Van Gogh Still Life Sells At Auction In Four Minutes
An early Vincent van Gogh painting titled Still Life With Flowers sold for 1.43 million dollars at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The anonymous purchaser, wearing a suit and dark glasses, used the side door after bidding. Real estate agent John Kuhn found the 16 by 13 inch work last July in a Milwaukee suburban home.
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Leslie Hindman
John Kuhn
Milwaukee
Deaths Roy R Hooks Lexsy Go Please See Page SB
Roy R Hooks, associated with Lexsy, has died. Further details appear on Page SB.
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Roy R. Hooks
Lexsy
Reserve Unit Home Returns From Gulf War Cheerful Homecoming
Queen Dukes welcomed her husband Richard Arthur Dukes back from the Sulf War with a silver balloon reading Youre 50 special and red roses. Dukes was among 59 members of the 413th Chemical Company who arrived Sunday at Charleston Air Force Base. The Florence-based unit soon boarded buses for Fort Jackson as relatives and friends gathered to greet them.
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413Th Chemical Company
James Brown
Dukes
Charleston Air Force Base
Fort Jackson
Baker cancels East Jerusalem stop amid violence unrest
Secretary of State James A. Baker III cancels a planned East Jerusalem visit amid Arab-Israeli violence in the city and across the region. He met Egyptian President Mubarak in Cairo and pressed Israel to advance concessions while vowing to meet Palestinian Arabs in West Jerusalem. Israeli forces killed six gunmen near a Jordan border raid and wounded three soldiers as tensions flare.
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Crowds Rally Behind Yeltsin as Gorbachev Faceoff Intensifies
In Moscow and 22 other Russian cities crowds rallied to support Boris Yeltsin and urge Mikhail Gorbachev to step down. Pravda denounced Yeltsin’s push for replacing Gorbachev with a Federation Council, while supporters filled Manezh Square to protest the Soviet leadership.
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Russian
Gorbachev
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Aiken City Narrowing to Four City Manager Candidates
Aiken City Council cut the field from eight to four for the city manager job after interviews, with one current employee, one former resident, and two in state finalists. The council aims to decide within weeks, possibly by mid April with assistant manager Thompson serving as acting city manager until then. Windham retired after nearly 28 years, effective March 1.
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H. Odell
Weeks
Council
Roland H Windham
Heould
Steven T. Thompson
Windham
Aiken Trials Open Triple Crown Weekend at Aiken
Aiken Trials officials meet at 1 p m to register entries and prepare the paddock for Saturday’s last leg of the Triple Crown. The Trials, first leg in the series, are set for 2 p m at the Aiken Training Track with 1000 plus general tickets sold and 135 parking spots claimed.
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Enries
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