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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1979
Page
1
University president James B. Holderman spoke in town to address anxious USC Aiken administrators. He questioned who is minding the store as he faced familiar faces during the campus visit.
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The Aiken High School Band will wear new uniforms this fall as donations reach 18,904 dollars from a two week drive by the Band Boosters Club. The deadline was extended to next week and uniforms will be ready for the 1979 80 school year. Anyone wishing to contribute may contact Mrs. Laurence J. Tilly.
Education officials weigh ending neighborhood schools to address racial balance in Area I. District leaders discuss using Eustis Park as kindergarten center and redrawing zones to avoid Eustis Park while preserving access, with plans to present recommendations to the area advisory council and county board next week.
University of South Carolina president James B. Holderman told the Aiken Kiwanis Club USC leads in business music and English in the region and cites strong enrollment, high quality applicants, international appeal with planned visits by Anwar Sadat and Helmut Schmidt, and campus improvements including faculty exchanges shuttle service and a statewide nine campus system. He urged legislators to support growth linking SC industry to the university.
Two House panels launch an inquiry into real fuel shortages and pricing violations amid public mistrust. Rep. Eckhardt and Rep. Dingell seek to uncover facts, with talks of a weekly car-free day and limited sales to curb summer shortages.
Summer heat multiplies flea and tick populations. Fleas on dogs cats rats and humans may spread diseases and bites cause itching. Ticks on pets can cause anemia and carry illnesses. tick paralysis can affect humans too. Treat carriers, exterminate homes, and vet pets while applying preventive powders sprays and collars.
Dr. Sigurd Wagner of the Solar Energy Research Institute in Olden Colorado spoke at the Savannah River Plant about solar cell progress. He said cost effective photovoltaic cells may be ready by the late 1980s and that the sun delivers enough energy to meet a large portion of U S energy demand.
Industry expert Wagner describes a DOE program spanning silicon thin film and concentrator systems. He notes current US solar output at 1,000 kilowatts annually, silicon cells at about 10 percent efficiency, and concentrator systems achieving over 25 percent with a 30 to 35 percent long range target.
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