Press Releases, January 2, 1987-July 30, 1987

File — Box: 6, Folder: 90

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[Department of Navy awarded $12,598,506 contract to Life Cycle Engineering of Charleston], Washington, D.C., January 2, 1987.
[Senator Strom Thurmond re-introduces key legislative initiatives in the 100th Congress], Washington, D.C., January 6, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond urges Small Business Administration to declare two South Carolina counties disaster areas], Washington, D.C., January 20, 1987.
[U.S. Labor Department launched a probe of alleged labor law violations involving textile and apparel exported from CNMI], Washington, D.C., January 21, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond and Congressman Ravenel lauded the reopening of General Dynamics Plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina], Washington, D.C., January 22, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond seeks priority funding for South Carolina highway projects in new omnibus highway bill], Washington, D.C., January 22, 1987.
[Three high school students from South Carolina will be delegates to a model constitutional convention in Washington, D.C.], Washington, D.C., January 27, 1987.
[Senate set to vote on Thurmond's measure barring substantial proposed pay raises for member of Congress and other senior federal members], Washington, D.C., January 28, 1987.
[Small Business Administration has declared two South Carolina counties disaster area], Washington, D.C., 28, 1987.
[Senate approved and sent to house Thurmond's pay raise measure], Washington, D.C., January 29, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond names four South Carolina seniors as principal nominees for appointments to the Nation's military academies], Washington, D.C., February 2, 1987.
[General Services Administration has awarded a $90 million contract to a South Carolina firm], Washington, D.C., February 3, 1987.
[Two South Carolina projects have been included as priority items in the omnibus high bill being debated by the Senate], Washington, D.C., February 2, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond moves to recall federal pay hike], Washington, D.C., February 4, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond sets meeting with officials on James Island Expressway], Washington, D.C., February 12, 1987.
[South Carolina's Senators set to introduce new textile trade bill], Washington, D.C., February 17, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond introduces bill designed to upgrade the Veterans' Administration to a cabinet level department], Washington, D.C., February 17, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond announces disaster payments for South Carolina Farmers], Washington, D.C., February 20, 1987.
[Federal Highway Administrator agreed to restore $20 million in federal construction funds for proposed James Island Expressway project in Charleston], Washington, D.C., February 27, 1987.
[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reversed an earlier decision and agreed to unconditionally release a $7.7 million in funds for repair of the Pinopolic West Dam], Washington, D.C., March 3, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond admonishes textile negotiator to seek firm import limits], Washington, D.C., March 6, 1987. [Department of the Army has initially authorized two new units for the South Carolina Army National Guard], Washington, D.C., March 12, 1987.
[Senate Judiciary Committee approved an sent to Senate a joint resolution that would designate September 21-27, 1987 as 'National Historically Black Colleges Week'], Washington, D.C., March 19, 1987.
[Senate approved Federal Highway Act Conference Report with included three South Carolina projects], Washington, D.C., March 19, 1987.
On his vote to sustain President Reagan's veto of the Highway Bill, April 2, 1987.
[Margaret J. Gamble has been selected to serve as a Member of the International Education Programs Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of Education], Washington, D.C., April 6, 1987.
[Navy decided to name a new missile cruiser in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, fought in Cowpens, South Carolina], Washington, D.C., April 6, 1987.
[Navy has awarded $7.7 million to the South Carolina Research Authority], Washington, D.C., April 6, 1987.
[Senator Strom Thurmond introduced legislation to help disabled and chronically ill children], Washington, D.C., April 7, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond introduced legislation to name education program for Ronald E. McNair], Washington, D.C., April 8, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond sponsored legislative initiatives in the areas of welfare reform, aging, and education], Washington, D.C., April 9, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond sets up effort to bring a new reactor to Savannah River Plant], Washington, D.C., April 9, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond joined Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas) in introducing the 'Education Competitiveness and Improvement Act of 1987], Washington, D.C., April 10, 1987.
Statement by Senator Thurmond (R-SC) regarding proposed sentencing guidelines reported by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, April 13, 1987.
[U.South Carolina receives $16.3 million in funding for the University of South Carolina John E. Swearingen Engineering Center], Washington, D.C., April 6, 1987.
Saying that a letter from the U.S. Trade Representative to U.S. Senators is misleading and based on erroneous premises, Sen. Strom Thurmond drafted response to its assertions that the new trade bill is unfair and unnecessary, Washington, D.C., April 24, 1987.
[Defense Authorization Bill which recently cleared Senate Armed Services Committee has major projects to strengthen national defense and South Carolina's defense program], Washington, D.C., May 13, 1987.
[Senate Judiciary Committee passed and sent to full Senate a bill to tighten regulations for former federal officials who leave the government to lobby for domestic and foreign clients], Washington, D.C., May 19, 1987.
[President Reagan signs Thurmond education bill to honor McNair into law], Washington, D.C., June 5, 1987.
[Mark W. Goodin, Press Secretary for Senator Strom Thurmond has resigned to become Manager of Corporate Public Relations for Aetna Life & Casualty in Hartford, CT], Washington, D.C., June 10, 1987.
[Senator Strom Thurmond will lead the U.S. delegation to the Paris Air Show this week], Washington, D.C., June 10, 1987.
[Republic of China on Taiwan intends to send a buying mission to South Carolina next month to purchase soybeans], Washington, D.C., June 17, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond expresses concerns regarding current government policy on Soviet imports], Washington, D.C., June 17, 1987.
Senator Strom Thurmond today spoke with USDA representatives encouraging them to purchase peaches from South Carolina], Washington, D.C., July 1, 1987.
Regarding the resignation of Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and the President's nomination of U.S. Appeals Court Judge Rober H. Bork as Justice of the Supreme Court], Washington, D.C., July 1, 1987.
[Negotiations to limit Soviet produced textile and apparel production from entering the United Sates will commence on July 8 and 9, Washington, D.C., July 1, 1987.
[James Dorn has been appointed to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board], Washington, D.C., July 1, 1987.
[James H. Babb has been appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles at the U.S. Department of Commerce], Washington, D.C., July 10, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond announces appointment of Edward H. Sims to President's commission for the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad], Washington, D.C., July 10, 1987.
[Federal agencies have awarded grants for Charleston area], Washington, D.C., July 15, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond announces recovery settlement for Cherokee County Hospital], Washington, D.C., July 16, 1987.
[Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a $250,000 grant to W.W. Grainger, Inc.], Washington, D.C., July 27, 1987.
[Farmers Home Association has approved a $48,000 loan to Croft Fire District in Spartanburg], Washington, D.C., July 27, 1987.
[Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a $250,000 grant to W.W. Grainger, Inc.], Washington, D.C., July 27, 1987.
[Federal Highway Administration approved an additional $79,000 to help fund construction of proposed James Island Freeway], Washington, D.C., July 30, 1987.
[Senator Thurmond tells Senate Finance bill that failure to approve new textile and apparel legislation would result in complete devastation of textile industry], Washington, D.C., July 30, 1987.