Governor Seeks Cost to Replace Colunbia Prison
Gov John West called the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia disgraceful and asked for an estimate to eliminate it and build a modern facility. He toured the prison two weeks earlier and directed corrections officials to compile the replacement cost while noting it as a priority.
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Ex-Convict Held In N C Slaying
Wake County authorities hold 24 year old ex convict on murder charges in the rifle slayings of a Raleigh couple. Michael Arnold LaPrade was arrested after a weekend investigation. the victims are Patricia Grimes and Peter P. Williams Jr. LaPrade had prior convictions including assault with a deadly weapon and stabbing Patsy Brewer. He served time in state prisons from 1968 to 1972 and was released in 1972.
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Lester Kelly
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Easter Seal Society Convening 38th Annual Convention
National Easter Seal President Thomas Teas will speak at the South Carolina Easter Seal Society 38th annual convention in Columbia. Teas, from Mason City Iowa, has 19 years with Easter Seals and has held major offices locally statewide and nationally. He recently led the Easter Seal delegation to the World Convention of Rehabilitation International in Australia.
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Columbia
Thomas Teas
South Carolina
Easter Seal Society
Teas
Mason City
Iowa
Australia
World Convention of Rehabilitation International
Young Asks Butz For Cotton Seed Price Support
Ed Young Republican candidate for South Carolina's 6th District sent a telegram to Secretary Earl Butz urging a realistic price support for cotton seed. He said farmers need higher seed prices to gin and profit, noting farmers now pay more to gin due to a depressed seed market. Young spoke at a Marion breakfast with supporters amid his race against Democrat John Jenrette.
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Ed Young
South Carolina
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
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Congress
Butz
John Jenrette
University Grants Aid Veterans Training Programs
The Department of Health Education and Welfare announced $70,000 grants to the University of South Carolina in Columbia and Fayetteville Technical Institute in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The funds support programs to train veterans without high school diplomas to use GI Bill benefits as part of a $5 million national effort.
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Department of Health Education and Welfare
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Fayetteville
C of C Dedicates Aiken Mini Park
Carl Littlejohn Jr. presides at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce dedication of a downtown Aiken mini park. Local supporters honored include Aiken Lumber Company Claussen Concrete Dyches Building Supply Montgomery and Crawford Merry Brick R L Coffey Marion Traxler Howard Lumber Co C W Coffman W M Robinson A C Withers John Gilreath Jim B Robinson Harvey Hubbell Bill Nightingale H L Burdette M E Prince Emory Jones W A Beasley Mrs R E Thompson Garden Clubs Insurance Association Coward Corley Seed Scouts Ship 121 Fulmer's Nursery and Landscaping Service Julia's Dress Shop Mrs Alexander Wilds Jack's Paint and Wallcovering Musicast of the South and Southern Bell Telephone.
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Greater Aiken
Bill Nightingale
H.L. Burdette
M.E. Prince
Emory Jones
W.A. Beasley
R.E. Thompson
Garden Clubs Insurance Association
Coward Corley Seed
Scouts Ship 121
Fulmer's Nursery & Landscaping Service
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Alexander Wilds
Jack's Paint and
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National Rent Watch Project by IRS Begins Nationwide
Officials announce National Rent Watch to curb illegal rent hikes for Social Security beneficiaries. IRS director H M McLeod says landlords must verify increases are legal and deliver 30 day notices. penalties include refund of overcharges and possible double restitution. Violations may be referred to the Justice Department.
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Columbia
South Carolina
National Rent Watch
Internal Revenue Service
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Cost of Living Council
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Powell claims students back Nixon in South Carolina
Columbia AP report quotes state GOP Chairman Ken Powell saying 75 to 80 percent of South Carolina college students support President Nixon in the re election. Powell asserts campuses are not hotbeds of McGovernism and that youth are turned off by McGovern credibility gap.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Nixon
GOP
Ken Powell
Powell
Time Running Out For Now Ballots In South Carolina
South Carolina Elections Commission director James Ellisor says ballots must be confirmed and printed before the November 7 general election as time tightens due to a twice-delayed primary. He blames the General Assembly for the delays caused by reapportionment and scheduling changes.
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South Carolina
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Schmitz Attacks Nixon McGovern in North Carolina Tour
John Schmitz American party candidate assails President Nixon and George McGovern as he tours North Carolina. He casts himself as the successor to wounded Alabama Governor George Wallace and seeks to rally Wallace supporters.
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John Schmitz
Nixon
George McGovern
North Carolina
Schmitz
George Wallace
Alabama
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