Central Court Speeds Up Traffic Cases in Aiken County
Chief Magistrate Max Meek says the central traffic court at the detention center will speed up cases and cut costs, mirroring the success of the bond hearings begun last fall. It will operate 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays with Wednesdays for preliminary hearings, and publish timetables for law enforcement to schedule blocks of time.
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Aiken
Max Meek
Meek
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Textiles Begin Recovery From Recession in 1991
Washington reports the textile industry shows partial recovery after recession with exports up 10 percent and the trade deficit down 5 percent in 1991. profits reached 600 million, but imports rose and retail sales lagged. North Carolina employed 210,000 and South Carolina 94,100 textile workers in November.
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Washington
U.S
Neil Hightower
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Hightower
North Carolina
South Carolina
Bugsy Leads Golden Globes Cast With Nominations
The film Bugsy tops Globes nominations with Warren Beatty portraying Bugsy Siegel. The Fisher King and The Silence of the Lambs each earn five, Beauty and the Beast four, as do JFK and Thelma & Louise. Winners are due January 18 on TBS. Barbra Streisand earns a directing nod for The Prince of Tides but not for acting. Globes hint at Oscar outcomes.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bugsy
Warren Beatty
Bugsy Siegel
Silence of the Lambs
Disney
Oliver Stone
Louise
TBS
Barbra Streisand
Streisand
The
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Yeltsin Seizes Aircraft Carrier as Military Tensions Rise
Boris Yeltsin consolidates power by taking control of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and moving into Gorbachev's office. Russia sails the carrier out of Ukrainian waters while Commonwealth defense ministers plan Monday meetings. Ukraine and Moldova push for their own forces amid tug of war over centralized command.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Mikhail Gorbachev
Russia
Kuznetsov
Black Sea
Murmansk
Tass
Commonwealth
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Central Television
Ukraine
Moldova
Azerbaijan
Yeltsin Moves Into Gorbachev Office in Moscow
Boris Yeltsin wastes no time staking claim to Gorbachev’s old Kremlin office. He orders removal of the sign and sets a new nameplate, while Gorbachev begins clearing out but moves downstairs to work with his former adviser.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Izvestia
Russia
Commonwealth of Independent States
Smoke Free Life May Be Bluer For Some
The Joint Commission orders about 5 000 U S hospitals and 560 psychiatric facilities to restrict smoking starting Jan 1 with plans to ban all smoking in two years. Hospitals risk accreditation and Medicare reimbursements if they fail to comply. Psych units worry quitting may worsen mood in patients with depression history.
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New York
U.S
Commission
Stephen Davidow
Alexander Glassman
Columbia University
Immigrants Arrive in Haifa on First Sea Resupply Trip
A Greek vessel Mediterannean Sky carried 477 Jews from the former Soviet Union to Haifa in Israel in the first sea arrival since the two year migration wave began. Tugboats guided the ship as families reunited on shore, while Simcha Dinitz of the Jewish Agency criticized the operation as logistically flawed.
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Haifa
Israel
Soviet Union
Mediterranean Sky
Haifa Bay
Simcha Dinitz
The
Jewish Agency
Oes
Two-Year Auto Tags Viewed as Unworkable in Aiken County
Aiken County Auditor Jean Newsome says a proposed two-year auto tag system is totally unworkable due to tax collection issues and fluctuating millage. She notes millage changes, refund limits, and incentives for paying taxes complicate the plan. The current tax cycle and transient residents further reduce viability for two-year tags.
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Aiken
Jean Newsome
S.C. Highway Department
Columbia
Ms. Newsome
Aiken County
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National
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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