Power use climbs toward records in Aiken County
Data screens from Aiken Electric Cooperative and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. show weekend megawatt demand near records as hot humid weather kept residents home. Aiken Electric serves 30,000 customers in nine counties while SCE&G covers 464,000 customers in 26 counties. Spokesman William M. Lide notes no record yet but expects new daily highs if heat continues.
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Ith Carolina Electrc and Gas Co
Aiken County
Aiken Electric Tire
Sce&g
William M. Lide
G-7 Opens With Trade Pact Amid Summit Pomp
In Tokyo leaders of the seven rich nations convened the annual economic summit under cloudy skies and a late trade agreement. President Clinton hailed a pact to lower tariffs on manufactured goods as talks stalled, while Dieter Vogel warned the summit would favor sober reflection over quick fixes amid Bosnian crises and stagnant economies.
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Tokyo
Clinton
Akasaka Palace
Dieter Vogel
Germany
Helmut Kohl
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Japan
Bosnia
Heat wave scorches South Carolina as temps soar
South Carolina towns rank among the east coast’s hottest as readings reach 99 to 109 heat index in Columbia and Charleston. Thunderstorms later cooled Charleston, a red flag fire alert was issued for 17 upstate counties, while crops suffered and utilities brace for peak power demand.
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Columbia
Charleston
National Weather Service
Tim Hawks
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Call to share news item ideas at local desk
Readers are urged to contact the newsroom at 6482311 with news ideas or tips for potential coverage. The prompt emphasizes direct communication to the local desk for story tips and submissions.
Local Names List Includes Aiken And Tampa Residents
A reader compiled a partial roster of individuals including Herbert Atkinson Aiken Rosemary Braxton Rath William T. Eubanks Tampa Fla Anna H George Langley M Mae Puleo Gloverville Robert Walker Clearwater Louise Watson Aiken and others.
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Herbert Atkinson
Aiken
Rosemary Braxton
Rath
William T. Eubanks
Thomas Gardner
Tampa
Fla
Anna H. George
Langley
M. Mae Puleo
Gloverville
Robert Walker
Clearwater
Louise Watson
Fireworks blamed for rash of holiday fires in Aiken
Aiken saw an unusually high holiday fire spike with 34 calls from Friday afternoon to Monday evening. Inspector Pete Frommer said fireworks caused 29 fires, while two non fireworks incidents involved cars colliding with houses rupturing gas mains. A storm outage event and a World Finance Corp blaze are noted, with Frommer citing hot dry weather as a major factor.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
ADPS
Frommer
Sundee
Palm Drives
World Finance Corp
Park Ave
Hanna Wins Mandate As N E Mayor
In New Ellenton, voters chose Republican Arthur J. Hanna over Acting Mayor Axel Adams 514 to 274 in a special election sparked by former mayor Sandy W. Shaw’s arrest for false certification related to a sewer easement. Hanna, 64, will lead a generational shift as Adams, 30, has seven years on the city council. Write-ins Roland Barden, Norman Strader each earned two votes. Vivian Edwards one. Shaw’s resignation triggered the race amid ongoing sewer financing concerns.
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New Ellenton
Arthur J. Hanna
Axel Adams
Hanna
Adams
Roland Barden
Norman Strader
Vivian Edwards
Sandy W. Shaw
Shaw
Resignation Stemming From City-State Conflict and Legal Counsel Gap
Former city attorneys Lews and Belser firm say they left reluctantly due to widening conflict between the State and the Town. They urged the council to hire bond and creditor rights counsel, address sewer bond questions, zoning, and easement issues while noting the Insurance Reserve Fund coverage and ongoing municipal matters.
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E. Ellenton
Ai ‘Ken Standard
E. Crosby Lewis
Belser, Lewis, Rogers and Lark
Insurance Reserve Fund
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Alexander
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Hawk
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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Duncan
Alyot Television
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Garrett
Decora Low
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