South Carolina Consumers Fight Bell Rate Hike Proposal
State Rep. Ralph K. Anderson condemns Southern Bell’s $74 million rate increase as an outrageous grab by the utility after a prior refund order. He notes no statutory limits exist on rate hikes and urges tighter control, citing past PSC outcomes and a 1976 34 million revenue bid rejected by courts.
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Aiken
Graniteville
Bigby
Granteville
Ralph K. Anderson
South Carolina
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Anderson
Florence
Sid
Public Service Commission
General Assembly
Bond
Southern Bell
Office of
Consumer Advocancy
Department of Consumer Affairs
House
PSC
South Carolina Supreme Court
Thieves take $900 golf clubs from Colleton Ave residence
Aiken Public Safety reports a theft at 325 Colleton Ave. A $900 set of golf clubs was removed from the residence sometime between last Thursday and Tuesday afternoon. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing possible leads.
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Colleton Ave
Aiken
Advances to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. The brief note directs patrons to route prepayments through the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription channel.
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Aiken
PBM
Land ownership dispute over ditch impacts Clearwater residents
UM&M real estate manager J. Lester Thompson refrains from claiming the land and notes UM&M owns 5,000 acres in Aiken County He questions the exact tract ownership and says action is unlikely soon County administrator L C Greene asserts the land belongs to the school board until ownership is determined and warns any solution will be a major undertaking Officials say county state and agencies must collaborate to address the flooding and development problems affecting residents
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United Merchants and Manufacturing
Um&m
J. Lester Thompson
Aiken County
Thompson
L.C. Greene
Greene
Carrol H. Warner
Clearwater
County officials discuss flood drain responsibilities and grants
Officials say the county cannot bear the cost of piping floodwater off private property and may need state aid. Public works director Art Baxter notes funding limits for secondary drainage on state highways. The group cites S.C. 421 widening and paving as worsening floods and considers HUD Community Development Grants, with Aiken cited as a model for adding trunk and auxiliary lines.
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Warner
Art Baxter
Public Works
Baxter
Page
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Aiken
Break-ins Target Sharon Lane Home of Charlotte Mosley
Aiken County Sheriff's Department reports two break-ins at the Sharon Lane residence of Charlotte Mosley. About $650 in property taken this week, with $450 in jewelry stolen Thursday night and 27 eight track tapes taken on Saturday night.
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Sharon Lane
Charlotte Mosley
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Mosley
Webb 82 dies in Thomson. multiple funerals held
Lincoln Morrison Webb 82 of Rousseau Road McDuffie County died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral held at Sharon Baptist Church with burial at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Survivors include widow Eula Webb and three sons. M W Callaway and Sons Thomson directed.
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Sharon Baptist Church
Franklin 11 Masonic Lodge
Warrenton, Ga
Eula Webb
W. D
Ina) Henning
Warrenton
Julian Webb
Jackson
Ralph Webb
Morris Webb
Washington
Elberton
Bud Farr
Cavelock Thomas
Archie Thomas
Walter Tankersley
Marvin Webb
Clarence Savage III
M. W. Callaway and Sons
Thomson
Josephine Emeneker
Uriah A.) Brown
George Funeral Home
Fred L. Martin
Aiken Memorial Park
Brown
Route 6
Aiken County
Aiken
Charles and
Amna Pabst Emeneker
Levels Baptist Church
Augusta
Mary Lou Dailey Rabun
Broad St. Ext
Malcomb Marbach
North Augusta
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Millen
Jordan Holland
Emanuel County
First Baptist Church of
Minnie E. Dailey
Hobson Dailey
Jacksonville
Fla
Marion Dailey
Felton Dailey
Oren Dailey
Azzie Dailey
Lewis E. Dailey
Lavaughn Dailey
Fletcher Funeral Home
Philadelphia
Larry Marshall
Floyd Marshall
Lawrence and
Gracie Marshall
Child Memorial Baptist Church
White Chapel Garden
Feasterville
Leesville
James R. Mitchell
Lindler Street
James R. Mitchell Jr
Ridge Spring
Betty Lou Sampson
Wagener
Columbia Hospital
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Batesburg
Lexington County
Hampton High School
Twin City Motor Co
Friendship Baptist Church
Lucy K. Mitchell
Carrie Sue Williams
Mary Ann Mitchell
Emma Lou Bryant
Daisy Mae Mitchell
J. C. Alewine
E. James
John W. Hipp
Feltham S. James
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
St. Johns United
Frank O. Robison
Holliday
St. John’s United Methodist Church
D.C
Florrie Garrett
Willie) Scott
Hayden Baptist Church
Sullivan Bush
Scott
Mary Brown
Charlie Garrett
Edgefield
Route 1
Blalock
Ward
William Thurmond Miller
Lexington
Richland Springs Baptist Church
Ray Patterson
Saluda Memorial Gardens
Saluda County
Sadie S. Miller
Trudith Hapfield
Columbia
Stella Cockrell
Reba (Lessie) Matthews
Clarence W. Miller
J. Pickens Miller
Ramey
North Chapel
Saluda
Ora Belle
Willie A.) Ashley
Daniel E. Johnston
J.D. Lever
Ashley
Route 3
Abbeville County
Mire Ashley
Daisy K. Ashley
Feasté Ashley
E.G. Westbrook
T.J. Dorn
Homer McGee
Clyde Hook
Hasting Coursey
Ramond Sellers
Shiloh Baptist Church
Enoree
Rose Holcomb
Samuel E.) Lyda
Sanford Baptist Church
Billy Baton
Lyda
Mary Ann Miller
New Ellenton
Spartanburg
Laurens County
Inman Mills
Sammy Lyda
Bradley Holcomb
Melmoth Holcomb
Greenville
Lou Mettie Ward
Alice Ruth Chappell
Etta Holcomb
Olean Brooks
Easley
Ralph Nixon Corley
Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Corley
Edgefield County
Sara Gilchrist Corley
Ralph Nixon Corley Jr
Seneca
Ann Corley
J. W
Margaret) Holbrooks
Greenwood
First Baptist Church Building Fund
South Carolina School Board Debates Roofs and Policies
The board weighs PVC roof tests amid South Carolina climate concerns and potential $20 000 to $30 000 consultant costs. Other actions include approving drawings for three new high schools, tabling a pay policy, and setting a lunch program with five cent extra milk.
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Naomi Hilderbrand
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Charlie Dixon
Tom Roach
U. S. Postal Service
Farrell Rodgers
Lions Club
Lions
K-Mart
Lions Clubs
Jeannie Lancaster
National Weather Service
Noaa
Dept. of Commerce
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Michigan
Arkansas
Lincoln M. Webb
Uriah A. Brown
Mrs
Mary Rabun
Julius A. Schwerin
Charleston
Julius A
Bubber) Schwerin
Mount Pleasant
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sullivan's Island
Sumter
Mary O'Hagan Schwerin
Stuhr
Helen Reilly Schwerin
Jules A. Schwerin
William A. Robison
Morton St. N.E
St. Johns United Methodist Church
Robert
Willie Scott
William T. Miller
Mrs. Ora Belle Ashley
Samuel E. Lyda
Ralph N. Corley
Germany
Bath
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