Japanese WWII holdouts return after 45 years in jungle
Hashimoto aged 71 and Tanaka 77 emerged from jungle exile in Malaysia where they joined the Communist Party during Japan’s postwar era. They faced a cautious welcome in Tokyo as debate over loyalty and duty rises following their long absence.
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Tokyo
Hashimoto
Tanaka
Panese Company
Malaysia
Britain
Japan
Communist Party of Malaysia
Shoichi Yokoi
Hiroo Onoda
Stockholm graffiti project shifts teens from crime to art
Stockholm authorities avoided police intervention by sending teens to a school to channel graffiti impulses into art. Teacher Lee Spangberg, 18, notes strong talent among participants once focused on defacing. Funding ran out and the program closed, but social workers praise rehabilitation over punishment. Spangberg started as a graffiti writer and now runs a teaching role.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Peat Arts
Realisai
Lee Spang
Lee Spangberg
Spangberg
Weather Cold Is Back With Fair Skies
Forecast calls for fair skies tonight and tomorrow with highs in the 50s and lows from the upper 20s to low 30s. Page 12A has details.
Deaths of Local Residents Listed by Area
Obituary notices recall Nelli E Boyd Eunice M Carver James L Clark Hattie V Farr Virginia Greason Gary Harrison Salley Lavern F Key Elton Ramsey Lewis S Redd Jeff L Shirley with locations Clearwater Langley Evans Fort Walton Beach Aiken Edgefield and Langley details are on page five A.
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Nelli E. Boyd
Clearwater
Eunice M. Carver
Langley
James L. Clark
Granitevile
Hattie V. Farr
Evans, Ga
Virginia Greason
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Gary Harrison
Salley Lavern
F. Key
Aiken
Elton Ramsey
Lewis S. Redd
Jeff L. Shirley
Edgefield
Aiken County Local Option Sales Tax Referendum Details
Aiken County voters will consider a local option sales tax on November 6. If approved, a one cent tax increase starts July 1, 1991. Sixty three percent of first year revenues go to reduce the property tax digest, rising to 65 67 69 and 71 percent in subsequent years. Excess revenues fund general government.
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Aiken County
Tax Bill Could Be A Boon For Aiken County
City Manager Roland Windham says a local option sales tax approved by the General Assembly could boost county revenue if shoppers spend locally. The measure would increase local tax receipts and trigger rebates to local governments as local sales rise after years of debate.
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Aiken
Assembly
Roland Windham
Windham
General Assembly
Local option sales tax bill faces mixed votes in delegation
Two delegation members voted against the measure as the General Assembly passed a local option sales tax. The bill allows counties to put the tax on a November referendum, directing 63 percent of proceeds to local governments with rising shares to 71 percent over five years. Even the poorest counties voting yes receive at least 2 million dollars yearly.
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Irene Rudnick
D-Aiken
Sen
Aten
Lelememori
General Assembly
South Carolina Municipal Association and Association of Counties
Aiken County Plans Land Use Plan Receives Unanimous Backing
The Aiken County Planning Commission recommended unanimously a county land use and development plan. Critics including Libertarians attacked it while supporters said the document aims to position the county for federal grants. The plan now goes to the County Council for decision.
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Aiken
Columbia
Mason J. Lo
Rollo
Planning Commission
Ralph Zieger
Aiken County
Libertarian Party
Timothy Moultrie
North
Moultrie
Wholesale Prices Jump 0.7 Percent to End Year High
The Labor Department reports December wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent, lifting the annual PPI to 168 and marking the steepest rise since 1981. Energy costs propelled December gains with fuel oil up 33.9 percent for the year and gasoline unchanged from November. Egg prices surged 40.9 percent for the year, while fresh fruit fell 10.4 percent.
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Tor
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Abby
Sen. Moore
Rep
Kudnick
Meam Ureng City
County
Jackson
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Perry
Wagener
Carl Langley
Ip. Rudnick
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Tucker Eskew
Carroll A. Campbell
Commission
Zieger
Ovott Wel
Washington
Labor Department
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