Businessman Wanted In Ellis Job To Lead South Carolina DSS
Gov. James B. Edwards urged the state's Social Services Department to hire a tough administrator from industry to straighten the agency. He said the new chief would need authority and support, while the board debated the deputy choice and acknowledged past mistakes in welfare operations.
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Columbia
State Department of Social Services
James B. Edwards
Edwards
DSS
T. K. McDonald
Winnsboro
DSS Board
South Carolina
Philip G. Grose
Ellis
Archie
Petition Denied For Injunction On DSS Change
A federal judge denied a bid to halt the South Carolina Department of Social Services reorganization. Judge Robert W. Hemphill ruled that about 32 million dollars in federal funds would not be jeopardized by the reshuffle, despite concerns raised by DSS planning chief Ann Hamilton and colleagues Buford Brinlee and James Ciotti. Virginia Smith of the DHHS also testified, stating funds would remain intact. Governor James B. Edwards had warned funds might be jeopardized.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Robert W. Hemphill
DSS
Ann Hamilton
Buford Brinlee
James Ciotti
Virginia Smith
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Smith
James B. Edwards
Jenrette Seeks Investigation Results Before Reelection
Rep John W Jenrette says he wants to see federal probe findings on his campaign finances before announcing a bid for reelection He expects to announce early next year The Justice Department opened the probe after reports of irregularities in his financial reports He could face Florence Mayor Cooper Tedder in the Democratic primary and Republican Edward L Young in the general election.
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Florence
John W. Jenrette
Jenrette
D-S.c
U.S. Justice Department
Cooper Tedder
Edward L. Young
Pork Pile Prices Ease After October Peak
Washington AP The latest Agriculture Department figures show retail pork prices easing slightly after October highs as live hog prices to farmers fall about 20 percent from the fall peak. Middleman costs rise, offsetting farmer declines while consumer pork prices drop 2.1 percent through early November.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Meeting With Blatt Today on Social Services Debt
About 25 state legislators were to meet in Barnwell at the request of Speaker Solomon Blatt to discuss the Social Services Department. Blatt declined to confirm letters inviting lawmakers. Gov. Edwards supports a tough administrator for the agency amid criticism of DSS official Archie Ellis.
Economist predicts higher living standards by 1980
Brookings economist Charles L. Schultze forecasts real family income rising 1400 to 2000 dollars by 1980, lifting the standard of living 16 to 17 percent above 1973 levels if the postwar growth trend continues. He cautions even pessimistic scenarios allow gains amid a recovering economy.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Schultze
Powdered Antifreeze Fraud Scams Distributorships Warned
Atlanta AP report says state consumer affairs notes a powdered antifreeze scam selling distributorships in at least nine Southeastern states. Tim Ryles warns small auto shops paid hundreds of thousands for Prestek. Nine states including Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina investigated.
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Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs
Tim Ryles
Southeastern
Ryles
W. Y. Cobb
South Carolina Agriculture Department
Cobb
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sabin pushes funds for flu vaccine research in 1978 forecast
Dr. Albert Sabin urges Congress to provide extra funding for influenza vaccine research at the Second Governor's Forum on Health Information. He cites a master attenuated virus strain and says a vaccine could help the 1978 epidemic, if funds allow large scale development and distribution.
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Columbia
Albert Sabin
Sabin
Congress
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Hong Kong
FBI raids sweep Savannah gambling ring tied to $10000 daily take
FBI agents executed 25 search warrants in Savannah and nearby areas as part of a four month probe into a sports gambling operation said to pull in about $10,000 per day. Investigators confiscated equipment and records using wiretaps approved by Attorney General Edward Levi and U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Alaimo. The bureau declined to name individuals allegedly involved.
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Savannah
FBI
Savannah Beach
Swainsboro
Atty
Edward Levi
U.S. District Court
Anthony Alaimo
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Anderson
Grose
State Budget and Control Board
DSS Change
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Dept. of Social Services
Thomas M Marchant
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Marchant
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Charles L
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lisa Clements
Dallas
Louis Girard
Houston
Lisa
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Zenith
Brookdale
Charlotte
Allison Erwin Zenith
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Fust
Allison Erunian Co
Sout Carolina
Seville
Verona
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T.V
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New Ellenton
Collegetown
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