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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1973
Page
5
South Carolina lawmakers conclude a six week special session by ratifying a reapportionment bill moving the House to 28 multi member districts and raising the home loan rate to 9 percent. The measure awaits presidential approval and faces court challenges from NAACP and church leaders.
NAACP field secretary Isaac Williams said the governor would sign the new South Carolina House plan only to see it fought in court. Black lawmakers warned of possible Justice Department and federal court opposition, predicting eventual shifts to multi or single member districts with varied black representation.
North Carolina deputy attorney general Jean A. Benoy testified that Koscot Interplanetary and its distributors were barred from selling distributorships in the state for failing to show product sales methods and to arrange refunds if oversold. The mail fraud case targets Glenn W. Turner, F. Lee Bailey, and eight associates. Benoy admitted the action aimed to stop Turner, tying the securities issue to the stopping motive.
Sea Pines Company purchased 5,600 acres of mountain land in western North Carolina for a recreational park with overnight accommodations. The deal closed last week for 2.112 million dollars, the Wednesday announcement said. The property lies 80 miles west of Asheville and about 120 miles north of Atlanta.
Gen. William C. Westmoreland says he has no present plan to enter politics. In a Erskine College Q and A session he said he has not decided to throw his hat in the political ring. He chairs Gov. West's South Carolina Task Force for Economic Growth and may decide after his present job what to do with the remainder of his life. He has been mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for governor in 1974.
The American Textile Machinery Exhibition International begins an eight day run showcasing the world's most advanced textile technology.
Charles ton attorney Deddes Hugh Martin has been charged with willful failure to file federal income tax returns from 1967 through 1971. A criminal information filed by the U S district attorney in federal court in Columbia claims Martin had gross income totaling $77 501 during the five year period.
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