Real Christmas Family Finds Delight In Name
Aiken couple with the surname Christmas navigates teasing and everyday life with two children Jason and Jennifer. Virginia Christmas notes friendly remarks in stores while David Christmas, a carpenter, recalls their meeting at the Earle Church of God. The family enjoys a festive home dynamic with Christmas humor.
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Aiken
Virginia Christmas
Christmas
Earle Church of God
Mrs. Christmas
Jason
Jennifer
Santa
K Mart
David
Virginia
Soviet Union Delays Endorsement of Commonwealth
Mikhail Gorbachev prepared a televised address amid delays by the Soviet legislature on recognizing the USSR’s dissolution. Boris Yeltsin and Gorbachev discussed power transfer as Moldavian protests for reunification grew and bank chief Viktor Gerashchenko resigned. The parliament postponed decisive action to Thursday on a resolution that would formalize the USSR’s disbandment.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Gennady Burbulis
Viktor Gerashchenko
Gerashchenko
Alexei Kozhemyakov
U.S.S.R
Early Christmas Delivery Aiken Standard Schedule
The Aiken Standard will be delivered Christmas morning to let staff spend the holiday with families. Due to an early deadline late breaking news on Christmas Eve will not appear in today’s edition. Normal publication resumes Thursday with local news and AP coverage.
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Aiken Standard
Associated Press
Higgins Widow Faces Pain in Return of Higgins
In Dover, Del, the widow of Lt. Col. William R. Higgins described her pain as hostages in Lebanon returned home. She recalled the joyous scenes while noting her own loss and hopes his service may aid a future peace. In Delray Beach, Florida, Higgins’ father-in-law removed a yellow ribbon after years of display.
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Dover
Del
Lebanon
William R. Higgins
Robin Higgins
NBC
United Nations
Delray Beach
Fla
Higgins
Norman Ross
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Deaths of Brady Dubose Ann Johnson Nora Mayson
Obituaries note the deaths of Brady Dubose in North Augusta Ann Johnson in Ridge Spring and Nora Mayson in North Augusta with brief notices of their passing and surviving family not detailed.
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Brady Dubose
North Augusta
Ann Johnson
Ridge
Nora Mayson
Heated debate over Chem Nuclear waste site policy in 1992
South Carolina lawmakers face a major year with reapportionment and budget talks. The central issue may be whether the Chem Nuclear low level waste burial ground in Barnwell County stays open past 1992 or until a North Carolina site opens. Governor Campbell and others back an extended operation citing economic and safety considerations.
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S.C. General Assembly
Barnwell County
North Carolina
Thomas FE
Tom) Huff
North Augusta
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Charles R. Sharpe
R-Wagener
Chem-Nuclear
Disappointing Christmas Sales Weigh On Merchants
New York merchants report a lackluster holiday season as consumers crowded stores yet spent cautiously. Analysts foresee industry Christmas sales roughly flat from 1990 lows with Wal-Mart stating solid but tough results and Gantos near plan levels amid ongoing economic worries about jobs and finances.
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New York
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Rudnick Pushes Tax Hikes to Fund Health Care and Training
Aiken Democrat Irene K Rudnick advocates lifting the auto sales tax cap restoring the capital gains tax to seven percent and imposing a penny per pack cigarette tax to raise revenue for education health care and worker retraining. She did not provide revenue figures but called the potential funds substantial. She also urged creating a fund to pay for job retraining programs.
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Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Aiken Democrat
General Assembly
GM Paid 80 Million in Merit Bonuses Before Cuts
GM disclosed it distributed merit bonuses totaling about 80 million dollars to non executive professionals including engineers supervisors and clerical staff before announcing sweeping job cuts The figure came from company spokesman John Maciarz and reflects roughly six percent of salaried payroll The merit system, in place since the late 1980s, rewards extra effort rather than automatic raises
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John Maciarz
Maciarz
Oakland Press
Pontiac
Mich
Associated Press
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