Citadel silent as Conroy blasts film ban on Lords of Discipline
Author Pat Conroy accuses the Citadel of contempt over blocking filming of his novel. The school spokesman says there is no reaction while Conroy reports hundreds of supportive calls and letters from alumni wives and cadets. Conroy, a 1967 graduate, warned he may seek a title change for Paramount if filming proceeds elsewhere.
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Charleston
Citadel
Pat Conroy
Richard R. Clark
Conroy
Board of Visitor
Paramount Productions
Military Academy
Carolina Military Institute
Paramount
News and Courier
Evening Post
Stolen Atlantic sturgeon worth 35000 found missing in Orangburg hatchery
Seven small Atlantic sturgeon, bred via artificial insemination at a U S Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery near Orangburg, valued at 35000, were stolen from a 10 inch deep tank. Officials say this marked the first artificial spawning success for the species and ponder motives. Five fish were taken Sunday night after two earlier thefts last week.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina
John Evans
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Orangburg
Evans
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation at Fairview Elementary
In Greenville County near Greer two students report headaches then more pupils suffer nausea and vomiting at Fairview Elementary. About 20 students and two teachers are hospitalized as maintenance reveals a small gas leak outside a classroom window.
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GREER
Here
Fairview
Roy Greene
Greenville County
Margie Crowley
Hydrant Denied Fire Rages at Lake Wylie Administration Building
A Lake Wylie area fire gutted an administration building at Tega Cay with about 50 volunteers battling low water pressure from a denied hydrant request. The Monday morning blaze caused around 100000 dollars in damage, disrupted traffic, delayed school buses, and left no injuries.
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Fort Mill
Lake Wylie
Tega Cay
Nuke License Forthcoming for Duke Fuel Shipments
Duke Power may obtain NRC approval this week to ship spent reactor fuel from Oconee to McGuire near Charlotte. An NRC spokesman confirmed clearance. Duke officials avoided exact timelines citing security reasons while expressing eagerness to begin shipments soon.
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Tly
Duke
Ralph Bostian
Alex Coffin
Duke’s News Services
Five Charged In Bribery In BENNETTSVILLE
Five people have been indicted in Bennettsville on bribery charges alleging they bribed McColl voters with money and liquor to back former Mayor James Rogers in his bid for re election. Mark Dillard of the state attorney general's office says the election irregularities probe continues after Rogers, a 14 year incumbent, lost as a write in to Robert Jones in the May 12 election.
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Bennettsville
McColl
James Rogers
Mark Dillard
State Attorney General’s Office
Rogers
Robert Jones
Federal Law Plagues SC Home Building Boost
Columbia AP State Housing Authority officials seek a $100 million boost for South Carolina housing but a 1980 Mortgage Bond Tax Subsidy Act restricts bond sales. Authority planned a $200 million issue to fund new and existing homes for about 4,000 families, yet investors remain scarce as regulations cripple mortgage bonds nationwide.
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South Carolina
Authority
L. Steve Mayfield
Mayfield
Congress
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