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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1993
Page
1
President Bush and Boris Yeltsin announced START II as a joint New Year’s gift, pledging deeper U S Russian arms reductions. The leaders toasted in the Hall of Facets after a lavish Kremlin dinner as Bush prepares to leave office.
The United States announced a 4000 troop reduction in Somalia cutting the total from 28 000 to 24000 while urging allies to take on more frontline duties Reuters AP reports that 20 nations have sent over 7000 troops and Turkey sent about 300 guards to Mogadishu as logistics strain grows UNICEF worker Sean Devereux 28 was slain in Mogadishu marking the second such death in a year.
Coroner Sue Townsend and newly elected Sheriff Howard Sellers along with Solicitor Barbara Morgan took the oath at the Aiken County Judicial Center. Sen. Strom Thurmond administered the oath pledging cooperation to stamp out crime with Townsend calling their trio a tricycle for joint action. The trio vowed to run the criminal justice system efficiently as they begin new terms and foster strong ties with each other and the community.
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A fragmentary list from an South Carolina page names individuals including Berta Lacher Brown Aiken Mary Lily Clay Davies Belvedere Raymond Odell Calliham Edgefield Rosa Scott Meriweather Louis Virgil Duncan Langley Lucille Antley Caufield and Orangeburg.
The 103rd Congress convenes with new lawmakers as President-elect Clinton takes office facing health care reform, deficit reduction, economic stimulus, and social issues. Senate leader George Mitchell cautions differences but hopes for action on growth, reform, and deficits this term.
In Geneva mediators Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen propose dividing Bosnia and Herzegovina into 10 autonomous provinces. Bosnian President Izetbegovic rejects the plan as is, while Serb leader Karadzic calls it a starting point acceptable for negotiations. The talks aim to avert further bloodshed amid 17000 deaths since February.
The IRS begins a Tax Nonfilers program to recover billions from people not filing returns. In South Carolina about 156000 nonfilers exist, with 300 Palmetto State residents calling to get right with the government and over 10000 Southeast calls in the first month.
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