Textiles See Cotton Price Drop Boost Spartanburg Mills
South Carolina mills respond to a sharp cotton price drop fueling more spinning and higher income. Spartanburg mills report record cotton output in a decade and expect more cotton clothing this Christmas. Experts cite USDA price floor removal on Aug 1 and dollar strength as factors behind global pricing disparities.
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Spartanburg
South Carolina
Joe Herlong
Spartan Mills
Cotton Nelson
National Cotton Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
John Duncan
Arkwright Mills
Daniel Campbell Clash In First Television Debate
The first televised gubernatorial debate between Republican Carroll Campbell and Democrat Mike Daniel yielded no clear winner as both claimed victory leaving WIS-TV studios in Columbia. They sparred on education and economic development with Campell noting his 61 education votes and Daniel denying slander and mudslinging in the campaign. A Libertarian protest outside the station accompanied the event.
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Daniel
Campbell
Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Mike Daniel
Wis-Tv
Carroll
General Assembly
Charleston
Florence
Spartanburg
South Carolina Educational Television
South Carolina Education Association
Preschool Enrollment Hits Record High in 1985 Study
Washington AP The Census Bureau reports 1985 pre primary enrollment set records with 2.5 million in nursery school and 3.8 million in kindergarten. Officials say increases stem from parents seeking early education, not day care, and may presage shifts in future elementary school demand.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Rosalind Bruno
Bureau
Bruno
Testimony ends in McCormick sheriff embezzlement trial
McCormick County Sheriff Jimmy Gable faces two counts of embezzling U.S. Treasury checks from 1984. Prosecutors said he mishandled county fees and improperly deposited a 567 dollar Army Corps check into an unofficial sheriff’s account. If convicted he faces up to 20 years and $20,000 in fines.
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McCormick
McCormick County
Jimmy Gable
U.S. Treasury
Gable
Charles Webber
State Law Enforcement Division
Webber
Sheriff's Office
J.P. Gable
Corn Banking Co
Corps of Engineers
Clarks Hill Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Heritage
J.B. White
Antenna Masters Satellite Systems
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Aiken
Tom Mitchell
Ned
Kimball’s Heating - Plumbing & Electrical Company
Stephen K. VanDerVliet, M.D
F.A.C.S
John G. Gleichauf, M.D
Carolina Eye Ambulatory Surgery
University Parkway
S.C
U.S.C.A
Dr. Gleichauf
State University of Buffalo
New York
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gleichauf
American Board of Ophthalmology
Denver
Colorado
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