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...have integrated peacefully. Responsible groups in Darlington County, where Lamar is situated, had worked actively for community acceptance of integration. But their efforts were undercut by officials seeking gain from racial turmoil. Most blatant was Congressman Albert Watson, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor. Democratic Governor Robert McNair went on television Jan. 27 and told South Carolinians that "we've run out of courts, and we've run out of time, and we adjust to new circumstances." Watson gleefully accused the Governor of "surrender." Watson was the only major politician to accept an invitation to address...
Warnings. In the wake of the riot, state and federal officials tried to place responsibility on each other. Both levels might have acted more vigorously in heading off the potentially lethal spasm. The Federal Government had warnings of trouble the previous day; McNair even called Attorney General John Mitchell about Lamar's volatility...
...issue revolved around a federal court order, yet only five federal marshals were present. They stood by while the mob attacked the children. But maintenance of order is primarily a state responsibility. McNair did not ask Mitchell for additional marshals or federal troops and failed to mobilize the National Guard...
...pressure is beginning to pay off, and legal action is likely. Last week a bill was introduced in the South Carolina general assembly that is aimed at halting construction of the B.A.S.F. plant for at least six months. Governor Robert McNair has also ordered the state water resources commission to assess the effects of chemical wastes on the water and nearby marshes...
...then, the pressure of a coalition of common sense had proved too much for Dr. William McCord, director of the Medical College Complex and a stubborn opponent of union recognition. Governor Robert McNair had long been demanding a peaceful conclusion. The local business community wanted an agreement, and the Nixon Administration sought to produce an acceptable formula. Then, at the urging of federal mediators and a newly formed citizens committee, talks began. They featured an interesting extra ingredient. In the middle of one session, Dr. McCord was summoned to take a telephone call from White House Aide Harry Dent, former...