States vie for SERI site as solar center stakes rise
South Carolina and eight other states press ERDA for the Solar Energy Research Institute. Florida Georgia New York Massachusetts weigh regional assets, sunshine, and universities while Savannah River Plant options attract proponents. Georgia's 56-site review flows amid bids from Clemson and USC.
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South Carolina
Solar Energy Research Center
Energy Research and Development Agency
ERDA
Solar Energy Research Institute
SERI
Florida
New England
New York
Massachusetts
Northeast
J.H. Scheuer
Brooklyn-Queens
New York State
Seaboard
Kennedy Space Center
University of Florida
University of Miami
Florida Technical University
Georgia
George Busbee
Thomas Stelson
Georgia Tech
Busbee
Washington, D.C
Robert Seamans
Federal Energy
Frank Zarb
Atlanta
David Harter
State Office of Energy Management
John LaFitte
LaFeet
Institutions of Higher Learning
Clemson
Roger Holmes
University of South Carolina
Solar Institute
Holmes
Savannah River
B.C. Derrick
D-S.c
James B. Edwards
Banking agencies accused of wasteful spending in GAO report
A GAO study charges the Federal Reserve Board the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC with lavish spending. Sen. William Proxmire says the watchdog found officials live high off the hog compared to other federal workers.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Fifth American Kidnapped in Eritrea
The U S Embassy reports a fifth American, Ronald B Mischalke of Mabel Minnesota, abducted in Asmara Eritrea by unidentified armed men. The ELF is suspected. four other Americans kidnapped in July and November remain missing. Mischalke worked as a civilian for Collins International Service at the Kagnew base. The embassy asked Ethiopia to assist in recovery.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ronald B. Mischalke
Mabel
Minn
Asmara
Eritrea
U.S
Mischalke
Eritrean Liberation Front
ELF
U.S. Kagnew
Collins International Service Co
China Says U.S. and Soviet Arms Race Heads Toward War
The Peking People's Daily in a year end review accuses the United States and the Soviet Union of preparing for a new world war and claims the arms race is proceeding at a feverish pace. It says U.S. imperialists seek to preserve vested interests while Soviet revisionists aim to catch up.
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Tokyo
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Peking People's Daily
Mao Reaches 82nd Year Still Dominant Leader
Mao Tse tung turns 82 as China’s top Communist leader, with state media omitting mention per his wish. He has led the party since 1935 and the country since 1949, remaining the longest serving world figure aside from Tito, while meeting 16 foreign dignitaries in 1975 amid Chou En-lai’s illness.
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Tokyo
Mao Tsetung
China
Mao
Communist World
Chinese Party
Tito
Yugoslavia
Chou En-lai
Soviet TU144 Starts Regular Mail Freight Service
The TU144 made a Moscow to Alma Ata flight covering 2050 miles in 119 minutes at 57,000 feet averaging over 1000 mph. The jet will fly two weekly trips to Alma Ata as officials plan passenger service in late 1976 and study environmental effects for future international talks.
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Moscow
Alma Ata
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Moscow Radio
Aiken Welcomes Great-Granddaughter Visit and Local Plans
The great granddaughter of Aiken namesake’s founder visited the town last weekend and liked Aiken. The Robert Ashmores praised South Carolina auto tags on a recent trip north. The St Angela’s Junior class plans a February 14 horse show at Twin Creek Farm with Lynn Horner judging.
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Aiken
John
Lotie) Ball
Charleston
Camden
Robert Ashmores
S. C
St. Angela's
Twin Creek Farm
Lynn Horner
Ford Energy Tax Bills Split Ford Support From Conservatives
President Ford signed the energy and tax cut extension bills while signaling a veto on a common site picketing measure under heavy conservative pressure. GOP challengers and donors pressed for restraint, with labor and business groups opposing the picketing bill and labor secretary Dunlop weighing a possible resignation amid party tensions.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Houston
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Congress
House
Weather outlook shifts after soggy Christmas
A cold and rainy Christmas Day gave way to a forecast clearing this afternoon with near zero rain chances tomorrow. Temperatures will rise to the upper 50s with winds easing from today’s 15 to 25 mph to about 10 mph tonight and Saturday. Aiken skiers head for North Carolina slopes amid fresh snow news.
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Santa
North Carolina
Holiday Quiet For Some Sorrow Hits Few Families
The Christmas holiday brought joy and tragedy around the world. Reports include five killed in East Vincent Township Pennsylvania including three children, four dead in Tennessee gunfire, and a blaze in Bayonne New Jersey.
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Associated Press
East Vincent Township
Tennesee
Florida
Bayonne
N.J
Cheltenham
Samuel Goldwyn
Los Angeles
Marietta van Dorp
London
Jenny Jones
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