Infant mortality rate holds steady in 2001
South Carolina health officials report 2001 infant mortality at 495 deaths among 55 748 births. Premature birth and low birth weight remain leading causes. African American babies show about double the death rate of white babies. experts cite social economic and educational factors and call for improved prenatal care and community education.
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Columbia
Murray B. Hudson
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Statistics Service
Hudson
South Carolina
Ment
Lisa Waddle
DHEC
Thurmond to convert Edgefield hospital into apartment suite
Edgefield businessman Bettis Rainsford will modify part of a local hospital to create an apartment suite for Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, who has lived at Walter Reed since 1999 and last visited Edgefield in December 2000. The plan aims to keep the senator near family and medical care while near his hometown.
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Rainsford
Thurmond
Thurmond Jr
Aiken
Paul
Charleston
Julia
Washington
Nancy
Thomasville
Mary Tompkkins
Senate
Bush
White House
Towles Wins School Board Seat Amid District Split Voting
In the first election after reapportioned districts were approved, miscast votes and precinct 8 at Beech Island affected District 2. Towles defeated Sutherland 2 165 to 1 117 to join the board, with Murphy returning to District 3 and others securing second terms. Towles thanked Hadden and spoke of training poll workers for future elections.
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US Justice Department
Bedenbaugh
Beech Island
Election Commission
Towles
Sutherland
Larry Murphy
Board of Education
Jeff Jones
Rosemary English
Tom Goforth
Hadden
Frances Bell
Rob Sutherland
Valerie
Botsch Says South Carolina Swing to Right After Elections
Botsch predicted Sanford's win before election day amid a sweep of embattled Republicans into statewide offices. He notes race influenced the South Carolina vote more than nationally and cites education as a central concern. Exit polls show Lottery funds contentious for K-12 vs college scholarships.
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Hodges
Otsch
Sanford
Botsch
Palmetto
South Carolina
Inez Tenenbaum
Tenenbaum
S.C
Restaurant licenses offered by election commission and hospitality group
Restaurants may apply for licenses from the election commission and the Aiken Hospitality Group. Licenses cost 3000 per year or 150 per Sunday, with late-week applications requiring in-person delivery by Friday afternoon. The Sunday Sales referendum led 5173 to 2510, with precinct Aiken 47 results unlikely to alter the outcome.
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Election Commission
Hospitality Group
Brown
da Brown
Aiken Hospitality Group
Aiken 47
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