Billy Ray Cyrus Named to Carry Olympic Torch
Billy Ray Cyrus is among 5,500 community heroes chosen to relay the Olympic flame across 42 states. The torch run starts April 27 and covers 15,000 miles over 84 days, ending July 19 in Atlanta at the opening ceremonies.
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Alabama executes man for 1977 teen slaying
Edward Dean Horsley, 38, was executed in the electric chair at Holman Prison for the 1977 murder of Naomi Rolen in Hudson North Carolina. He and accomplice Brian Keith Baldwin abducted the girl after escaping a prison camp where Horsley served 10 years for armed robbery.
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Semi Private Plan For Social Security Debated In LA
Los Angeles report says the Social Security Advisory Council will propose that five percent of payroll taxes go into individual accounts for workers. The accounts would be mandatory but allow choice of investments, similar to 401(k) options.
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Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Address
Home delivery options priced monthly and in multi month blocks. County mail rates listed. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. The Aiken Standard, ISSN 893-2557, is published by Aiken Communications Inc. P.O. Box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29802.
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Rescuers Fight to Reach Trapped Vehicle in Tunnel Collapse
Rescuers by round the clock digging closed to the car door but teetering rock and rubble halted progress. A 20 story rock slide collapsed on a tunnel near a remote fishing village trapping a bus with 19 aboard and a car with one occupant. NHK and police reported a door found but its attachment unclear as 20 family members mourn and pray outside. Rescue crews use more than 100 machines while snow and wind lash the site 550 miles from Tokyo on Hokkaido.
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Ties Probed To Tobacco Industry Ties
Fairfax firm Healthy Buildings International faces a federal grand jury probe over alleged concealed ties with Tobacco Institute funding and possible misreporting of findings on indoor air pollution. Probes consider falsified data and perjury if corroborated by witnesses.
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Inconclusive New Hampshire GOP Debate Delivers Light Remarks
Eight candidates debated in Manchester on television with no clear winner. Dole and rivals traded jabs on ads taxes immigration and trade while humor lightened the tone. Candidates claimed victory as they headed to the primary campaign.
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Clinton Defends Fed Policy and Educates on Growth
President Clinton urged a national debate over how fast the U S economy should grow saying the Federal Reserve has been too strict in measuring growth He attacked Republicans over Felix Rohatyns nomination as Fed vice chairman and pressed education and technology as vulnerable areas Clinton also spoke during flood relief visits in Pennsylvania to assess Susquehanna River recovery efforts.
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