Southern Governors tackle low level waste and energy regulation
The Southern Governors Association meeting in Williamsburg focused on disposing of low level radioactive waste with South Carolina urging regional responsibility and Congress to back cooperative solutions. Texas and others blamed federal regs for hindering energy development while urging easier environmental standards and faster coal plant conversion.
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Williamsburg
Southern Governors’ Association Conference
University of Texas
South Carolina
Nevada
Washington
Southern Regional Energy Advisory Board
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Barbara Blum
John McKetta
Texas
McKetta
Louisiana
Oklahoma
United States
Duncan Pleads Guilty in Ethics Case and Accepts Plea
State Rep J C Duncan of Lyman pleads guilty to violating ethics law and receives 1000 dollar fine and 18 months probation. He gives up his seat and cannot seek elective office again. Duncan was accused of accepting two shotguns and 600 dollars to intercede in a parole hearing for a relative of J W Knight.
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Spartanburg
J.C. Duncan
Lyman
Duncan
James O. Thomason
Spartanburg Democratic Party
George B. Timmerman
Lexington
Timmerman
South Carolina
John McIntosh
Columbia
J.W. Knight
Startex
S.C
William J. Knight
Knight
Piedmont Correctional Center
Freak Rifle Accident Kills Man In Mullins
A Marion County man, Ben H. Williams, was killed in Mullins when the rifle he was pulling from a car trunk discharged striking him in the chest. Coroner Jerry Richardson said the weapon’s trigger hooked on a luggage rack and the safety was off, causing an instantaneous death after a neighbor found him.
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Mullins
Richardson
Williams
Treasurer Calls Realistic Debt Management for State
State Treasurer Grady L. Patterson urges cautious handling of new state debts despite constitutional limits. He says annual payments must remain reasonable and not overly burden the operating budget.
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Florence
Grady L. Patterson
South Carolina
Patterson
Five Women and Six Men Charged With Vote Buying
Eleven people faced federal charges for attempting to buy votes in the June 10 Dillon County Democratic Primary. Indicted last week, ten appeared in Florence for arraignment and pled not guilty while released on 10000 dollar bonds. The probe focused on over 1300 absentee ballot applications and involved 78 counts of vote buying and four counts of obstruction of justice.
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Florence
Dillon County
Columbia
U.S
Robert Carr
Magdaline Merchant
Lake View
John Lindsay
D-Marlboro
Ms. Merchant
Joe Grady Flowers
Mazel J. Arnette
Dorothy Mae Worley
Ruby S. McArthur
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