South Carolina Firelaws Aimed at Forest Fires
State Forester John R. Tiller says most wildfires in late winter and early spring are started by people. Two laws target incendiary burning with penalties up to five years in prison or a $5,000 fine for willful damage and up to a year for first offenses under burning lands without consent, with higher penalties for later violations.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John R. Tiller
Tiller
Soo
Thurmond cautions on Nixon China trip outcomes
Sen Strom Thurmond says Nixon's China visit should be judged by results not principle He sees both potential and danger including risk to Taiwan and non communist Asian nations He notes a chance it could counter Soviet influence and bolster U S security but warns of possible tragedy if pressure grows in Southeast Asia
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Nixon
China
Thurmond
United States
Republic of Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Retirement System Change Opposed by SCEA
Columbia AP report: South Carolina Education Association opposes Governor's Commission plan to cut state contributions to the retirement system by 46 percent over ten years. SCEA President Ruby Fricks calls the proposal unsound and imprudent, fearing impact on 155,000 public employees.
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Columbia
South Carolina
South Car A Education Association
Ruby Fricks
SCEA
Dr Zapp To Speak At Medical University Of South Carolina
Dr John S Zapp, the highest ranking dental official in the United States, will speak March 9 to dental students at the Medical University of South Carolina. The talk will mark Annual Student Clinic Day with students showcasing the college’s programs and activities.
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Charleston
U.S
Medical University of South Carolina
John S. Zapp
Dental College
HUD Official To Speak At Southern Builder Leader Conference
Eugene Gulledge, assistant secretary of HUD, and Lewis Conker, NAHB vice president and treasurer, will speak at the first Southern Builder Leader Conference March 15-16 in Greenville. Ed W. Teasley of the Greenville Home Builders Association says the event will bring regional recognition.
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Greenville
Eugene Gulledge
HUD
Lewis Conker
National Association of Home Builders
Ed W. Teasley
Greenville Home Builders Association
Pioneer 10 powered by Savannah River plutonium fuel
Pioneer 10 uses four AEC plutonium-238 nuclear generators from Savannah River Plant for space power. The craft launched from Cape Kennedy March 2 at 8 49 p.m. traveling 31 120 mph, with heaters and instruments designed to operate in Jupiter region temperatures as low as 270 degrees below zero.
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NASA
Pioneer 10
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Pioneer
Jupiter
Orpheus In the Underworld Delights Aiken Audience
Canadian Opera Company staged Offenbach's Orpheus In the Underworld at Aiken Junior High School auditorium. The Aiken Community Concert Association presented the final show of the year with a 32piece orchestra. Actors June Cooper and Jan Rubes delivered superb performances with lively staging and a witty English adaptation by Robert Fulford and James Knight.
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Canadian Opera Company
Offenbach
Aiken
Herman Geiger-Torel
Victor I. Montengohl
Rubes
Elizabeth Mawson
Mercury
Robert Fulford
James Knight
Moon View Clarifies Lunar Visibility
The article explains that at most about half of the moon’s surface is visible from Earth while the far side remains permanently unseen by observers on our planet.
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Moon
Earth
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