moncks Corner
West Columbia
Justice Department
Tom Green
C. Ed Watkins
Westminster
Gary L. Bell
Bell
Greer
Landrum
High Court Declines Hearing in Black Dentists' Suit
The Supreme Court denied an appeal by Drs. Hawkins Stinson and Nash challenging suspensions by the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners. The three black dentists claim racial motivation behind 12, 60, and 18 month suspensions for bills from a Charlotte Mecklen burg clinic aided by federal funds.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Reginald Hawkins
North Carolina
Hawkins
John P. Stinson
Reginald T. Nash
North Carolina Board of Dental Examiner
Dental Board
Stinson
Nash
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Eaucatton Cinic
Confiscated Beer Provokes Sheriff Over Auction Dilemma
Richland County Sheriff Frank Powell reports a lack of bidders for 285 cases of beer seized last week. He has received more than 100 calls including a university fraternity’s offer to accept a donation for goodwill.
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Columbia
Richland County
Frank Powell
University of South Carolina
Powell
Charleston Cuts Back On Fuel Use
Charleston County government offices slash energy use by lowering thermostats to 70 degrees and removing half the light bulbs. Administrative Services Director T Hunter McCready says cuts will continue as long as efficiency and safety aren’t threatened.
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Charleston
T. Hunter McCready
Watergate Tapes Probe Expands as Jaworski Takes Stand
In Washington the Watergate case widens under new special prosecutor Leon Jaworski. Stephen V. Bull testified after unsuccessfully seeking taped conversations with Nixon and Mitchell on June 20 1972 and April 15 1973. The court battle centers on nine sought tapes and independent inquiry.
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Washington
White House
Watergate Prosecution Force
Leon Jaworski
U.S. District Court
Stephen V. Bull
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
John W. Dean III
Jaworski
West Germans Aid Leprosy Stations Worldwide
West Germans donated more than 14 million marks about 4.8 million dollars in 1972 to assist 345 leprosy stations across Africa Asia and South America. A spokesman for the Aid Fund said over 10 million people worldwide still suffer from leprosy.
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Wuerzburg
Germany
Africa
Asia
South America
Thurmond Challenges Nixon Critics in Exhortation
Sen Strom Thurmond warned fellow lawmakers that Nixon critics should "put up or shut up" and blasted TV networks and the liberal press for ongoing harassment. He said the President is guilty of none of the impeachment grounds and would not back Nixon if unworthy.
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Peter H. Dominick
R-Colp
Gerald L. Warren
Dominick
Denver
Colo
Gerald R. Ford
Senate Rules Committee
Ford
Nixon
U.S
John J Sirica
James W. McCord Jr
Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Release Denied Inmate Challenge To Grand Jury
Eighty five inmates at the South Carolina state prison in Columbia were denied release after a claim the Charleston County grand jury was improperly drawn. Judge Clarence Ingletary said the prisoners should have challenged the grand jury before their trials. The panel had been convened under a law expired after the 1960 census, applying only to counties with cities over 70 000.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Columbia
Public access to Savannah River waste management documents
The Atomic Energy Commission opens a public document room at the Savannah River Plant Operations Office where a bibliography of waste management literature and more than 150 related documents will be available. The room operates weekdays 7 6 a m to 4 15 p m with reproduction services for a nominal fee.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Stetson
AEC
Savannah River Plant
Savannah River Waste Management
Savannah River Waste Management Program
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Turner associates on trial for mail fraud in Kascot scheme
Eva L Thompson testified she lost 4500 dollars after being promised 100000 a year as a Koscot Interplanetary cosmetic distributor linked to Glenn W Turner. The Memphis businesswoman described poor support and product access as prosecutors outline a 28 count indictment against Turner Bailey and seven Orlando area associates.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Tennessee
Glenn W. Turner
Memphis
Turner
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Thompson
Koscot Interplanetary Inc
Koscot
Hugh Smith
Orlando
Fla
Edward Garland
Atlanta
Garland
Turner and Bailey
Harry B. Atkinson
W. Leroy Beale
Jess O. Hickman
Ben A. Bunting
Clyde C Cobb
Malcolm A. Julian
Robert Wilder
Orlando Fla. Area
Plan Offered To Help Troubled School System
A guidance counselor from Olympic High School Charlotte proposes removing low achieving and disruptive students from the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system. Charles F Smith says 40 teachers back the idea and will present at a Wednesday faculty meeting with attendance from representatives across 10 high schools. No official sanction exists yet.
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Charlotte
Olympic High School
Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County
Charles F Smith
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