South Carolina General Election Snapshot 1976 Ballot
The list covers governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. senator, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, comptroller, superintendent of education, adjutant general, agriculture, congressional district, state house districts 82 to 86, county board seats in Aiken, two bond proposals for Aiken County hospital facilities and wastewater treatment, and six statewide constitutional amendments. Included are candidate names such as Dorn Edwards Hollings McLeod Clinkscales Thornton Cannady Harrellson Gause Kemmerlin Busbee Hough Dupree Kemmerlin Harrellson Busbee Harrellson Cain Price Kirby Edmunds Davis Prosser Laird Reel Snelling Collins McGowan Rudnick Busbee Washburn and others plus the Edwin Farmer and L J Murphy names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socral
W. J. B. Dorn
James B. Edwards
Brantley Harvey Carroll Campbell
U.S
Sen
E.F. Hollings
Gwen Bush
Daniel R. McLeod
C. Kenneth Polwell
O. Frank Thornton Fulton V. Clinkscales Jr
Danny Cannady
Aiken
South Carolina
DuPont Charged With Hindering National Health Registry
The AEC Savannah River Plant operated by DuPont is accused of not fully cooperating with the national health research program for workers exposed to plutonium. William D. Norwood, director of the U S Transuranium Registry, says the plant refuses autopsy permissions, hindering data from over 6,000 current and former workers and more than 40 autopsies. The registry aims to warn on health effects of low radiation doses and validate government exposure standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Aiken
Washington
Savannah River
E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co. Inc
DuPont
Norwood
Last Debate Highlights SC Governor Race Drift
In Florence three candidates sparred in the final TV debate. Edwards accused Dorn of using half truths and delaying the Columbia VA hospital contract for favored firms. Dorn countered Edwards had lobbied before the Public Service Commission for a friend. Independent Peggy Jennings called politics routine while Edwards teased a new ad on veterans’ care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
South Carolina
James Edwards
Bryan Dorn
Veterans Administration Hospital
Columbia
Dorn
Edwards
Public Service Commission
Peggy Jennings
Independent Party
Bryan
Doc Edwards
Columbia Architectural
Lyles
Nixon Remains On Critical List After Surgery
Long Beach California AP Richard M Nixon remains on the critical list as doctors say his vital signs are unstable after vascular shock following urgent phlebitis surgery. Dr John Lungren notes stabilization but cautions against long range predictions while Ziegler recalls near death during the postoperative emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
John C. Lungren
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Lungren
Ford Profit Dip Despite Higher Auto Sales in Q3 1974
Ford Motor Co reports a 51 percent drop in third quarter profits to 47 million despite a 21 percent rise in sales volume. Officials blame rising costs labor disputes and parts shortages amid a weak economy. Worldwide sales exceed 6 billion, lifting US market share to 25.9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Lee A Iacocca
Henry Ford II
United States
Majorette Boots Split For Schofield Game Half Time
An Aiken family has two daughters who are majorettes with one pair of boots. The older sister lent her boots to the younger for the Schofield game half time after marching in last night’s parade. Bobby Gunnels boasted the first putter in Houndslake lake. Sam Marsh, the Houndslake golf pro, laughed at a two handed fling during a round after a 3 putt on 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Hammitt
Dibble Road
Wendell Hall
Aiken
Bobby Gunnels
Houndslake Lake
Sam Marsh
Houndslake
Dry Halloween Weather Ahead For Youngsters And Golfers
Dry weather will continue for Halloween night with highs in the mid 80s forecast for Friday golfers. Tonight and tomorrow night will dip to the mid 50s with near zero rain chances, rising to about 10 percent tomorrow.
Law Enforcement Officers Amendment Sparks Election Debate
Voters face a proposed constitutional amendment to require election of sheriffs, coroners, clerks of court and a solicitor in South Carolina. Supporters cite eight years of advocacy while opponents worry about future flexibility and costs. Sheriffs warn rejection may invite corruption via police commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Hugh McKnight
South Carolina
Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
Cain
South Carolina Bar Association
League of Women Voters
League
Aiken County
Paul Grant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don R. Cole
Harold Hough
Rufus Prince
Grady L. Patterson Jr
Henry Mills
Robert E. Crout Lanier Jolly
Cyril B. Busbee
Elizabeth Hough
David Cole
Robert L. McCrady
J. Paul Dupree
C. Dillingham
Commissioner OF
Agriculture
W. L. Harrelson
Bruce L.gause
Fred Kemmerlin Jr
Butler C. Derrick Jr. Marshall J Parker
State House OF Representatives
W. A. Reel, Jr
George B. Snelling
Cecil L. Collins
Marion D. McGowan
James H. Goodman
Irene K. Rudnick
M. Judson Busbee Gaines
Jo Ann Price
Forest L. Kirby
Cleve Edmunds
Leroy V. Davis
Board of Commissioners of
Edwin E. Farmer
L. J. Murphy
Carroll H. Warner
National Health Research Project
William D. Norwood
U.S. Transuranium Registry
du Pont
Ford Motor
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