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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1998
Page
9
Voters face five proposed changes including removing a ban on interracial marriages once enforceable, exempting some crimes from victims notification, requiring legislators to live in their districts, letting the treasurer invest college endowments in stocks, and allowing counties to issue redevelopment bonds funded by project revenue. The proposals reflect debates over symbolism, efficiency, fiscal risk, and local control.
South Carolina voters weigh amendments including a proposed change to Victims Bill of Rights limits and whether lawmakers must live in their districts. Other items would allow public college endowments to invest in stocks and let counties issue redevelopment bonds backed by project revenues. Schools seek higher returns from stocks despite greater risk.
City police arrested 30 people outside a local bar with five underage drinkers and the following week 40 more were charged in the parking lot. Galardi warned about driving license loss and fines. State agents also probe businesses selling to minors and will act.
UT President Larry Faulkner urges reopening the 28 story clock tower observation deck to create positive experiences for future generations. The tower, scene of Charles Whitman’s 1966 mass shooting, was closed in 1975 after multiple crisis reports and a string of suicides.
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