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— Griffin Daily News Friday, March 28, 1975
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PSC referees debate
over electric rates
ATLANTA (UPI) - Gov.
George Busbee said Thursday
he is optimistic President Ford
will approve without delay his
request for $21.1 million in
federal reconstruction funds for
victims of a tornado that did
more than $56 million damage
to Atlanta.
Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., joined
Busbee in asking Ford to
declare Atlanta and Fulton
County a disaster area.
Nunn also requested the
Department of Housing and
Urban Development and the
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to aid Atlanta residents affect
ed by the storm which struck
shortly after dawn Monday.
Busbee said damage to public
property totaled $9.42 million —
including an estimated $500,000
damage to the governor’s
mansion, which is covered by
the state as a self-insurer —and
that private property damages
reached $47 million. The
mansion will be closed to the
public for about three months
while repair work is done.
An aide to the governor said
Busbee, who left for a post-
General Assembly fishing vaca
tion Thursday, is optimistic
federal assistance will be
quickly approved for the capitol
area —without the weeks of
delay which preceded final
approval of emergency assist
ance for Fort Valley, which
was smashed by a tornado on
Feb. 18.
At first, the FDAA told
Busbee Fort Valley did not
qualify as a federal disaster
area, but later backed down
and approved the financial aid
after Busbee and Fort Valley
officials complained to Ford
about bureaucratic red tape.
“I find that the situation is
beyond the capabilities of the
state and the affected local
governments to effectively al
leviate,” Busbee said in a letter
to Ford. “Your approval of this
request will be appreciated by
the State of Georgia and will
help to alleviate the suffering
and hardship of the citizens in
this area.”
The governor said state and
local govenments have already
spent or committed well over $2
million to rescue operations and
on-the-spot emergency housing
and feeding of the homeless.
Three persons were killed
and 152 injured in the twister,
which ripped across the north
west side of Atlanta and
unincorporated parts of the
county.
The tornado destroyed 37
homes, 354 apartment units and
31 businesses, Busbee said. In
addition, it damaged 303 homes,
200 apartment units and anoth
er 31 businesses.
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Busbee optimistic on storm aid
ATLANTA (UPI) - The
Georgia Public Service Com
mission played referee Thurs
day while a group of irate
homeowners and businessmen
verbally fought it out with-
Georgia Power Co. executives
over the utility’s $305 million
rate increase request.
Georgia Power called the
increase necessary to keep
pace with rising costs of
providing electricity to homes
and businesses. The homeown
ers and businessmen denounced
New officers for the Griffin Business and Professional
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president and Doris Jones, recording secretary. Gladys
Woodroof is the treasurer and Mary Glover Newton is the
secretary.
it as “a license to steal.”
The executives listened as
customers spoke against both
the current and proposed
electricity rate structures. They
had already presented formal
briefs in support of their rate
increase request last month.
The PSC granted Georgia
Power S6O million in additional
rates Feb. 4 on a temporary
basis, as a down payment on
the requested $305 million.
Zachery W. Henderson, an
architect from Crabapple, told
the PSC his consumption of
electricity has gone up about 3
per cent since 1972, but his bill
has jumped 74 per cent. He
said it is unfair for Georgia
Power to charge higher rates of
low-consuming homeowners
than of high-use commercial
customers.
“With the commercial rates
and the fuel adjustment,
Georgia Power has a license to
steal already,” said Henderson.
“Thomas Edison said, ‘We will
make the electric light so
inexpensive that only the rich
will be able to afford candles.’
Well, apparently, Mr. Edison
never worked with Georgia
Power Co.”
“It’s a distinct fact that in
the next six months, there may
be a very major shortage of
housing in the Atlanta area,”
said Taras.
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Carter
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Kissinger
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla.
(UPI) — Former Georgia Gov.
Jimmy Carter, carrying his
campaign for president to north
Florida, said Thursday Secre
tary of State Henry Kissinger
“has done a lot of good things,”
but he would dismiss him if
elected.
Carter, responding to ques
tions, also said, “I probably
wouldn’t keep any of the
present cabinet ministers on.”
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