Information Raises Doubts With Consumers
An EMILY L analysis questions SCE&G rate hike justification as the Public Service Commission weighs a 246 percent increase. The piece contrasts Duke Power and Carolina Power & Light with SCE&G, noting executive salaries and corporate costs while arguing economies of scale affect rates.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Sce&g
Public Service Commission
PSC
Georgia Power Co
Carl Horn
Duke Power Co
North Carolina
South Carolina
Public Commission
Arthur M. Williams
Duke Power
Carolina Power & Light
Williams
Public Service
Fred Fuller
Carolina Power and Light
Horn’s
Wholesale Price Index falls for second straight month
The January drop in the Labor Department Wholesale Price Index marks the second consecutive monthly decline in wholesale prices. Farm products led losses with a 2.2 percent fall, grains livestock and oilseed down, processed foods and feeds down one percent as sugar and confectionery prices eased. The index stood at 171.8 vs 100 in 1967, about 17.2 percent above a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Labor Department
Department
Ford Rebukes Congress for Dangerous Foreign Policy Meddling
President Ford denounces Democratic Congress for meddling in foreign policy and warns that partisan fights threaten progress. He cites stalled talks on Soviet trade Turkish Cyprus negotiations and oil policy due to restrictive amendments. In a Rockefeller fundraiser speech he urges Congress to show cooperation similar to postwar support shown to Truman by Vandenberg.
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New York
Ford
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Harry S. Truman
Brezhnev Attacks Kissinger and Demands Quick Geneva Talks
Brezhnev returns after a 51 day absence and criticizes Kissinger methods for a Middle East settlement. He calls for the speediest resumption of Geneva peace talks during a luncheon honoring British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. An official spokesman cites a cold type illness for the absence.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Geneva
Harold Wilson
Brezhnev
Wilson
Kremlin
Greek Cypriots Call UN Meeting Over Turkr Cypriot State
The Greek Cypriot government urged an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the Turkish Cypriot state proclaimed in the occupied north. U N sources in New York said the council would meet in days to focus on a resolution urging talks for a mutually acceptable political settlement.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
United Nations Security Council
Cyprus
U.N
New York
Congressional delegation to tour Vietnam and Cambodia
Six senators and seven House members plan a visit to South Vietnam and Cambodia next week to decide on further U. S. military aid. The trip, urged by President Ford, could total about 20 lawmakers with departure around February 20 or 21 for an eight day tour.
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Washington
House
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U. S
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Weekend Weather Preview With Mild 60 Degree High
The forecast notes a near zero chance of rain today through tonight. Tonight may reach near freezing, and tomorrow night brings about a 10 percent rain chance with highs in the upper 60s.
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Aiken County
Aiken bachelor cuts food bill to nine dollars a week
Aiken resident claims to solve the rising economy by using TV dinners for nightly and weekend meals, saying he can eat for nine dollars a week. He notes Valentine demand and two local stores selling out by Wednesday.
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Valentines
Group Selected To Pick New Coach For Aiken High
The Aiken Administrative Area No. 1 Advisory Council moved to hire a new football coach for Aiken High School. It accepted John Socha’s self described resignation as head coach and athletic director and formed a seven member committee to locate his replacement. Socha was told January 28 he would not be retained in those roles and would remain at Aiken High as a Driver Education instructor without athletic duties.
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Aiken
Socha
Lamar High School
J.O. Willis
Aiken High
Willis
Ford Sees Energy Cost Rise as Economy Slows
Industrial output fell 3.6 percent in January marking the steepest drop since 1937. Ford officials expect gasoline prices to rise 20 cents a gallon by April and reach 70 to 75 cents by July. Unemployment claims rose by about 750,000 for the week ending Feb 1 as car makers report 13 year low sales.
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Rogers C.B. Morton
Miami
Ford
New York
Congress
House
Senate
Labor Department
Alan Greenspan
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Senate Appropriations Committee
Public Service Authority Opens Office in North Augusta
The Aiken County Public Service Authority opened an office at 106 Le Compte St North Augusta with Stan Wager and a secretary available. The regular monthly meeting is Monday at 7 30 p m in room 211 A Aiken TEC with public invitation.
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Public Service Authority
Aiken County
Aiken Tec
Aiken County Planning Commission hears Sydney Carter advice
The Aiken County Planning Commission met at Bankia in the Aiken Regional Library to hear professional planner Sydney Carter outline steps for a first phase of a county land use plan. Carter urged focusing on the Aiken Augusta corridor with maps, soil data and slope data. Commission members were named to draft an interim budget and staff proposals.
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Aiken County
Augusta-Aiken
Carter
Aiken
Augusta
Commission
Dan Crosland
Vint Thornberg
Arthur
John Weems
Alker County Board of Commissioners
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