Thurmond Announces Funds For SRS Defense Bill
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond announces that the Senate Armed Services Committee has completed work on a 1994 Defense Authorization bill worth 262 billion dollars. The measure funds base closures' impacts, Savannah River Site needs, increases Training and Operations budgets, and provides a 2.2 percent military pay raise.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Savannah River
U.S
Strom Thurmond
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Clinton
Maen Teneead Oatie ‘Committee
Floods Reach Midwest After Severe Thunderstorms
Flooding from heavy storms hit Missouri Nebraska and surrounding states. In Missouri at Chit Cave County Park near St. Louis a male counselor and three boys are believed dead after a flood in a cave. A female counselor and at least two boys are missing. Four people were rescued after their car was swept from a bridge. Red Cross opened evacuation centers in Nebraska with about 150 registering at Nehawka. Dozens displaced in Weeping Water near Lincoln as rivers rose and waters swelled across the region.
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Mike Lower
Missouri River
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Ilinois
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Charleston Named Model for Redevelopment of Military Bases
Charleston will lose its Navy base shipyard and about 40 000 jobs yet is chosen as one of three model communities for redeveloping bases. Deputy Defense Secretary Perry says the designation speeds work and keeps issues visible at top Defense Department levels. Alameda California and Homestead Florida are also selected. Alameda will lose bases, and Homestead will reopen with Air Force Reserve and National Guard units after Hurricane Andrew. Perry notes past projects dragged on for years.
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Sip Yard
Defense
Wiliam J. Perry
Perry
Defense Department
Navy Base
Alameda
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Homestead
Fla
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National Guard
Company Sues To Recoup Video Poker Losses
Weisz Graphics files suit against seven video poker operators in Lexington County saying an employee embezzled $225,000 over four years and spent it on poker. Attorney Greg Studemeyer cites an 18th century law allowing recovery of gambling losses with triple damages, potential $904,000 total. Former employee James M. Hersey is named in the case but not as a defendant.
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Lexington County
Weisz Graphics
Greg Studemeyer
Studemeyer
James M. Hersey
Hersey
Classifieds and notices tease on Page 7A details
Calendar Classifieds Comics Crossword Cryptoquote and Dear ADDY column tease readers to call with news ideas. Mentions Erma Bombeck and names Carl E Brannon Estelle C Eubanks Thomas M Graham with a page reference to 7A for full details.
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Erma Bombeck
Orescope
Carl E. Brannon
Cowpens
Estelle C. Eubanks
Graniteville
Thomas M. Graham
Dallas, Texas
Burial for the unidentified "Baby Hope" at St Elizabeth Church
Funeral in upper Manhattan honors a girl discarded in a cooler after her death. Police from the 4th Precinct vow to crack the baffling case as mourners recall a daughter and granddaughter lost to violence. A highway worker's tip led to the discovery and the grim start of the investigation.
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Mund Gonzales
Church of St. Elizabeth
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High Ru
Helen Hartz
New York City
Guillermo Linares Sr
Market Hit By Drought Across Southeast
Drought and heat cripple corn and soybeans across the Southeast as fruit farmers at State Farmers Market report poor yields and rising irrigation costs. Virginia vegetables lag, while South Carolina and Georgia face reduced supplies and late Florida crops. Prices hold at retail though, with melons near five cents per pound and overall farm damage estimated around 200 million dollars.
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Columbia
Ernest Watkins
Junior Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Orangeburg
Fred Greer
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
Gray
Heat Related Illnesses From Asso Fact Sheet
The two most common illnesses from extreme heat are heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Heat stroke is a medical emergency with body temperature 105 degrees or higher and potential disorientation or coma. Cooling immediately with air conditioning or ice baths and hospital care is required. Heat exhaustion results from dehydration after several days of heat, causing dizziness weakness and fatigue, with hospitalization sometimes needed.
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