President Heads For Renaissance Weekend on Hilton Head Island
President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, with Chelsea, travel to Hilton Head Island to attend Renaissance Weekend, a high profile intellectual retreat drawing a mix of liberal and conservative figures. The event includes seminars and social gatherings as they kickoff a New Year’s observance.
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Hilton Head Island
Clinton
Atlantic
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chelsea
Hilton Head
Miami
Michael
Arianna Huffington
Phil Lader
Small Business Administration
Obituary notices list multiple deaths on Page 6A
Death notices from Charleston Springfield Belvedere and North Augusta report the passing of Jacquelin Burns Brown Amy Porter Lybrand Jan W Rivers and Charles Harris Winburn on Page 6A. Details include age and service arrangements as provided in the notices.
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Jacquelin Burns-Brown
Charleston
Amy Porter Lybrand
Springfield
Jan W. Rivers
Belvedere
Charles Harris Winburn
North Augusta
Rainy First Night Aiken 1996 Draws Family Crowds
Persistent drizzle did not dampen First Night Aiken 1996 a alcohol free family oriented New Year celebration. Events centered at the Aiken Center for the Arts and nearby buildings included a downtown parade music poetry storytelling and performances by local artists. A bonfire a sculpture ritual and a Laurens Street midnight crowd with noisemakers confetti and kisses marked the finale.
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Aiken Center
Tom Cuny
John Czerwinski
Cliff Duches
Marvin Blystone
Mikey
Augusta
Steven Gardner
Virginia Dunkelbarger
Cookies
Milk
Hurdy Gurdy
Mike Wilbanks
Laurens Street
New Ball Ushers In 1996 Glitter In Times Square
Strangers hugged and lovers cheered as about 500000 revelers filled Times Square for 1996. The refurbished ball featured strobes halogen lamps a fog machine and 12000 rhinestones. Fireworks confetti and laser light marked the descent as crowds across the country celebrated First Night style with music food and performances in cities like Boston and Las Vegas.
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New York
Times Square
Glenn Edwards
Toronto
Kelly Etheridge
Los Angeles
Boston
Ginette Crossetti
Las Vegas
Trends For 1996 Examined by Michael W. Gibbons
Trends for 1996 examined by Michael W. Gibbons outline a shift from grunge to a clean cut style. The State of Everything address suggests what to bring into 1996 and what to leave behind, starting with a haircut and a move away from the grunge look.
Trends shift from stars to Gr ant Hill and Favre
What's Hot and What's Not notes Hugh Grant and Sylvester Stallone fading, replaced by Grant Hill and Brett Favre as leaders. Dan Marino yields to Favre as the dominant quarterback. Jewelry trends move from nose rings to wrap watches as the year unfolds.
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Hugh Grant
Sylvester Stallone
Grant
Grant Hill
Stallone
Antonio Banderas
Dan Marino
Brett Favre
Palmetto Stocks Rally Across South Carolina Markets
South Carolina faced a strong stock year with most public companies posting gains. PALFED Inc saw an all time high after Mid-Atlantic Investors bought 9.3 percent of its stock, and Bankers First Corp in Augusta saw a 10 percent purchase influencing a proxy battle. Conso Products had a leap of over 100 percent in value to 18.25, amid textile sector gains as Dow Jones rose 83.5 percent and NASDAQ climbed over 39 percent to end the year at 1052.13.
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South Carolina
Palfed of
Aiken
Palfed Inc
Mid-Atlantic
Augusta
Bankers First Corp
Bankers First
SouthTrust
Conso
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Maggie Glover
Dear Abby Weather
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Aiken Center For the Arts
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Iew, Pa
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Blues
Michael Jordan
Michael Jackson
Beavis and Butthead
Chuck Taylors
Sean Connery
Ens
Nixon
Donna Karan
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