Holbrooke Faces UN Role Amid Global Crises and Fiscal Pressure
Richard Holbrooke, veteran diplomat, joins the United Nations amid Asia economic strains and new Indo-Pak nuclear tensions. He will be tested by Kosovo, Iraq inspections, and U S pressure on UN dues, with a history of tough negotiations in Bosnia and Yugoslavia.
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Saddam Hussein
Bush
United International Coalition
Iraq
Holbrooke
Indochina
Carter
Asia
United Nations
India
Pakistan
Dayton
Bosnia
PBS
Former
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Russia
France
China
United States
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center restructures to trim costs
Interim plans described by board chairman Paul Grefenstette and Mrs. Boston outline cost cutting at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center. Staffing hours and supply procedures will be adjusted and managers reassigned to match strengths, aiming for about 200000 dollars in near term savings while Cunningham hopes the center maintains its guiding mission and quality.
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Ut Paramoun Board
Paul Grefenstette
Cunningham
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Reading program draws 189 new signups at library event
Wednesday 189 children joined the library reading program, joining an earlier 200 participants. Mrs. Fort noted the Cantermerry Stables pony rides drew long lines for two and a half hours. Tabitha Cribbs praised the dragon ride tubes. Publix donated watermelons to cool attendees. Mrs. Fort mentioned other activities beyond a seed-spitting contest.
Heat wave drives crowds to cool centers and pool use
Monroe notes heat index over 105 prompts a weather advisory from the National Weather Service. Anne Hagelston invites people to cool centers with air conditioning. At the Aiken County pool, crowds rose to about 200 last Saturday as water felt hotter. El Niño ending suggests a near-normal hurricane season with ten tropical storms, six becoming hurricanes.
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Tracy Ricard
Aiken County Recreation Center
Graniteville
Monroe
NationsBank Leader Awards 1000 Dollar Gift to Children’s Place
Jeff Spears of NationsBank honored with Leadership Excellence in Neighborhood Development award. His 1000 dollar gift to Children’s Place funds a 5 to 12 year old trip, part of a NationBank LEND program honoring 135 employees. Spears chairs regional commercial activities and led Aiken Technical College fundraising past goals.
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Jeff Spears
Children’s Place, Inc
Aiken Bank
Children’s Place
NationsBank
Spears
Aiken-Augusta-Orangeburg
Aiken Technical College
Nations Bank
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Evan Picone
Jbwhite Heritage Square
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