Public Service Commission rate hikes under fire in South Carolina
The piece urges an inquiry into South Carolina Public Service Commission decisions that boosted Duke Power 15 percent and Carolina Power & Light 14 percent, plus the coal surcharge at SCE&G. It questions fairness vs North Carolina, potential co op impacts, and calls for legislative scrutiny and DOT highway safety proposals endorsed by the American Trucking Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Public Service Commission
Duke Power Co
Carolina Power & Light Co
N. C. Utilities Commission
South Carolina
Public Service Commission
S. C. Electric and Gas Co
Sce&gc
Electric Cooperatives
Duke
Carolina Power
Sen. Roddey
The
General Assembly
American Trucking Association
U. S. Dept. of Transportation
DOT
Aiken
Trucking Association
Faster! For What? A Case Against Rapid SST Travel
The Senate Appropriations Committee will again hear arguments on the supersonic transport. Critics warn rising costs, environmental impact, and uncertain demand threaten the project as NASA funding and Nixon’s request loom. Proponents cite U.S. leadership in aviation and future speeds, but heed Volpe’s two-plane compromise to curb noise and pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Congress
Robert Byrd
Transportation Subcommittee
United States
America
New York
London
Learning To Say No More Often
New York based AP essay argues that half the trouble in America comes from not saying no. It catalogs risky invitations and half baked schemes that lead to disaster and urges cautious refusals to avoid adverse outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Bill Smith
Big Fang
Tex
South Carolina Joins Nuclear Age Fast
South Carolina accelerates into the nuclear era with plants at Hartsville Keowee-Toxaway and Barnwell plus planned Chester and Columbia facilities. The state touts safe environmental monitoring, reprocessing plans, and the use of uranium fuel to power generators and even moon missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Palmetto State
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Carolina Power and Light Company
H. B. Robinson
Hartsville
Lake Robinson
Chester County
United States
Illinois
New York
Heyward G. Shealy
State Board of Health
Shealy
Board
Division of
Radiological Health
Nevada
Chem-Nuclear Company
Chem-Nuclear
Samuel A Cothran Leads Aiken Standard Presidency
Samuel A Cothran serves as president and editor of the Aiken Standard, a newspaper published in Aiken with a long regional history since 1867. The note highlights his leadership role and the paper’s enduring local service.
Eugene J Oyler Tribute Runs In Daily Paper
A brief notice credits Eugene J Oyler as executive editor on Monday March 1 1971, reflecting on his role and contributions to the publication.
The Ford House by Dorothy K. MacDowell
The Ford House in Aiken traces back to 1871 when A P Ford and Rev W A McCracken founded the Aiken Recorder. Builder James M Curtis completed a Barnwell Avenue home in 1885 86 costing about 1200 dollars. Ownership passed to Miss Annie Ford then Mrs Robert Carter and actress Joanne Woodward’s family, Lt Col Maurice Williams, then the current Royals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy K. Macdowell
A. P. Ford
W. A. McCracken
Aiken
Ford
Charleston
Barnwell Avenue
James M. Curtis
Ronald Royal
Annie Ford
Robert Carter
Joanne Woodward
Miss Woodward
Maurice Williams
Rollingwood Road
The
Royals
Sermon on the Mount as Christian standard
The Sermon on the Mount defines the ideal Christian life and sets a perfect standard. While no one fully meets it, Christians recognize the standard without relying on perfect conformity for salvation. Salvation shows moral shortfalls and Christ provides the power to pursue the standard.
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Christ
Jesus
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Spiro
Transportation
Volpe
Hilda
Mac
S.C
Tion
Board of Health
Robinson
Carolinas
Cp&l
Walter E. Selkinghaus
Robinson Information Center
Westinghouse
Columbia
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Aiken, S.C
the Ford House
Billy Graham
P.N
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