Ice Cream Visit As Heat Bakes Town On Richland Avenue
Mary Porter and Linda Conrad take their children to an ice cream shop to cool off as Kyle and Laura enjoy cups while watching traffic on Richland Avenue. Kyle swims at the Fermata Club to beat the heat. Temperatures near 100 today are expected to ease this weekend into the upper 80s to mid 90s.
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Mary Porter
Linda Conrad
Kyle Conrad
Laura Porter
Richland Avenue
Kyle
Fermata Club
Heat Triggers 500 Local Power Outage In Aiken
Aiken area residents lost power for several hours after a transformer at a substation on S C Highway 19 North failed around 6 p m Thursday. Crews replaced the unit and restored service by midnight. Temperature load was a contributing factor, according to Aiken Electric Cooperative spokeswoman Harriett Skinner.
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Aiken
S.C. Highway 19
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Harriett Skinner
Aiken Electric
Weather outlook shows chance of rain and storms through Tuesday
A weather forecast indicates a chance of rain and scattered thunderstorms through Tuesday, with potential for localized downpours and gusty winds. Officials urge residents to carry umbrellas and monitor updates for changes in timing or severity.
Eleven Whites Arrested In Plot To Kill Mandela
Johannesburg police arrested 11 white men in a right wing plot to assassinate Nelson Mandela and other leaders, including Joe Slovo and Adriaan Vlok. The men were later released after 48 hours of questioning, with security for ministers tightened and no government comment issued.
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Mandela
Johannesburg
South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson
Jan Smuts
North America
Africa
Europe
New York
Vryeweekblad
Jamie Smith
National Intelligence Service
Afrikaner Resistance Movement
Minis
Try
Law and Order
Peet Bothma
Smith
Communist Party
Joe Slovo
Adriaan Vick
Pik
Defense
Magnus Malan
Mandela Confirms Kinship Amid Street Rally
Mandela declares kinship as Harlem crowds fill streets named for black heroes and spectators watch from balconies. Police estimate 100000 attend a sold out Yankee Stadium event where Mandela praises world solidarity that helped secure his release from 27 years in prison for anti apartheid activities.
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Winnie
Harlem
Mandela
Ray Anu Safey
Yankee Stadium
Radiation Records To Be Released On DOE Workforce
DOE will release computer tapes with exposure data for 50,000 Hanford workers and 10,000 SRP employees from 1952 to 1961. Records include sex age race job titles exposure doses and death details while protecting workers' privacy. Initial tapes expected by May 18 1991 cover multiple facilities nationwide.
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Rick Ford
DOE
SRS
SRP
Ford
Stewart
Jett Sherwood
Spunestai
Washington
Energy
James Catkins
Sherwood
Summer heat sets records as South Carolina swelters
Heat sweeps South Carolina with readings hitting 108 in Columbia and 100 in Charleston. Experts warn early summer dryness and elevated fire risk after Hugo ravaged forests. Hydration urged while cautions on caffeine and alcohol reducing fluids. Jet stream shifts and Gulf air fuel the heat.
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South Carolina
Mercury
Fred Moore
National Weather Service
Columbia
Charleston
Beaufort
Eileen Stellerson
Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital
Ms. Steller
Moore
Gulf
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