Two Sgt Sargents Trouble For Couple
At Minot Air Force Base two married staff sergeants face constant misnaming as callers to the public affairs office hear Set Sargent instead of Beverly or Reggie. Beverly Sargent explains the mix up while Reggie recounts his early basic training habit of reacting to Sargent as if it addressed him.
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Minot
Minot Air Force Base
Set Sargent
Beverly Sargent
Reggie Sargent
Air Force
Sargent
Portland man recovers after wrong heart transplant
A Portland patient with type O blood received the wrong heart from a type A donor in an August operation and then underwent a second transplant with a compatible heart. Days after the second surgery he was up and walking around the nurses station, progressing as expected for a transplant patient.
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Portland
Ore
Marcia Williams
Oregon Health Sciences University
Williams
Deaths Joe D Wyatt Aiken
Obituary notice for Joe D Wyatt of Aiken with death details and page reference on 6A.
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Joe D. Wyatt
Aiken
Fees and worries rise over high school costs in Aiken
Mike Jones and other parents fret over 137 dollars in school fees for three children. Principals say fees fund instructional materials not covered by taxes while district officials note tax limits restrain increases. The area council approves fees, which vary by class and area, with drivers education cited as an example.
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Mike Jones
William Gassman
Aiken Hi Ricaites
Gassman
Carl Dawson
Dawson
Area Advisory Council
Area Council
Aiken County School Board
Aiken High
Schwallie outlines philosophy at Savannah River Site
Ambrose L. Schwallie named president of Westinghouse Savannah River Company, promising new watch words and operations focused on safety, constant standards elevation, and efficiency. He emphasizes safety as paramount and notes his 20-year tenure with Westinghouse, leadership experience in nuclear technology, and commitment to the site’s objectives amid world events.
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Savannah River
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Ambrose L. Schwallie
Schwalbe
James S. Moore
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Anthony A. Massaro
Schwallie
Cation
Durinterview
Department of
Charleston councilman to lead state motorist protest rally
Charleston city councilman Robert Ford plans a statewide protest to Columbia on opening day of the Legislature. He cites rising auto insurance fees and fears lawmakers ignore petitions. Ford aims to mobilize drivers, organize a North Charleston meeting, and invite Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, and Gov. Campbell.
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Charleston
Robert Ford
Columbia
Ford
South Carolina
North Charleston
Jesse Jackson
Ralph Nader
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
General Assembly
Gorbachev and Yeltsin Strike at Soviet Core Power
Gorbachev and Yeltsin join to curb the Communist Party seizing power from the KGB and army. Party offices and printing plants are seized. Moscow headquarters sealed as protests erupt. Gorbachev replaces toppled officials with reformers in a bid to push rapid reforms.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Communist Party
KGB
Russian Republic
Moson
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Viewpoint: Different scene, same for New Ellenton pair
Andy Brittain at home in New Ellenton and his wife Decia in a Moscow hotel watched CNN together as thousands of Russians demonstrated for democracy. Brittain, a Westinghouse employee at the Savannah River Site, found it unreal to share the moment across continents. He noted his wife’s Moscow assignment with Bechtel International to renovate U.S. installations, part of a volunteer team of tradespeople.
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Andy Brittain
Brittain
New Ellenton
Decia
Moscow
CNN
Westinghouse
Ployee
Savannah River
Bechtel International
U.S
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David Davis
East Aiken Elementary
George Rogers
Kennedy Middle School
Aiken County
Ginny
SRS
Mark J. Porubdansky
Associated Press
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