Standoff Ends With Marine Veteran On Yorktown Vessel
A 12 hour+ standoff on the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor ends when a MUSC crisis team persuades a Vietnam veteran named Jimmy to descend to a boat. Police say the man, living in Hampton County, remained armed but not seeking harm. Authorities closed the ship and surrounding areas, canceling Fourth of July events for up to 5,000 people.
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Charleston Harbor
Medical University of South Carolina
Jimmy
USS Yorktown
Mount Pleasant
Thomas Sexton
Joseph Zealberg
MUSC
Zealberg
Hampton County
Yorktown
Major Gains Breathing Room In Britain Gamble
London Prime Minister John Major gained unexpected breathing room after a bold leadership gamble. He resigned last month triggering an immediate party vote and won two thirds against John Redwood, easing immediate challenges but leaving his government with low approval and facing a possible 1997 election.
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London
John Major
Major
John Redwood
Europe
Colorful Eva Gabor Dies Of Respiratory Distress
Los Angeles actress Eva Gabor died at 74 after respiratory distress and infections. She starred in Green Acres and appeared in The Last Time I Saw Paris and Gigi. Funerals planned at Good Shepherd Church Beverly Hills with family present.
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Eva Gabor
Los Angeles
Green Acres
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ron Wise
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nough
Miss Gabor
Paris
Man Godfrey
Gigi
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Beverly Hill
Russia pledges ruble support to 4900 per dollar through September
The Russian government announced a broad peg to prevent the ruble from dropping below 4,900 to the dollar through September. The move marks the first official rate target since Russia let the market set rates in 1992, while the ruble traded around 4,559 to the dollar on the Moscow interbank market.
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USCOW
Russia
Moscow
AFT Says Students Not Being Prepared For Work
The American Federation of Teachers says U S schools lag in preparing students for the workforce in a study comparing three European testing systems. France Germany and Scotland show higher achievement earlier than U S students. The report labels the U S system the worst among industrialized nations. The union represents about 875 000 public school employees.
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AFT
Washington
United States
American Federation of Teachers
France
Germany
Scotland
Summer Migrant Program Teaches Across Rain Forest Theme
James Davis, director and Ridge Spring Monetta HS assistant principal, explains the federally funded Title 1 Summer Migrant Program serving about 60 students aged 3 to 18 in Aiken, Saluda and Edgefield counties. The program runs June 12 to July 14 using whole language, with math and reading emphasis and field trips to Riverbanks Zoo.
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James Davis
Ridge Spring Monetta High School
Davis
Aiken
Saluda
Edgefield
Ms. Fields
Pickens County
Lake Murray
UHS to acquire ARMC in exchange deal with cash payment
UHS will trade Dallas Family Hospital in Dallas and Westlake Medical Center in Westlake for ARMC and pay Columbia/HCA an undisclosed cash amount. The move follows ARMC divestiture orders and aims to align payroll with revenue after prior cuts. Columbia/HCA remains the largest U.S. health care provider amid newer mergers.
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Satcher
UHS
King of Prussia
Dallas Family Hospital
Dallas
Westlake Medical Center
Westlake
Cal
ARMC
Columbia
HCA
Columbia/HCA
FTC
Trust
United States
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Jon
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Tyler Tire & Auto Ctr
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