Derrick backs windfall profits tax on oil firms
Rep. Butler Derrick D S C backs Carter proposed windfall profits tax on oil companies saying profits should fund research and exploration. He criticizes major oil firms handling extra profits and notes decontrol impacts on gas prices. Derrick supports Savannah River Plant expansion and brown lung compensation efforts.
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du Pont
Pearl River Flooding Leaves 17,000 Homeless
Record Pearl River floodwaters swamp Jackson areas turning parking lots and lawns into lakes. About 17,200 residents evacuated since Friday as 43.1 foot crest was forecast. Four deaths linked to floods. Alabama river floods add casualties. Federal disaster designation broadens aid across Mississippi counties.
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Pearl River
Robert C. Travis
Carter
Mississippi
National Weather Service
Alabama
Tombigbee
Robert W. Wilson to be featured on WIS TV tonight
Enoree artist Robert W. Wilson known for The Agony of Christ–The Crucifixion will appear on Carolina Magazine at 7 30 p m. The program airs locally on Channel 10. The Laurens Street Philosopher jokes about inflation eroding nest eggs saying they become chicken feed.
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Enoree
Ft. Gordon
Wis-Tv
Carolina Magazine
Channel 10
Laurens Street
LSP
Council To Consider Fees Bids At April Meeting
Aiken County Council meets at 7 p m in the county office complex with a two item new business agenda. The building plan includes a 15145 architectural fee to Alexander Moormann Associates for jail renovations and a bid opening for a scraper pan. Old business covers transfers leases and funding actions, while three more ordinances await third reading and public hearing including bonds and notes for industry and election costs.
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Aiken
Quincy Wise
J.M. Huber Corp
Aiken County Election Commission
Wagener Manufacturing
Reverend McCullough Retires From St Pauls Lutheran After 22 Years
The Rev. John B. McCullough announced his retirement at Easter after a lifetime of service. He arrived at St. Pauls in 1942 as the churchs first full time pastor and led growth including a new facility. He served as Navy chaplain and Air Force Base chaplain while remaining active in community affairs. He plans to stay in Aiken, having bought a home.
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Congress
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Graniteville
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St. Paul’s
Columbia
Waste Line Route May Be Changed By Jan Boylston Report
Borings are under way to study rerouting a main trunk line for the Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility. The test area runs 1 200 feet west of S C 421 as efforts seek an economical path. The original route over eight homeowners’ yards may be abandoned due to poor ground.
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Jan Boylston
Horse Creek
Public Service Authority
E.J. Anderer
Davis and Floyd Engineers
S.C. 421
S.C
Aiken
Anderer
Griffiths and Two Other Coaches Head to Georgia
Three high school coaches including Griffith travel to Georgia for a scouting trip. The piece notes itinerary and implications for upcoming seasons while highlighting regional prep affiliations and competitive context.
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Georgia
Beef prices surge as supply tightens and inflation rises
Cattlemen cut beef output this year by an estimated 6 percent while inflation runs over 10 percent annually. A pound of beef is projected to cost about 20 percent more than last year as consumers face higher costs from farm to table across raw materials and processing.
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