Heat Alert Warns Residents to Take Precautions
Residents are urged to stay indoors and avoid heat exposure as temperatures near the upper 90s with heat index possibly reaching 105 to 110. Health expert Dr. Stephen Grant of Arken Regional Medical Centers notes heat cramps fatigue and heat stroke as primary risks, urging rest hydration and monitoring of mental state during extreme heat.
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Satan
Stephen Grant
Arken Gional Medical Centers
Grant
Columbia lands at Kennedy after longest shuttle flight
Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center Florida with seven astronauts ending NASA's longest shuttle mission after 14 days in space and 56 million miles traveled. The craft completed 221 orbits while weather tests and site choices led to Edwards Oak or Edwards as backup, drawing 850 spectators amid light rain.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
NASA
Mission Control
Ken Reightler
Richard N. Richards
Kennedy
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Mojave Desert
Edwards
Stors
San Antonio
New Oreans
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Richards Rodl
Kids Cool Off From Heat Of Academics
About 50 students beat the heat with help from Aiken Department of Public Safety as a department adder truck sprayed Pinecrest Elementary School students in a SETA program. Participants Glen Lloyd and Degarrius Cullum enjoyed the activity after three weeks of sessions focusing on math reading science and multicultural studies run by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority volunteers led by Marion Gary assistant principal at South Aiken High School. The program serves Pinecrest Kennedy Kolony Cushman Arms and Hahn Village within walking distance.
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Aiken
Pinecrest
Glen Lloyd
Degarrius Cullum
Glen
Degarrius
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Marion Gary
South Aiken High School
Gary
Gore Accepts Veep Slot On Clinton Ticket
Senator Al Gore Jr. accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination offered by Bill Clinton. Gore will attend a noon announcement in Little Rock after Clinton settled on him during late night talks at the governor's mansion. The selection creates an all Southern youthful ticket in the race against Bush and Perot.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bill Clinton
Alrt Gore Jr
Tennessee
Clinton
Gore
Bush
Hss Perot
Irene K. Runick
D-Aiken
Gore on VP shortlist narrows with Clinton backing
War ren Christopher led Clinton's search committee and met with Gore in Tennessee to ensure he would accept the offer. Clinton placed a call to Gore confirming the vice presidential slot, while other names on the short list included Bob Graham, Harris Wofford, Jay Rockefeller, Bob Kerrey, and Lee Hamilton.
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Congress
Warren Christopher
Clinton
Gore
Tennessee
Bobber Nebraska
Bob Graham
Florida
Harris Wofford
Pennsylvani
Jay Rockefeller
West Viginia
Indiana
Lee Hamilton
Bill Opens Up College Loans For Middle Class
Congress passes a higher education bill to expand federal student aid for middle income families. The measure, approved 419 to 7, extends federal programs, authorizes about 115 billion dollars over five years, loosens asset limits, raises Pell Grant ceilings to 2400, and introduces unsubsidized and direct loan pilots to cut middlemen banks.
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Washington
Congress
Bush
House
White House
Senate
Ilies
Pat Williams
Dmont
Congressional
Student Loan Marketing Association
Popular Inks
William Ford
D-Mich
House Education and Labor Committee
Bridge Calendar Classifieds Comics Groesw to quote Dear ADDY
A compact page item notes upcoming bridge events and classified listings alongside comic mentions and a quoted line attributed to Dear ADDY Erma Bombeck. The brief item reads like a community note with no detailed scores or schedules.
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Dear Addy
Erma Bombeck
Community tips line and notable locals listed
Readers are invited to call 648-2311 with ideas and notices. The item lists Elizabeth Baker of Rowesville, William Collins of Aiken, Lucille Johnson of Augusta, Mark Allen Layne of Aiken, Bessie Lee Perry of Rochester NY, Susie White of Windsor, and Ollie Mae Young of Aiken with a cue to see Page 3B for details.
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Elizabeth Baker
Rowesville
William
Step) Collins
Aiken
Lucille Johnson
Augusta
Mark Allen Layne
Bessie Lee Perry
Rochester
Susie (Hattie) White
Windsor
Ollie Mae Young
Veteran Newscaster Sevareid Dies at 79 in NYC
Eric Sevareid longtime CBS correspondent and commentator died aged 79 after battles with cancer and pneumonia. A war reporter from World War II through Vietnam, his career spanned radio television and print from the fall of France to Watergate and beyond.
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New York
Eric Sevareid
CBS Radio
France
CBS
Sevareid
London
United States
Washington
China-Burma-India
Students May Get An Extra Shot At Exit Exam
South Carolina Education Department considers a tougher exit exam within two years while offering a summer retake for seniors who fail. One more chance could help students who fail in only one section. In 1991, 1,519 graduates could not receive a diploma due to three part test failures.
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Columbia
Barbara Nielsen
Sai Nielsen
State Board of Education
Nielsen
Diana Ashworth
Education Department
Olin R. Phillips
House Education and Public Works Committee
Phillips
South Carolina
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