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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1974
Page
8
Advice from a household guide covers conserving power and water during shortages. It urges using small appliances, running full loads, lighting off, moderating heat to 68 degrees, sealing leaks, and opening draperies for solar gain. It notes hydroelectric plants on the West Coast and mentions nuclear plants as future power sources with a long planning horizon.
The record recalls Thomas Alva Edison born February 11, 1847 who earned 40 000 at age 22 for a stock ticker and built a vast array of electrical inventions. He died in 1931 at age 84, after a career that transformed media and communications.
"Little Mack" Calvin is a six foot guard for the Carolina Cougars who has earned three all star selections in four pro seasons. The shooter and ball handler previously played for Los Angeles and Florida where he averaged 27.2 points per game. He pursues karate and leads basketball clinics for kids while studying for a master's in public administration at Southern Cal.
The piece notes a century ago Minnie Page reports that men supplied a quarter of U S power while animals supplied over half. today machines provide 95 percent and a factory worker’s output mirrors about 600 men's energy. It warns against electric heaters as dangerous and hot to touch.
The electric eel is a fish in the Orinoco and Amazon basins with a long tail housing organs that produce electric currents. These shocks stun prey send signals to other eels and deter enemies and can last for hours. The National Aquarium in Washington displays an eel producing enough current to light a bulb.
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