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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1981
Page
7
The Barnwell County grand jury finished its investigation and will submit findings to a circuit judge. It met after public outcry over light sentences for Billy Joe Stewart and Gloria Jean Hair, both charged in a sex crimes case involving four Blackville girls aged 12 to 16.
Edward L. Hennessy Jr of Allied General Nuclear Services says despite Reagan lifting the ban, private reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel faces regulatory uncertainties and is not yet commercially practicable. Barnwell facility has been used for research since 1977.
Clemson AP reports record 1.6 billion in manufacturing investments in South Carolina this year and expects near 2 billion by year end. Edward Burgess, State Development Board official, says other regions lack capital while SC is thriving and that high interest rates harming industry is a myth here.
Clemson AP report says a $50 million southern apple industry in the Carolinas and Georgia faces tough times. Economist Jim Rothwell urges a new marketing strategy as many orchards may convert to pasture or pines. Northwest storage capacity now undercuts southern sales in major markets.
South Carolina Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod criticizes Senator Strom Thurmond's push to extend the Voting Rights Act preclearance nationwide. He warns a federal review of all state and local election changes would be an impossible, bureaucratic monster and could dilute minority voting protections.
Columbia AP. South Carolina Human Affairs Commissioner James E. Clyburn says sex discrimination in private and public employment is a real problem. The agency lacks private sector enforcement authority and must rely on courts. No state law bans sex and age discrimination in private business. He doubts a sexual discrimination suit would win. sexual harassment remains unsettled in state law. Many agency settlements favor white women.
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