Thurmond and His Long Stand in Politics and Health
The piece recounts Strom Thurmond's long career from Dixiecrat strength to a late life Senate presence. It highlights his 24 hour plus filibuster, shifts in party support including backing racial integration, and his ongoing health decline with hospital visits and reduced public activity as aides carry most duties.
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Thurmond
Senate
House
Jim Jeffords
GOP
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Tom Daschle
D-S
Thurmond History Maker Turns 99 In South Carolina
Strom Thurmond, longtime U.S. senator and South Carolina political figure, holds records as the longest serving senator and a notable filibuster. He turns 99 on a birthday noted in local reports, with a history spanning state senate to governor and presidential runs.
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South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
State Senate
Abdul Jabbar
Pakistan
Germany
United States
Northern Alliance
Afghanistan
Kandahar
Gul ‘Agha
Mohammed Jalal
Taliban
Kabul
bin Laden
Pentagon
Tora Bora
White Mountains
Jalalabad
Washington
Adm
John Stuffebeem
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Stufflebeem
Stuffebeem
City debates delaying demolitions amid preservation push
At a Monday meeting City Council and Historic Preservation Commission discussed delaying the Demo 200 program to review distressed homes. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh cited illegal activity in some properties while officials urged rehabilitation to preserve historic architecture and avoid lead paint grant costs.
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LeDuc
Historic Preservation Commission
City Council
Fred Cavanaugh
Rogram
York Street
Barnwell Avenue
Price
Beatrice ‘McGhee
Aiken
McGhee
Commission
Northside preservation efforts eyed for Aiken downtown
Historic onumaea ror 18 Parkway to open prime downtown real estate for new homes and other uses. Immanuel Training School property now houses the Salvation Army Thrift Store and Wesley United Methodist Church. City leaders discuss protecting northside properties and promoting infilling to attract residents downtown. City officials note possible incentives and buy‑rehab‑sell strategies to spur redevelopment amid congestion shifts.
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Aiken
Immanuel Training School
Salvation Army Thrift
Wesley United Methodist Church
Jes’s School
WR. Coles
Coles
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Northern Presbyterian Church
Northside
Smith
Lessie Price
Philip Merry
Roger LeDue
Southside
Commission McDonald Law
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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John Glenn
NASA
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Capitol Hill
Rebecca Fleming
Robert “Duke” Short
Short
Dick Harpoothian
Hany Thumar
U.S. Senate
Cana Town
Onmedian 1A
Lebu
Onumaea
Bravo” Trio Singers
Jan Horvath
Michael Maguire
Doug LaBrecque
Etherredge Center
USCA
Augusta
Shahwali Kot
Karzai
Ronald McDonald House
Dillard's
Donald Portnoy Conductor
Richland Ave
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