Finnish exchange student reunited with sweetheart after transfer
In Farmington New Hampshire a Finnish exchange student Iiro Lehtinen is returning to be with his American girlfriend Kelly LaPointe three weeks after being moved to South Portland Maine for reportedly not spending enough time with his host family. State Rep William Tsiros said the regional director of the Education Foundation for Foreign Study delivered the good news. Farmington High School students boycotted classes for one day over the separation.
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Farmington
N.H
Kelly LaPointe
Iiro Lehtinen
William Tsiros
Education Foundation For Foreign Study
South Portland
Maine
Taco professor says fast food is serious business
Don Smith of Washington State University calls fast food a serious field with $60 billion in annual sales. His Burger Flipping 101 exposes students to a profitable industry and career prospects, with graduates receiving five or six job offers and starting salaries around 20000 a year rising past 30000 after three years.
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Pullman
Wash
Don Smith
Taco Bell
Washington State University
Smith
Weather forecast cites rain chances and cooling trend
Tonight expect cloudy skies with a 30 percent rain chances and a low around the mid 40s. Tomorrow remains cloudy and cool with occasional rain and a high near the low 50s. An 80 percent rain probability is noted and readers are directed to Page 5B for details.
Deaths Grace R Autry Ward Shelba Fowler Aiken Geraldine
Obituary notice lists Grace R Autry Shelba Fowler Geraldine Frazier Eula McCormick Everlena Miller Annie Rye and Abraham Jones in North Augusta Jackson North Augusta Graniteville Clearwater. Details appear on Page SB.
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Grace R. Autry
Ward
Shelba T. Fowler
Aiken
Geraldine Frazier
North Augusta
Abraham J. Jones
Jackson
Eula McCormick
Everlena Miller
Graniteville
Annie Joyce Rye
Clearwater
Aquino declares national emergency amid Manila crisis
President Corazon Aquino pleaded for public support as mutinous soldiers threatened to kill her and disrupt the evacuation of about 1,800 foreigners from Manila. Talks with rebels followed the cease fire while analysts warned of martial law amid powers to utilities and transport.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Mrs. Aquino
Private Operator Suggested For Jail In Aiken County
Rep. Charles Sharpe proposed hiring a private firm to run the detention center, citing potential savings up to 24 million and lessons from Corrections Corporation of America. Council weighs cost estimates from 15 to 24 million, with a possible two to three year transition to full private operation if justified.
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Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Aiken
Rep. Sharpe
Usc Aiken
Aiken County
Department of Corrections
Carrol H. Warner
Sharpe
SRS workers exposed to high radiation levels reported
A 1988 radiation study at the Savannah River Site shows twenty workers received more than 1,390 millirems, while the site average rose to 66 millirems for 5,899 construction and 8,726 operations employees. Maximum personal doses reached 2,040 and 1,590 millirems, with site limits at 3,000.
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Savannah River
Tion
SCE&G Contract Vote Sees Wage Health Costs Debate
SCE&G workers vote on a new contract with 985 employees of the utility in Charleston and Columbia. IBEW members seek a 4 percent wage hike while the company offers 3.75 percent and larger health care cost sharing. Bargaining also covers clothing allowances and work rules amid rising health costs.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Charleston
Columbia
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Cathy B. Novinger
Sce&g
Holiday Fund Drives Aid Needy Families in Aiken Area
Christmas charity kicks off with Salvation Army kettle drive and mail donations to boxed addresses. Valley Empty Stocking Fund backs 243 families or 783 people last year, backed by Langley Bath Clearwater American Legion posts, Lions Club, and other supporters. funds sent to Langley, Clearwater, or Graniteville P.O. boxes.
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Aiken County
Salvation Army
Aiken
P.O
Valley
Langley
American Legion
L.B.C. Lions Club
P.O. Box
Clearwater
Aoe
Graniteville
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Thompson
Ware
Renee
Abby Srep
Pere
Rome
Herod
Rattled Aquino
Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
Aquino
Adolfo Azcuna
John Osmena
Congress
Salvador Britannico
Tanya Natzke
San Francisco
Scott Webster
Margaret Law
Peter Jackson
Hopeland Gardens
Carl Langley
Pocono
SRS
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