War Comes Home To Quiet Aiken
On D-Day Eve in Aiken a routine week ends as World War II unfolds across France. Gen Eisenhower announces Operation Overlord while the town marks the 75th anniversary of its paper with a birthday cake from Pillsbury. Publisher King and staff attend the commemoration.
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Aiken
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Pillsbury Flour Mills
Minnesota
B.J
Annie King
AK. Lorenz
Roy Duvall
Jenny Clark
Harold Wright
Royal Navy
English Channel
D-Day anniversary marks 50 years of Allied tribute
In Portsmouth England strong winds and rain set an authentic mood as leaders and about 20 000 veterans from around the world gathered to mark the Normandy invasion. Clinton and Major attended ceremonies in Cambridge saluting buried airmen near the university city as a B 17 thundered overhead. Nearby towns prepped for visitors along the Normandy beaches with paratroopers in Carpiquet preparing for the onslaught.
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Portsmouth
England
Normandy
Cambridge
Clinton
John Major
University City
Germany
Channel
Carpiquet
France
U.S
School Board Not Unhappy With Tax Deal
The Aiken County School District backs the 10 mill tax increase passed by the General Assembly to support the 1994-95 budget. Board members note the deal avoids last year’s pitfalls and thank the Legislative Delegation, while the plan keeps Freedman Alternative School closure on hold pending approvals.
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Aiken County
Freedman
Board of Education
General Assembly
Dickering County
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Board edges toward budget tweak after 1.6 mills shortfall
Aiken area school board members say they must adjust the budget to cover 1.6 mills not received, though they express cautious positivity. Glover Hickson welcomes the 10 mills pledged, hopes for 11.6. Reames and Hunter cite the need for more funds and budget revisions while remaining grateful to the delegation. The possibility of recommissioning the alternative school is discussed as a future consideration.
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Glover Hickson
Aiken
Charles E. Reames Sr
Horse Creek Valley
Jack Hunter
Tiedang wins Josef Hofmann piano prize at USC Aiken
Jasmin Tiedang of Winthrop University claimed first place in the Josef Hofmann Regional Piano Competition Southeast finals at USC Aiken. She earned $2,000 and contracts to play with the Etherredge Center Orchestra and to perform at the American Center for Polish Culture in Washington DC. Second place was a tie between Andrea Padova and Melissa Meghdadi, each awarded $750. no third prize was awarded.
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Jasmin Tiedang
Winthrop University
Etherredge Center Orchestra
American Center For Polish Culture
Washington, D.C
Ms. Tiedang
Josef Hofmann
Southeast
Usc Aiken
USCA
American Council For Polish Culture
Andrea Padova
North Carolina School For the Arts
Melissa Meghdadi
Florida State University
News prompts and contact for tips across Georgia cities
A reader tip line invites ideas with a contact number 48 2311. The item mentions Sports Sunday Morning Television and names reporters Sarah Dunlap Augusta, Josephine Kingora North Augusta, Myrtle Salters Waycross and Georgia locations.
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Sarah Dunlap
Augusta
Josephine Kingora
North
Myrtle Salters
Waycross
Sucking Sound: S.C. Dollars Flowing To Georgia
Georgia Lottery revenue from South Carolina tops 37 million dollars in under a year of operation. Since launching on June 28 1993 it has netted over 1.035 billion dollars, with 12 percent from out-of-state players. South Carolina contributes 3.63 percent of total volume, followed by Alabama Tennessee Florida North Carolina and others.
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Georgia
Georgia Lottery
South Carolina
Gwen Hopkins
Georgia Lottery Corporation
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
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