Public Up On School Activities But Ill Informed About Education
Gallup survey finds John Q Public reasonably informed about local school activities but poorly informed about education itself. Only 19 percent have general knowledge of local schools. 41 percent know little. Parents mostly lack names of local officials. 25 percent know the school board chair. South Carolina officials urge urgent attention to broad educational needs and public information.
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Gallup International
John Q
Ents
South Carolina
Carols W. Gibbons
South Carolina Education Association
Gibbons
Restaurants Offer Free Safety Coffee To Cut Holiday Wrecks
South Carolina restaurants join a third year campaign to serve free safety coffee at busy highway locations during Christmas and New Year peaks. Gene Broome notes coffee breaks deter fatigue and hypnosis, aiding public safety with National Coffee Safety Stop effort support.
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South Carolina
Gene Broome
South Carolina Restaurant Association
Broome
International Association of Chiefs of Police
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Coffee Information Service
John Volpe
Southern Bell Observes 90th Birthday
Southern Bell Telephone Company marks its 90th birthday with origins traced to its 1879 incorporation. The firm opened in January 1880 with 1,246 telephones across 11 cities including Augusta and Savannah in Georgia, Wilmington and Raleigh in North Carolina, and Charleston, with early acquisitions shaping its growth.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Alexander Graham Bell
Augusta
Savannah
Wilmington
Raleigh
N.C
Charleston
Alabama
Virginia
Southern Bell
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