Pay Hike Possible for Teachers State Workers and Solons
The South Carolina State Budget and Control Board sketched a plan to raise salaries for public school teachers state employees and legislators by about four percent using $22 million reallocated from equipment purchases. The move would free general funds for the pay boosts while treating equipment costs as non recurring. The proposal eyed $9 million in reduced county income tax rebates and sparked debate among lawmakers about new taxes or sales tax exemptions to cover the rest. University economist Dr James A Morris cautioned the energy crisis impact remains uncertain.
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State Budget and Control Board
Pat Smith
General Fund
House
Ways and Means
Charles N. Plowden
West
James P. Harrelson
Dcolleton
James A. Morris
University of South Carolina
Rate hikes on Southern Bell sought in South Carolina
AP reports Southern Bell will plead its request for higher tariffs before the South Carolina Public Service Commission. Protests over the proposed increases include residential rates up 55 cents monthly and local call charges rising to 20 cents.
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Columbia
Southern Bell Telephone Co
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Telephone Company
Commission
Southern Bell
Energy Crisis Hurts Local Auto Sales and Bus Plans
Auto dealers report higher sales for small cars as buyers trade in V eight engines and seek fuel economy. Officials warn of a looming slowdown in demand. Local business managers urge reduced lighting and lower heat while county leaders consider fuel constraints and a potential shift away from public buses.
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Jim Ray
Sce&g
Aiken High Gets By With Buses Cars And Car Pools
School officials report 78 buses in Aiken Area No. 1 with plans to add if fuel shortage worsens while training eight new drivers this week. Evan Flynn says about 626 parking permits exist, but half the students carpool and the rest drive alone. Car pooling is common at Savannah River Plant with 50 mph limits and thermostat goals.
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Berry
GT Datsun
Aiken
Virgil Haygood
Datsun
John Miano
Stephens VW
Miano
Eulie Garvin
Whittle Brothers
Mercury
Garvin
Earl Hite
Ellington Buick
Hite
Shirley Bowers
Samuel Soper
Aiken County
Aiken Area No. 1
Bowers
Soper
Freedman Vocational School
Aiken County Vocational School
Aiken High School
Evan Flynn
Flynn
Mike Butler
Savannah River Plant
South Carolina fuel distributors plan hardship distribution meeting
About 50 distributors from Richland Lexington Saluda and Newberry counties will meet state energy officials led by David Harter to draft plans for equitable fuel distribution to hardship applicants. Harter said the office has more than 450 emergency hardship requests for fuel.
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Columbia
South Carolina
David Harter
State Energy Management Office
Richland
Lexington
Saluda
Newberry
Harter
South Carolina Farm Income Rises By 600 Million
Executive director Henry J. Simons Jr. told a Columbia civic club that South Carolina farm income increased by more than 600 million dollars last year. He noted that for every farm income dollar, 3 to 4 dollars are generated in agribusiness through supplying, processing, transportation, storage and packaging.
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Columbia
Farm Credit Bank Services
South Carolina
Henry J. Simons Jr
Columbia Civic Club
Inmate Sues SC Corrections Officials Over Negligence
Four inmates allege Central Correctional Institute officials in Columbia were negligent and racially discriminatory in a $100000 lawsuit. The testimony resumed in federal court as the case proceeds.
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Columbia
South Carolina Department of Corrections
Central Correctional Institute
Fuel Shortage Looms Over Aiken County Dealers
Major and independent fuel distributors in Aiken and North Augusta warn of ongoing fuel shortages. Allocations have limited supplies, with many dealers cutting back from last year’s quotas and stations reducing hours or closing Sundays in line with federal guidance. Some foresee the worst strain in winter, especially February, as resupply delays extend into December.
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Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
Nixon
Energy Crisis Inconvenient Think Again
A satirical dialogue portrays a Nixon era energy crisis where a family navigates appliance use and thermostat cuts. John and Mary debate savings while junior and others mockingly point to electric devices as they pledge to do their part. The piece highlights household adaptation and political rhetoric.
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John
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