Tar Heels Rout UCLA 104-78 on Page 4B
Former South Aiken standout Chris MacMurdo adapts to life in California as a Stanford University women’s basketball player. North Augusta and South Aiken girls meet in the SERTOMA Christmas Classic finals Tuesday night, while USC Aiken defeats Paine College 96-66 on Saturday.
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South Aiken
Chris MacMurdo
California
Stanford University
North Augusta
USC Aiken
Paine Colege
Augusta
Coast Guard Rescues Two From WWI Plane Stranded on Glacier
A Coast Guard helicopter rescued two pilots Saturday after they were stranded four days on a Canadian glacier in a vintage Grumman Widgeon amphibian aircraft. Their condition was not immediately reported though radio messages indicated they were unhurt and comfortable. They had survival gear and food during the ordeal.
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Juneau
Alaska
Coast Guard
Chris Haley
Weather Clear And Cold Forecast Today
Clear skies and cold temperatures expected today with a high near 45 and a low around 29. Winds calm. See Page 10A for details.
Death notices listing several individuals in multiple towns
Death notices include Matthew Bedenbaugh Batesbury Lora L Carr Aiken Frances C Caughman Leesville Janie Dutton Ardmore Pa Charles Emeneker Hilton Head Leroy Hilton Windsor Fannie Holloway Aiken Roger W Millwood Aiken Tommie N Lewis Edgefield Helen Sanders Aiken Michael E Smith Jr Aiken Mrs Cliffus M Tabron Aiken details on Page 10A
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Matthew Bedenbaugh
Batesbury
Lora L. Carr
Aiken
Frances C. Caughman
Leesville
Janie Dutton
Ardmore
Charles Emeneker
Hilton Head
Leroy Hilton
Windsor
Fannie Holloway
Roger W. Millwood
Tommie N. Lewis
Edgefield
Helen Sanders
Michael E. Smith Jr
Cliffus M. Tabron
DOE Official Sees Hurdles For SRP Restart
Washington safety official Richard Starostecki said months to years may pass before restarting Savannah River Plant reactors idled since August. Westinghouse will replace Du Pont in April and set a new safety philosophy with stricter training. DOE expands field office oversight while most life safety decisions shift to the contractor and judged on risk rather than a fixed formula.
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Washington
Department of Energy
DOE
Savannah River
States News Service
Richard Starostecki
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Ons
Starostecki
Westinghouse
The
du Pont Co
Fealao
F Feld
Bush Style Emerging As Bush Nears Presidency
Washington AP reports George Bush five weeks from taking command offers early glimpses of policy and style. He backs off naming Dan Quayle to lead drug enforcement and adjusts stances on PLO and Soviet talks while signaling a faster news conference pace and less tolerance for shouted questions.
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Washington
George Bush
Bush
Dan Quayle
Nead
Palestine Liberation Organization
Electoral College to Cast Votes Amid Bush Dukakis Expectation
The Electoral College meets Monday with 538 electors poised to cast votes. Bush is expected to beat Dukakis by about 126 to 112, barring faithless electors, setting the stage for a January 4 joint session of Congress to count ballots. Voters in November chose electors rather than direct presidential ballots.
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Washington
George Bush
Bush
Michael Dukakis
Congress
Senate
County Moves Toward Mainstreaming Special Ed Students
Aiken County begins broad-based mainstreaming this school year as Freedman School closes. About 175 students shift to regular high schools, with coordinators and teachers noting smoother transitions and improved social skills, while some cases remain self-contained.
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Aiken County
Freedman School
Freedman
Joann Greer
Greer
Talks With PLO Could End If Terror Attacks Persist
The United States warned the Palestine Liberation Organization that ongoing terrorism would terminate U S dialogue. PLO Chairman Arafat pledged to curb violence but could not guarantee all individuals would comply. The talks, held in Carthage near Tunis, focus on an international peace conference and a Palestinian state, with U S opposition to a PLO state. No further meetings were scheduled.
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Washington
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
State Department
Offi
PLO
Richard W. Murphy
Murphy
Associated Press
Robert H. Pelletreau Jr
Tunisia
Carthage
Tunis
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Middle East
Israel
Ahmed Abdul-Rahman
Brown's Case Not Closed Yet
Judge Hubert E. Long denied motions for a new trial and a lighter sentence for James Brown the Godfather of Soul Adrienne Brown reportedly seeks support for his release and will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. at the Aiken County Judicial Center Rev Al Sharpton travels to join the campaign
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James Brown
Hubert E. Long
Brown
Adrienne
Aiken County Judicial Center
al Sharpton
New York
South Carolina
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