Hope Dims For Peace In Balkans
Sarajevo residents shelter from fierce mortar barrages hours after the international conference to halt violence. At least 10 killed and 60 wounded in Kosovo hospital reports. Fires, including an iron and steel mill, burn out of control as talks fail to stop fighting. 8,000 dead in six months as Serbs and Bosnian government clash. London conference yields only paper promises to halt sieges and turn over heavy weapons to U.N. supervision within a week.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Kosovo
Bosnia
United Nations
European Community
Balkans
USS
Senate
London
Radovan Karadzic
U.N
Carolinians Better Off Than In '79 By ELANA VARON
State income gaps narrowed in the 1980s though the rich remained far ahead of poor. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found South Carolina’s split the widest in the nation for the rich versus the poor, and third widest for the rich versus middle class. The report cites stagnant wages and policy factors, urging tax code reform to reduce regressivity.
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South Carolina
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Washington, D.C
South
U.S
Vale Utility Customers Protest Sale
Vale residents protest the transfer of Vale Water System to the city of Aiken alleging forced annexation agreements to keep water service. PSC is limited but transfer details hinge on municipal policy. residents consider legal action to halt the sale before a public hearing.
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Vale Water System
Aiken
S.C. Public Service Commission
PSC
PS Pile
Sayey
Figs Snexatha Agrenants
Alsen
Steven T. Thompson
Robert Hinds
Yale
Jim Brownlow
Department of Health On Environmental Control
Vale
Vale Development Company
Jerry P Davidian
Yale Water Company
Scott
Voter Registration Forms Published In Paper Across Area
Area residents can register to vote through forms run by the Aiken Standard and other newspapers. The forms will be printed for trial use and aired on WIS-TV with a 30 minute program explaining filling out the form. A toll free number offers help.
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Aiken Standard
Yn Commission
Wis-Tv
Columbia
WIS
Election Commission
Selection Commission
Local readers urged to call with ideas
Community members are invited to share ideas by calling 648 2311. The brief notice emphasizes accessibility and direct contact for input on neighborhood news and upcoming coverage.
Military Sets Up Kitchens For South Florida Victims
Thousands of federal troops landed cargo planes with mobile kitchens to aid Hurricane Andrew victims in South Florida. President Bush dispatched 7,000 troops amid criticism of slow relief, urging the public to move forward as aid began arriving at Homestead Air Force Base and Opa-locka Airport.
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South Florida
Bush
Washington
Florida
White House
Lawton Chiles
United States
Opa-locka Airport
Volunteers Aid Louisiana Hurri cane Relief Efforts
Volunteers and Louisiana National Guard workers joined residents to clear debris and deliver essentials like water and jambalaya across parishes. About 152000 customers lacked power and roughly 6200 people were in 36 shelters. Governor Edwards toured damage in Franklin and LaPlace praising cleanup efforts.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Louisiana National Guard
Red ‘Cross
Clyde Howard
Edwin Edwards
Franklin
LaPlace
Edwie Algo Sade
Bush
Jefferson Adults Hit The Books While Children Play
In Aiken County the Parent Education Program operates from Jefferson Elementary Bath to strengthen families by educating parents while children attend care at the school. About 70 percent of adults are unemployed and 40 percent uneducated as 60 families enroll. Two-thirds of the women are single mothers. The program, funded by a $93 875 state grant, is one of 23 districts in South Carolina receiving state support totaling about $2 million.
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Aiken County School District
Jefferson Elementary
Bath
Area 3
LBC Middle
Gail Graham
Graham
Siken Technicalollege
South Carolina Department of Human Services
South Carolina
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John Soares
Mary Staley
Ernest Levinson
Elana Varon
States News Service
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Erma Bombeck
Irene, Ellis, Langley
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Tinues
Associated Press
Jefferson
Ranjim
Garrett
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