Def Leppard Singer Continues Apologies in El Paso
El Paso mayor calls for boycott over Joe Elliott remark five years ago. Elliott offers apology and $10,000 donation to needy children. city officials remain unreconciled as a February show nears. Cooley files Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeking protection from creditors in Houston.
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Texas
Joe Elliott
Def Leppard
Jonathan Rogers
Elliott
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Ariz
Rogers
John Garcia
League of United Latin American Citizens
Houston
Denton Cooley
Cooley
Cardiovascular Associates
Margaux Hemingway Finds Strength After Betty Ford Stay
Margaux Hemingway, 32, completed treatment at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage on December 4 and was released over the weekend. Her agent Bill Barnes, a longtime friend, said she is “never felt better” and returned to her Idaho family home in Ketchum. Her sisters Mariel Hemingway and Muffet Hemingway joined at the residence.
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Rancho Mirage
Barnes
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Muffet
Ketchum
Margaux
Ridge Spring Budget Workshop Seeks Balance
Ridge Spring Town Council held a budget workshop to review the proposed 1988 69 fiscal year budget of 185 000 which is 10 000 out of balance according to town clerk Florence Romacce A further workshop will be held later this month to balance the budget without a tax increase while departmental reports were presented.
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Ridge Spring
Florence Romacce
Edgefield Council Postpones Gym Decision
Edgefield Town Council postponed the request to use the gym after hearing various reports. A fire department information report was presented along with the usual financial and committee updates. The council also received a letter from Robert Thomas.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Fire Department
Robert Thomas
Dalton to star in A Touch of the Poet with Redgrave
Timothy Dalton will play tavern keeper Cornelius Melody alongside Vanessa Redgrave in Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet at London's Young Vic Theater opening January 28. The show runs three weeks before moving to Brighton and then to the West End. Dalton says exploratory Bond film work is highly probable.
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Timothy Dalton
James Bond
Vanessa Redgrave
Dalton
Agent 007
Living Daylights
Cornelius Melody
Eugene O’neill
Young Vic Theater
Young Vic
Brighton
West End
Beverly Hills Cop II Tops 1987 Box Office
Hollywood shows a record year with Beverly Hills Cop II earning 153.6 million, leading Exhibitor Relations Co.’s 1987 top ten. Platoon, Fatal Attraction, and Three Men and a Baby follow, while overall 1987 box office nears 4.2 billion in moviegoing.
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Axel Foley
Oliver Stone
John Krier
Exhibitor Relations Co
Krier
Michael Douglas
Glenn Close
Tom Selleck
Steve Guttenberg
Ted Danson
Kevin Costner
Sean Connery
Richard Dreyfuss
Emilio Estevez
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
Lethal Weapon
Eastwick
Cher
Michelle Pfeifer
Susan Sarandon
Jack Nicholson
the Devil
Dan Akroyd
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Buena Vista
Warner Bros
Itu
Inlander's Eclipse Award Victory Highlights Colonial Cup Triumph
Dogwood's Inlander wins the Eclipse Award with a string of late-year successes. Campbell notes the horse’s peak form in the Colonial Cup, where he defeated all remaining rivals after a Breeders' Cup setback. Campbell, now based in Aiken, praises Inlander's final-year rominence and impact.
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Campbell
Gacko
Aiken
Greenville
Inlander
New Storm To Hit West
The Midwest braces for a severe cold wave with freezing temperatures in Chicago and across several states. City shelters and warming centers are activated, utilities report record power use, and cold weather emergencies impact transit and fuel. Snow totals vary from 2 to 8 inches across multiple Northeast and Mid Atlantic areas while Texas remains comparatively mild.
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Lighthouse
Indianapolis
Chicago
New York City
Kathy Turner
Iowa Power
Iowa
Midwest
Texas
Houston
Five Bald Eagles Die and 22 Sickened in BC Poisoning
In Nanaimo British Columbia five endangered bald eagles died after feeding on a cow carcass laced with a drug. At least 22 more became ill as veterinarians work to save them. A farmer left the carcass as livestock feed unaware of the toxin. Dr Ken Langelier notes the birds cannot regulate temperature and may freeze to death. Eagles were warmed with plastic jugs of warm water.
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Nanaimo
British Columbia
Piras
Ken Langelier
Fordham Resigns As Wagener Municipal Judge
WAGENER The Wagener Town Council met last night for its regular monthly meeting. Municipal Judge Bart Fordham, an attorney from Columbia, resigned his position as Municipal Judge for Wagener. Michael Farmer, an attorney from Aiken, will temporarily occupy the position. The council will begin a search for a new Municipal Judge soon. Parking on Main Street was discussed amid a shortage of spaces for Post Office patrons and merchants. The council will explore options to improve parking for Wagener residents and visitors.
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Ngnt
Bart Fordham
Columbia
Michael Farmer
Aikem
Farmer
Pit Comal
Main Street
AIDS teleconference seeks nurses for Feb. 8 workshop
S C Department of Health sponsors a Charleston based train the trainer teleconference on AIDS workplace policies. Nurses health coordinators and safety officers may join a daylong program at Aiken Technical College with Tony Vaninetti. Limited to 25 participants free of charge includes workbook videotapes and Q A session. Call 642 1607 to sign up.
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Charleston
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken
G.A
Tony) Vaninetti
Aiker ‘Technical College
Vaninetti
Meeting Set To Plan Washington For Jesus Rally
About one million people including a delegation from Aiken are to gather on the Mall in Washington DC for Washington for Jesus 88 on April 29. Aiken attendees from the last WFJ rally will meet Friday at 7 30 p.m. at New Covenant Praise Church in Aiken. National sponsors include Dr John Gimenez Dr Bill Bright Dr James Draper Jr the Rev Loren Cunningham and others.
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Aiken
Washington
D.C
New Covenant Praise Church
John Gimenez
Virginia Beach
Bill Bright
Campus Crusade For Christ
James Draper Jr
The
Souther Baptist Convention
Loren Cunningham
Youth With
Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International
Women’s Aglow
Area 1 Advisory Council Meets at South Aiken High
The Aiken Administrative Area 1 Advisory Council will meet Thursday at South Aiken High School. The closed session starts at 5:30 p.m. with an open session around 8 p.m. The public is invited. Area 1 schools include Aiken High South Aiken High Kennedy Middle Schofield Middle Aiken Elementary East Aiken Elementary J D Lever Elementary Millbrook Elementary North Aiken Elementary Oakwood Windsor Elementary.
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Aiken Administrative Area 1 Advisory Council
South Aiken High School
Area 1
Aiken High
South Aiken High
Kennedy
Schofield
Aiken
East Aiken
J.D. Lever
Millbrook
North Aiken
Oakwood-Windsor
Aiken Cablevision Sale Becomes Official
Aiken Cablevision becomes a Cooke Cablevision subsidiary of Syracuse based Cooke Cablevision. Funds are being transferred from Cooke to First Carolina Cablevision as papers are signed. In February the name will switch to Cooke Cablevision. The service number remains 648 8361.
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Aiken Cablevision
Cooke Cablevision
Syracuse
N.Y
Cooke
First Carolina Cablevision
Preparing for Cold Weather Precautions in Aiken County
Earle urges residents to winterize cars and antifreeze systems, protect any water cooling equipment, cover tender plants, and keep indoor plants away from drafts. Add light bulbs to warm plants and check fuel oil supplies to guard against freezing.
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Earle
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