Prescribed Burning Cuts Fire Risk in Southern Forests
The Forest Service promotes prescribed burning on two million acres yearly to reduce uncontrolled wildfires. Chief forester Donald Smith of the Southern Forest Institute says periodic low ground fires clear underbrush, prepare seed beds, and improve wildlife habitat while avoiding damage to trees.
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Atlanta, Ga
South
Donald Smith
Southern Forest Institute
Smith
West
PSC to Study Regulating Santee-Cooper Rates
A South Carolina Senate special committee will study whether the Public Service Commission should regulate Santee-Cooper rates. Chairman Sen. James P. Stevens said witnesses will be invited to discuss rate structure amid ongoing Santee-Cooper expansion debates in Horry Berkeley and Georgetown counties.
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Columbia
Senate
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Santee-Cooper
James P. Stevens
Harry
Santee-Cooper Study Com
Mittees
House
Horry
Berkeley
Georgetown
Stevens
Young Sees Phase Out Of Farm Support
Rep. Ed Young praises Congress for ending subsidies and shifting farm aid to the market place. He spoke to about 900 farm cooperative officials in Myrtle Beach, calling the agriculture bill the start of a new era in U.S. farm policy.
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Young
Myrtle Beach
Ed Young
R-S. C
Congress
Holiday Comet Kohoutek expected to outshine Haley's 1910 display
AP reports Comet Kohoutek, found March 7 between Jupiter and Mars, may become the century's most spectacular. It will orbit the sun December 28 at 250000 mph, approach 13 million miles, and be brighter than Halley's 1910 display. Skylab 3 astronauts will study it from above Earth's atmosphere.
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New York
Jupiter
Mars
Kohoutek
Lubos Kohoutek
Hamburg Observatory
Bergedorf
West Germany
Prescribed Burning Helps Stop Fires
The U S Forest Service waives user fees at most South region family campgrounds and boat ramps, leaving 18 facilities subject to charges. Fees were charged at 130 sites. the amendment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act sets the criteria for fee applicability across day use areas and recreation facilities managed by federal agencies.
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Atlanta
U.S. Forest Service
R. Max Peterson
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
Alabama
Corinth
Bankhead National Forest
Employment Rises During June in Southeast States
ATLANTA AP reports the Southeast added 67 700 jobs in June over May, with a 1972 to 1973 rise of 454 400 and a regional record 12.1 million employed. Gains occurred in Virginia Tennessee Alabama Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina across six of eight states.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
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Poe
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PSC
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Ley
Aiken County
Mrs. Blondell Hunt
Richland Ave. W
Dial
Lake Sinclair
Rabun Beach
Tennessee — Indian Boundary
Cherokee National Forest
Florida
Juniper Springs
Alexander Springs
Lake Door
Clearwater Lake
Ocala National Forest
Silver Lake
Apalachicola National Forest
Ocean Pond
Osceola National Forest
Sherando
Trout Pond
George Washington National Forest
Grindstone
Cave Springs
Jefferson National Forest
Louisiana
Caney Lake
Valentine Lake
Kisatchie National Fest
Texas
Labine National Forest
Caney Creek
Angelina National Forest
FRI
Bell Audito
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Augusta
Boots Randolph
Danny Day
Music City Sound of Strings
Bell Auditorium
Festival OF Music
Telfair St
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JOM 'Panavision
United Artists
Boggy Creek
Cote Oy de Lune
Saltzburg
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