Harding Hearing Moved Amid Olympic Dispute
A Clackamas County judge urged a quick resolution between Tonya Harding and the US Olympic Committee over a disciplinary hearing hours before the Lillehammer Games. The judge delayed a ruling on Harding’s 25 million lawsuit to block the hearing, citing fairness and Olympic aspirations. Opening ceremonies proceed with Norway’s traditions, Liv Ullmann participating, and ski jumper Stein Gruben set to light the flame after a fall sidelined original jumper Fidjestol.
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Ore
Tonya Harding
U.S. Olympic Committee
Gan
USOC
Lillehammer
Norway
Harding
Lysgardsbakkene
Lillehammer Olympic Park
Vetter
Liv Ullmann
Stein Gruben
Flyi
Ole Gunnar Fidjestol
Gruben
Domestic Violence Underreported Crime Across Demographics
Kay Mixon of the Coalition to Assist Abused Persons and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence discusses underreporting and severity. In 1993 Aiken County public safety logged 683 domestic calls with 51 arrests, while the sheriff’s office made 271 domestic violence arrests. CARP aided over 1,200 abuse victims that year.
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Kay Mixon
Aiken County
Unclear OCR record with names and numbers
Fragmentary text lists contact style names Gorge H. Duschinski M. Williams and Aniteville with a phone-like number 648 2311. full context and details are missing.
Choice For Veterans Post Repeats Process
Roberta L. Starks the first choice of a county search committee to be the veterans affairs officer again survived a repeat of the selection process She is a Westinghouse employee and Air Force Reserve member and was chosen after two nights of meetings by the panel The delegation which hires the officer will receive the committee report Nat Wolfe chaired the panel and refused further comment until reporting to the delegation Critics said input from county veterans groups was limited and the delegation ordered a recheck and return to the process See CHOICE Page 3A
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Roberta L. Starks
Aiken County
Veterans Affairs
Starks
Westinghouse
Air Force Reserve
Nat Wolfe
Clinton and Hosokawa Clash Over Japan Trade Barriers
Washington reports that President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa failed to bridge gaps in trade talks. Tokyo resisted using objective benchmarks to gauge market access while U S officials warned they may pursue unspecified options, including sanctions, if demands for opening Japan’s markets are not met.
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Washington
Clinton
Japan
Tia Clinton
U.S
Morihiro Hosokawa
Tokyo
Hosokawa
United States
Hospital main topic of city goal session
Aiken City Council discussed the fate of the THOMPSON hospital during a two day Horizons goal setting session. The city faces tax losses if the hospital becomes non profit and explores budget impacts and waste disposal costs for the coming year.
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Aiken
Southern Bell
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Thompson Hospital
Steven T. Thompson
Miss USA Crown Goes to Lu Parker of South Carolina
Lu Parker a 25 year old English teacher from Charleston South Carolina won Miss USA 1993 at South Padre Island Texas. She won the evening gown award and gave a final interview in which she supported allowing Tonya Harding to skate in the Olympics. Kenya Moore crowned Parker as the new titleholder with runner up Patricia Southall of Virginia.
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South Padre Island
Texas
Lu Parker
South Carolina
Ms. Parker
Charleston
Tonya Harding
Tonya
Kenya Moore
Detroit
Parker
CBS
Patricia Southall
Chesapeake
Virginia
Douglas Wilder
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Ranji M. Garrett
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Lee County
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