JFK Center 25th anniversary gala honors national arts role
Washington marks the 25th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with a White House East Room ceremony and a gala featuring President Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell, actors Tom Selleck Patrick Swayze Richard Dreyfuss and stars from Aretha Franklin Kathleen Battle and the American Ballet Theatre. The PBS broadcast will air near the center's Sept 8 birthday.
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PBS
Jury hears defense call two state convicts in Felder trial
Witnesses include Matthew Scott Young who says Felder admitted his confession was a lie but too late to change it. Prosecutor notes connection to Willie Hicks as Young's close friend before Felder’s jail entry. Judge expects trial to resume tomorrow with about ten alibi witnesses ready.
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Pine Log Road widening eyed in planned improvements
A public hearing on the Transportation Improvement Plan will run 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Cotton Row Cafe meeting room in Augusta. The ARTS plan allocates 750000 for right of way for the Bobby Jones Expressway in North Augusta and 663000 for downtown Aiken computerized signals to be built in 1998, with total ARTS funding at 17.3 million for eight projects.
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Charleston
Lanna Ott
Gay Rights Rally Attracts 5000 In Columbia
In Columbia the Gay and Lesbian Pride March drew about 5000 people. Roberta Achtenberg urged the crowd to push for ballot box gains while Chastity Bono and Bob Bernstein spoke on acceptance and family support. The Charleston Post and Courier notes whistle blower settlements totaling 1.3 million dollars linked to Pitt and Ferguson firms.
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Duncan Residents Face Unearthed Industrial Waste Drums
Duncan residents worry after neighbor uncovered nearly 200 steel drums of industrial waste two years ago. EPA plans cleanup by mid June, but locals know little about contents or schedule. In 1994 Kenneth Fowler found a drum near the South Tyger River with waxy odor, prompting federal officials to draft a cleanup plan.
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Tyger River
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Whistle-Blower Suit Settled After Five Years
Fluor Corp paid 8.2 million to the government and two whistle-blowers to settle a five year lawsuit alleging waste and fraud by a subsidiary rebuilding area bases after Hurricane Hugo. Attorneys say the whistle-blowers are relieved as the long struggle ends and the former FD Services employees Jim Ferguson and George Pitt will split the proceeds.
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Fluor Corp
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FD Services
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