Lightning knocks out Duke Power capacity in South Carolina
A lightning strike at Lee Steam Station near Williamston caused an explosion and fire at 11 05 p m reducing Duke Power Co output by about seven percent for central South Carolina and North Carolina. The company planned to draw extra power from other utilities and reroute its grid with no injuries reported.
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S C Governor Will Address Education Board
Governor Robert E. McNair will address educators and legislators at the four day Southern Regional Education Board workshop in Hilton Head Island South Carolina Registration and reception opened the event and officials discuss new directions in higher education planning and coordination. A separate report details damage at Duke Energy Lee Station from a lightning strike a 100000 volt circuit breaker exploded fire shut down three steam generators and disrupted gas fired turbine units crews began immediate repairs and emergency crews were dispatched
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Robert E. McNair
South Carolina
Southern Regional Education Board
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Greenville
Duke
Lee
Grocery Chain Helps Patrons Read Freshness Codes
Safe Way Stores launches consumer education on product freshness codes with ads in four states and DC. The campaign explains milk dates such as 9 5 meaning Sept 5 and aims to expand to Safeway nationwide with guidance from White House consumer official Virginia Knauer. Basil Winsted notes future codes for other products.
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Safeway Stores, Inc
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Contention Over State Funds for Desegregation Busing
In Raleigh a possible court challenge emerged over the use of state funds and state buses for court-ordered desegregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Attorney George Ragsdale said a suit may test legality, citing a 1969 law banning public funds for involuntary busing, which a federal court found unconstitutional and is on appeal.
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