Special Election On Tuesday For Aiken County Council Seats
A special election will fill seats on the Aiken County Council and the Board of Education with polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Countywide races include the chairman position between Carroll H. Warner and Mike Toole. North Augusta voters will elect a mayor and three council seats. Voter turnout is expected light, with officials predicting 2,500 or fewer countywide.
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Thousands of gays march on Washington for justice and rights
Hundreds of thousands of gay men and women filled the National Mall to demand an end to legal discrimination while pledging to carry the message home. Speakers like Eustacia Smith and David Mixner framed the event as a simple matter of justice, urging nationwide action and continued freedom.
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Health care reform faces uphill fight in Congress this year
President Clinton pushes a broad health care reform but faces stiff opposition from key lawmakers and turf battles in Congress. House leaders warn progress may slip to next year while administration officials seek public support to push the plan. Bob Dole predicts the measure won't pass this year.
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Deaths in the region list prominent names
Obituary notice lists Muriel Amerson Augusta Norman Braxton Lola E Fulmer Kathryn Hilson Frances N Lewis Lillian Nesbitt Wagener M Spencer Phillips Aiken Lugenia Staley Miami Fla Hoyt Williams Johnston with notice of their deaths and last residences.
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Augusta Norman Braxton
Bath
Lola E. Fulmer
Ward
Kathryn Hilson
Augusta Frances N. Lewis
Aiken
Lillian Nesbitt
Wagener
M. Spencer Phillips
Lugenia Staley
Miami
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Hoyt Williams
Johnston
India Crash Kills 83 Passengers Near Aurangabad
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 118 aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Aurangabad airport in western India. At least 83 killed, 18 rescued including crew. the jet broke into three pieces and caught fire with no weather issues reported.
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Russians Back Yeltsin in Referendum Vote
Russians approved Boris Yeltsin in a nationwide referendum with 58 percent confidence and 63.8 percent endorsing his market reforms, while turnout reached about 65 percent of 105.5 million eligible voters. Critics argued the vote was irregular and not legally binding, as Parliament asserts its own constitutional change power.
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Dillon judge profits from private wedding chapel in county
Probate Judge Greg Rogers earned 250 044 in 1991 and 169 000 last year from private wedding ceremonies at a Dillon chapel while performing probate duties earning 30 791. Aiken County judge Sue Roe earned 40 425 from private weddings. County residents can wed in her office for 2.
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