PSC OKs 34.1 Million Southern Bell Rate Hike
The South Carolina Public Service Commission approved a 34.1 million dollar rate increase for Southern Bell raising average residential bills by under two dollars monthly and pay phone calls from a dime to a quarter. The company gains a 15 percent return on equity, with decisions after about two hours of deliberation.
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Columbia
State Public Service Commission
Southern Bell
Steve Hamm
PSC
North Augusta to Set Date for City Elections
The North Augusta City Council will announce the election date at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the municipal building on Buena Vista Avenue. Elections are planned for April with three council seats and the mayoral post open, replacing current holders Layman Gray and Greene. The council also weighs second readings on beer wine liquor and weapons ordinances to align with state law, and plans to approve the jury box and reappoint R Gerald Croom to the municipal election commission. The city earned a certificate of conformance in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association for the second year.
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North Augusta
Buena Vista Avenue
Charles Martin
Daniel Layman
William Gray
Thomas Greene
Martin
Government Finance Officers’ Association
R. Gerald Croom
Municipal Election Commission
Holiday Blood Drive In Aiken Seeks Donors
The Aiken Chapter of the American Red Cross will bring a bloodmobile to the Aiken Shrine Club on S.C. 19 S. from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to meet higher holiday demand. Donors must be 17 to 65 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, have no history of hepatitis or cancer except skin cancer, and donate at least eight weeks apart.
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Aiken
American Red Cross
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Aiken Shrine Club
S.C
Weekend Weather Outlook Shifts to Cool Sun and Mild Week
The forecast calls for a mostly sunny weekend with cooler temperatures than recent days. Tonight will be cloudy with lows around the low 30s. Sunday to Tuesday look mainly sunny with fair nights, highs in the 50s and 60s, and nightly lows in the 30s.
Christmas Good For Merchants In Aiken Area
Area retailers report strong Christmas sales with some exceptions due to warm weather. Key Catalog Showroom and Wal Mart exceeded expectations while Roses of Aiken and Kmart posted solid gains. overall optimism tempered by fewer selling days.
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Aiken
Lynn Miller
Key Catalog
Rose’s of
Roses
Brooks Mills
Mills
Wal Martin Aiken
Larry Lockamy
Wal Mart
K-Martin
K-Mart
J.B. White
Don Parker
Reagan press defense of Star Wars amid Geneva talks
The Reagan administration defends the Strategic Defense Initiative as vital amid arms control talks with the Soviet Union in Geneva. Officials say space based anti missile research is not a bargaining chip and warn Moscow may pursue a nationwide defense within a decade.
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Washington
Reagan
George P. Shultz
Andrei A. Gromyko
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Shultz
Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
White House
Strategic Defense Initiative
Outer
Space
Pravda Says Soviets See Concessions as American Task in Geneva
Pravda editorial warns U S policy risks widening arms race and places responsibility on Washington for progress at Geneva talks. It says the Soviet Union is open to new arms talks and stresses space weapons as a key issue while criticizing U S imperialism.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
Geneva
Kremlin
United States
U.S.S.R
U.S.A
U.S
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
George P. Shultz
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Marjorie Amos-Frazier
Commission
Thurmond
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
George Bush
Capitol Hill
Sen. Thurmond
Nancy
Strom II
Senate
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