Millions Help Needy Through Christmas Charity Efforts Nationwide
The holiday season spurs diverse service as volunteers aid hospitals, shelters, and refugees. At Guantanamo Bay soldiers oversee Haitian evacuees while New York's Merrill Lynch offers free lines to seniors. Detroit efforts feed the hungry and Lansing protesters denounce welfare cuts, reflecting a broad spectrum of aid and activism.
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Nancy Welber Barr
Lansing
Capitol Lawn
Russian Flag Flies Over A New Nation
Moscow reports a new flag over the Kremlin as Gorbachov resigns and the Commonwealth of Independent States forms. citizens face shortages as price controls lift next week while Ukraine accuses Russia of withholding rubles and new 500 ruble notes appear amid a collapsing currency. Many blame Gorbachev for worsening living standards as reform efforts end.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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Ukraine
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Gorbachev
Ivan Petrov
Bush Extends Recognition as Cold War Ends
President Bush in a Christmas address hails the Soviet breakup as a Western victory and extends U S recognition to six republics including Russia Ukraine Armenia Byelorussia Kazakhstan and Kirghizia. He pledges ties and UN membership for those not yet members.
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Three Dead In Christmas Eve Murder in Belvedere
Aiken County Sheriff reports that Betty Ford Richardson and Roy Arnold Phillips were shot to death around 8 30 pm on Christmas Eve by Richardson s ex husband Ransford Carl Richardson who then died by his own hand The suspect followed the couple in a Chevy S 10 truck after a car chase and multiple guns were found in his vehicle Ballistic tests pending to determine which weapon was used.
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Betty Ford Richardson
Laurens Street
Aiken
Roy Arnold Phillips
Augusta
Ms. Arnold
Ransford Carl Richardson
Pipeline Road
Richardson
Aiken County
Carrol Heath
Ms. Richardson
Heath
Tritium Leak At Savannah River Site Sparks Health-Concerns
A tritium leak at the K Reactor over several days will raise airborne tritium levels in the Savannah River. Water plants downstream have been alerted as Westinghouse Savannah River Company tests the 37-year-old reactor for a potential restart of tritium production.
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Ties Safety Board
WSRC
DOE
South Carolina Lawmakers Hesitant on No-Fault Insurance Plan
Democratic lawmakers Rep. Jimmy Bailey and Sen. Ed Saleeby voiced concerns about Gov. Carroll Campbell's proposed no-fault insurance package for next year. They questioned potential discrimination and questioned compulsory coverage while Campbell said an January introduction could allow drivers to waive the right to sue, shifting costs to insurers to lower rates.
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Carroll Campbell
Jimmy Bailey
Charleston
Ed Saleeby
Hartsville
Campbell
Bailey
House
Saleeby
Joint
Duke May Get First Test In S C
Ex Klan leader David Duke eyed South Carolina as his first presidential test with a possible March 7 Republican primary. Party leaders and campaign aides expect Duke to enter if held and plan ballot strategies in Georgia and other states. Bush ally Gov. Carroll Campbell may mobilize for a large victory in the Palmetto State.
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David Duke
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Farrell
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Georgia
Marc Ellis
Louisiana
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