Actress Butterfly McQueen Left Gifts to Friends and Tenants
Augusta Georgia AP report notes actress Butterfly McQueen remembered for Prissy in Gone With The Wind and her bequests. She left rental homes to tenants, bank accounts to friends and organizations, and her body to the Medical College of Georgia. She died December 22 from burns suffered when her three room cottage burned in Augusta.
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Augusta
Butterfly McQueen
Prissy
Medical College of Georgia
Ms. Mcqueen
Yeltsin Returns to Kremlin After Illness
Boris Yeltsin returned to the Kremlin on his first day back since a two month illness. He spoke of undecided in seeking a second term while resuming routine activities. He walked unaided around the snowy grounds and chatted with ordinary Russians on his campaign trail impression.
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Yeltsin
Moscow
Kremlin
Boris Yeltsin
Princess Diana faces land dispute on Barbuda beach
Diana, Princess of Wales, travels to Barbuda amid a local land battle between residents and resort owners. Barbudans protest government moves intended to protect her privacy by restricting access to a top beach, stirring tension over public access.
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Diana
Caribbean
Barbudans
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Contact Info
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly and annual options. The Aiken Standard ISSN 0893-2557 dates back to 1867 and is published by Aiken Communications Inc with a P O Box address in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Alken
P.O
8.C
Censorship Alarms Computer Users Across Net
Pressure from German prosecutors led CompuServe to block 4 million subscribers from sex oriented Internet areas. The decision shut down more than 200 Usenet newsgroups and drew complaints about global reach and freedom of access while Bavarian police investigated child pornography.
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New York
CompuServe Inc
Germany
Kit Frankonis
San Francisco
Hands Off the Net
CompuServe
Columbus
Ohio
Arno Edelmann
Unterhaching
Munich
Bavaria
Sompuserve
Usenet
U S Troops Build Floating Bridge to Bosnia Amid Snow
U S Army engineers work with helicopters to position aluminum pontoons on the Sava River at Zupanja Croatia to create a floating bridge for about 20 000 troops en route to Bosnia NATO patrols total around 26 000 with the Dayton accord guiding the peace process UN official duties and a broader inspection of the region continue as airlifts shift toward Sarajevo and Croatia regains control in phases
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Croatia
Sava
U.S. Army
Bosnia
William Nash
Nash
Eagle
NATO
Dayton
Ohio
Sarajevo
Israel Syria Extend Talks on Peace Treaty Direction
Israeli negotiators report Syria remains interested in a peace treaty but balks on the depth of peace. Rabinovich says no final answer yet to what kind of peace, with Washington talks moving to a informal setup for the long holiday weekend. Savir notes a beginning of change amid warm exchanges and mutual perceptions.
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Syria
Itamar Rabinovich
Maryland
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Rabinovich
Uri Savir
Associated Press
Wye Plantation
Savir
Savir Signals Possible Withdrawal From Golan Heights Talks
Uri Savir indicated a likely pullback from the Golan Heights plateau, a move that would reduce monitoring of Syrian tank movements and cross border shelling risks. Negotiators planned to extend talks over the New Year weekend, remaining in Washington hotels under U.S. supervision. Dennis Ross proposed the extension as both sides called discussions useful and progressing, with resumption scheduled at the Wye Conference Center next Wednesday.
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Golan Heights
U.S
Dennis Ross
Washington
State Department
John Dinger
Wye Plantation
Wye Conference Center
Warren Christopher
Dinger
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