Election Quirks Push South Carolina Voting Rules
In South Carolina lawmakers consider reforms to quirks in voting law. A defeated candidate, Hicks Harwell, seeks to amend the pledge rule that bars primary losers from running in the general, with exceptions if the winner is disqualified or convicted of a felony. A federal suit challenges elector disqualification as unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment.
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John Jenrette
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Mendel Davis to retire from Congress over back injury
U S congressman Mendel J. Davis plans to leave the House after the lame duck session to rest his chronically ailing back. He has told staff to close his office and transfer open files to Sen. Ernest F. Hollings while open files are sent to lawmakers. Davis, 38, says health dictates no reelection and hints at a possible 1984 Senate bid if Thurmond retires.
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Strom Thurmond
Reasonable Rates Draw Retired Couples to Myrtle Beach
Retired couples from the Northeast are migrating to Myrtle Beach for winter stays as Grand Strand rates rise and hotels run rentals November to March. Val Nicholson of the Myrtle Beach Hotel Motel Association notes rising heating fuel costs drive the trend and cites Driftwood Inn as an early adopter of rental programs.
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CORE Meeting Called a Fraud in Columbia Convention
About 200 people claiming CORE membership gathered in Columbia over the weekend in a convention labeled a fraud by executive director Roy Innis. Delegates elected Waverly Yates as chairman and the board approved firing Innis, while Yates and Rev. W T Lewis were said to have been expelled from CORE years earlier. A transition team will audit CORE bank accounts and property in New York.
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Yates
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Four Die In South Carolina Weekend Traffic Spree
The Associated Press reports four weekend traffic fatalities across South Carolina. In Sumter County, 35 year old Charles Gill and 17 year old Nathaniel Bradford died when Gill's car collided with an 18 wheeler near Horatio at 2 45 a m. In Laurens County Darall Mack Johnson 26 died after his car was struck by a train at a crossing on Secondary Road 142 at about 7 20 a m. In Greenville County Craig Stephen Little 18 died after his car flipped at high speed on Strange Road near Taylors at about 1 45 a m. Police described conditions and actions at each scene.
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Taylors
Greenville County
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Stan McKinney
Associated Press
Bible Week Proclaimed By South Carolina Governor Riley
Gov. Richard W. Riley designates a Bible Week in South Carolina citing widespread Bible ignorance and moral decline. He urges participation in an interfaith program to promote daily Bible reading. Lancaster County eyes spending 268000 in surplus funds from last year’s budget for new fire and police emergency equipment after rebate idea declined.
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Richard W
Dick) Riley
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Riley
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Lancaster County Council
Francis Bell
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Las Vegas hotel blaze prompts early evacuation
Alma and Edward Howard of Mount Pleasant escaped the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as a devastating hotel fire roared through the building. They woke to screams, fled with only a purse and tickets, and watched smoke billow from upper floors while people clung to railings.
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Edward Howard
Las Vegas
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