Store Owners Push For Bill Stiffening The Death Penalty
Anderson AP report says convenience store owners urge state senator T Ed Garrison to file a bill expanding South Carolina death penalty use and speeding appeals. The measure would cover more murder scenarios including crimes during rape theft or armed robbery and impose a 60 day appeal limit. Local clerks killed and petitions drive support for tougher sentences are noted.
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Garrison
Pickens
S.C. Supreme Court
Olin Saylors
Saylors
Anderson
Jeffery Lamont Timpson
Jackie
Ann Sanders
Cabbage Patch Kid Craze Grips South Carolina Stores
Across South Carolina toy shops report rapid sellouts of 16 inch Cabbage Patch Kids. Stores note shipments vanish before unpacking and customers race to grab dolls, with some bribes and tempers flaring though no violence reported in Columbia.
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South Carolina
Coleco
Greenville
Art Chambers
Playland
Haywood Mall
Alexander’s
Dan Spearman
Spearman
Columbia
Tons-O-Toys
Woolworth’s
Tom Bukstar
Sears
Pennsylvania
Lawmakers Endorse Liberal Work Release Plan
A panel of lawmakers endorsed a liberal work release plan to have two thirds of new prisoners work in the community on weekdays. The House Judiciary Committee voted 9-8 to send the proposal to the General Assembly in January amid debate and a related battle over funding for public schools via a state lottery.
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Columbia
House Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
John Snow
D-Williamsburg
Tom Huff
D-Aiken
Spartanburg
Tee Ferguson
Huff
Maryland
Bob Sheheen
D-Kershaw
State Sunset Panel Pushes Phaseout Of Dairy Board
The sunset committee of the state Reorganization Commission recommends phasing out the Dairy Commission and three other agencies. The Dairy Commission would end June 1984 unless reauthorized. A lower court already stripped its authority to set wholesale milk prices, and the panel urges delaying any reauthorization pending Supreme Court action.
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Columbia
Sunset
State Reorganization Commission
State Dairy Commission
Dairy Commission
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Peach Growers Debate Combining Market Efforts
In Spartanburg AP report, upstate peach growers weigh a statewide marketing order to unite promotion and tighten standards for South Carolina peaches. Proponents say it would boost demand. opponents warn of regulatory costs and market interference. About 70 farmers attend as Kline Cash backs limited scope for large growers.
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Spartanburg
Upstate
Department of Agriculture
Bryan Johnson
Inman
Marshall Evans
Campobello
South Carolina
Evans
Kline Cash
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Ronnie
Tom and Margie Tom Jr., Johnnie, Donnie, Monty
New Sears
Dean Witter
Om the
Sears Financial Network
Dean Witter Worth Asking
Reto
Sears Trust
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