SC PSC orders independent audit of SCE&G and Southern Bell
The South Carolina Public Service Commission orders independent management audits of SCE&G and Southern Bell state operations, the first such audit in the PSC's 47-year history. Critics call the decision a public victory as SCE&G and Southern Bell seek large rate increases backed by bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Public Service Commission
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Southern Bell
Commission
PSC
E.B. Boyer
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
Sce&g
McConnell
Arthur Ravenel Jr
D.L. Audlette Jr
John Bradley
4000 Lose Jobs In State In Plant Closings
Greenville AP report says more than 4000 South Carolinians lost jobs as 22 plants closed, tying 1980 for closings and nearing a record. Textile and apparel sectors hit hardest with ongoing plant shutdowns and expected continued layoffs.
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Greenville
State Development Board
Robert E. Coleman
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Riegel Textile Corp
Doug McKay
The
Development Board
South Carolina
Highway Department To Collect Casual Sales Tax In New Plan
The Budget and Control Board approved temporarily letting the Department of Highways and Public Transportation collect a 4 percent tax on casual motor vehicle sales. Tax would be paid before title and registration, with a permanent plan contingent on legislative authorization. Training would take 30 to 60 days. lawmakers to consider in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Columbia
State Budget and Control Board
Budget Board
State Tax Commission
Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Highway Commission
Tax Commission
Gary Turner
Commission
Highway Commission Ap
Emory Austin
Hunter S. Howard
House Ways and Means
Tom G. Mangum
Senate Finance Committee
Rembert C. Dennis
Budget and Control Board
William Putnam
Putnam
General Assembly
State budget hearings draw gloom and calls for retraining
Columbia officials face dour mood at the State Budget and Control Board hearings on 1983-84 spending. Comptroller General Farle E. Morris Jr. joked that gloom and doom dominate, while Development Board chair Max Heller warned of many temporary layoffs and urged retraining programs for displaced workers in high tech fields.
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Columbia
State Budget and Control Board
Farle E. Morris Jr
Morris
State Development Board
Development Board
Max Heller
Woman Committed After Hoax In Westmoreland Case
Edith Bump Mello, 49, of El Paso, told false stories that prompted military police to search for retired General William Westmoreland. A justice of the peace ordered her emergency commitment to a state mental hospital in Big Spring, following her briefing by authorities.
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EL Paso
Texas
William C. Westmoreland
Justice of the Peace
Fed Hammond
Monahans
Edith Bump Mello
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Aiken
South Aiken
Barnwell Clearwater
Edgefield
Johnston
North Angus
Chesterfield South
Aiken, S.C
Clemson Clemson University
Aiken Standard
Big Spring
Universal
Univerbay City Studios
Sun
Steven Spietberg
SAT
Aiken Chiropractic Clinic
P.A. R
Robert E. Bowen
Frigidaire
Efrigidaire
Luzaaurens ST. N
EI Frigidaire
Hydrick’s Appliances
Laurens ST
Richland Ave
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