Ice storm leaves Aiken grappling with outages and damage
Aiken Electric Cooperative recruits neighboring co ops for aid as many circuits fail after downed limbs. 500 to 1,000 phones cut. lines down. Hospitals and stores face heat and power shortages while public works clears debris and restores water supply.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Hammie Chaplin
Chaplin
Co-Op
Luther Rigby
Southern Bell
Bigby
Servce
Archie Luther
Aiken Cablevision
Joe Lockhart
Luther
Aiken
Michael D. Strickland
North
Hectare
Ron Henderson
Henderson
Dorothy Hiers
Aiken Nursing Home
Ice Storm Smashes Midlands
The central South Carolina region faced widespread outages as an ice laden winter storm toppled trees onto power lines. Up to four inches of snow were reported in Greenville York Spartanburg and Anderson counties with freezing rain causing hazardous driving conditions and delayed school openings. Utility crews worked to restore service as about 40 000 of South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. customers in central SC remained without power.
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Civil Defense
Aiken Community Hospital
James A
Shorty) Williams
Aiken
Kalmia
Piggly-Wiggly
Winn- Dixie
Julson Fulmer
FMC
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Edgefield
Johnston
Graniteville
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Department of Public Works
Power Company
Public Works
Shaws Creek
Associated Press
South Carolina
Nortwestern
Midlands
Greenville
York
Spartanburg
Anderson
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Harrison McLaurin
Anderson County
Oconee
Pickens
Newberry
Laurens
Northwest
Utility Company
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Rosalynn Carter Testifies On Mental Health Reform Before Congress
Rosalynn Carter, first lady and honorary chairwoman of the President's Commission on Mental Health, urged Congress to erase stigma and fear around mental illness. She backed the commission’s 117 recommendations in testimony to the Senate health subcommittee led by Sen. Kennedy. This marked the first time a sitting First Lady testified before Congress since Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Washington
Rosalynn Carter
Congress
Senate Subcommittee On Health and Scientific Research
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Capitol Hill
Legislative Branch
Carter
House
Senate
Latin America
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Eddie Willis
Jeannie Lancaster
the Iceman
Dione Smith
Laurens ST. S.W
S.M.L
Bru Ff
Valentine Hearts
Brad
Iba
Planters Snacks
Thrifty
Rich Plaza
Whiskey Rd
Pine Log
AutoSure Automotive Supermarket
Auto Parts
General Motors
Holley
Crescent
AutoSure
Johnson
Poe
Hayne Ave
S.W. Noa Moy Tsa Path
Whiskey Road
Jackson
Storf NC
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