SCE&G Seeks Rate Hike To Restore Reliable Service
In Columbia, SCE&G executive VP Oscar Wooten told the Public Service Commission hearings a $74.3 million rate increase is needed to provide reasonable service amid inflation, high interest rates, and faltering earnings. He cited below-book stock value and a lowered credit rating as factors, with a later witness from Foster Associates joining as consultant.
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Columbia
Oscar S. Wooten
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Wooten
Sce&g
Public Service Commission
Stephen F. Sherwin
Foster Associates, Inc
Washington, D.C
Thurmond backs Mason as first on shortlist for federal judge
Senator Strom Thurmond submitted 12 names to Attorney General William French Smith to fill the Camden district judge seat left open by Robert F. Chapman. He placed Judge Thomasine G. Mason of Columbia first, among 11 men listed thereafter from South Carolina and nearby cities.
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Washington
Thomasine G. Mason
Columbia
Strom Thurmond
Justice Department
South Carolina
Robert A. Patterson
Robert L. Stoddard
Spartanburg
Robert M. Ward
Rock Hill
David A. White
Oconee Workers Contaminated During Refueling
Fifteen technicians at the Oconee Nuclear Station were contaminated with iodine-131 during preliminary refueling at reactor No 1 on July 10. NRC spokesman Joe Gilliland said the 15 of 60 workers involved were exposed to the radioactive water.
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Greenville
Oconee
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Joe Gilliland
NRC
Atlanta
Greenville Prison Project Delayed Past Original Deadline
Greenville officials report South Carolina falls behind schedule on the Perry Correctional Institution rehabilitation. Larry Batson of the Department of Corrections notes common delays, while an advisor says he has not seen a project finish as late. The Nov 6 1980 deadline is now pushed to at least mid August for the 19 building complex in southern Greenville County.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Perry Correctional Institution
Larry, Batson
State Department of Batson
Department of Corrections
Perry
Greenville County
Riley outlines South Carolina plan to trim $200 million in federal cuts
Gov. Richard Riley says South Carolina will absorb $200 million in federal budget cuts by cutting red tape and maximizing each dollar. The basic approach is to move service delivery closer to the appropriation and streamline processes.
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Atlanta
Richard W
Dick) Riley
South Carolina
Riley
ARC Wins Reprieve From Reagan Budget Cuts
The Appalachian Regional Commission has secured a tentative one year reprieve from President Reagan's budget cuts. The House Senate conference committee approved a measure to keep ABC funded for at least another year despite Reagan administration objections.
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Anderson
Appalachian Regional Commission
South Carolina
Georgia
Reagan
House- Senate
ABC
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