Thurmond Emphasizes Seniority in Senate Re election Bid
Sen Strom Thurmond stressing seniority as a key asset in his bid for a fifth Senate term. He predicts becoming the top Republican in two years and cites prestige and state benefits. Opponent Charles Ravenel and governor hopeful Richard Riley are active in campaign stops and calls for debates.
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Strom Thurmond
Senate
Exchange Club of Charleston
Thurmond
Capitol Hill
Charles Ravenel
Charleston
Richard W. Riley
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Saluda
Edgefield
McCormick
Calhoun Falls
Iva
Honea Path
Belton
Williamston
Seneca
Edward L. Young
Columbia
Southern Bell Boss Seeks 74 Million Rate Hike
Columbia South Carolina Southern Bell general manager Harry Marsh tells the state Public Service Commission hearings that inflation requires a 74 million rate increase to sustain service and a 14 percent return, up from 5.23 percent. He is the first of 11 witnesses as SC PIRG and others intervene. Protests from customers are set for Thursday before final hearings.
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Columbia
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Harry Marsh
South Carolina
State Public Service Commission
Marsh
Southern Bell
Irwin
Pete’’ Parker
South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
University of South Carolina
Turnipseed
PSC
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Penzias Wilson Kapitsa
The 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by Arno A. Penzias and Robert W. Wilson of Bell Labs New Jersey and Pyotr Kapitsa of Moscow. Penzias and Wilson receive half the 165000 dollar prize for discovering cosmic microwave background radiation, while Kapitsa gains the other half for basic low temperature physics research. Kapitsa is 84 and among the oldest laureates. Landau previously won in 1962 for liquid helium studies.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Arno A. Penzias
Robert W. Wilson
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New Jersey
Pyotr Leontevitch
Community Calendar highlights for Aiken and surrounding area
Local groups list activities for today including meetings of the Aiken Business and Professional Woman's Club at 4:30 p.m., Family Planning Clinic at 5 p.m., Aiken Optimist Club at 6:30 p.m., and multiple 7 p.m. gatherings at venues across North Augusta and Augusta. Evening events cover dances, classes, senior activities, and AA meetings through 10:30 p.m. at various churches, clubs, and community centers.
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Aiken Business and Professional Woman's Club
Midland Dr
Midland Valley
Clearwater
Aiken Optimist Club
DeMasi’s
Aiken County Council
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
North Augusta
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