Bullet Killed Koresh in Waco Fire
DNA and dental molds confirmed David Koresh, 33, died in the Branch Davidian compound blaze. Officials said the body showed a gunshot head wound but would not confirm suicide or exact timing. Family and attorney disputed suicide claims amid the 51 day standoff and deadly fire.
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Koresh
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Pareya
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Dick DeGuerin
Border gears up for lottery in Georgia South Carolina border
Savannah area stores along the state line rush to become Georgia lottery retailers. Debates over first tickets spark competition as about 10,000 Georgia businesses apply. Instant games start June 29 with retailers earning 5 cents per $1 ticket and cross-border shoppers expected from nearby South Carolina.
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Savannah
South Carolina
Geo Convenience
Georgia
Debbie White
Harold’s Beverage Center
Savannah Bridge
Judy Zalamas
Jiffy Food Store
Houlihan Bridge
U.S 17
Port Wentworth
Clinton Tax Package Faces Test in Congress
Washington lawmakers face a pivotal vote on President Clinton’s top priority tax increase amid Democratic control of key committees. House Ways and Means and Senate Finance chairmen Rostenkowski and Moynihan anticipate survival of core elements with limited GOP support, while negotiations over investment credits and 1986 reform provisions unfold.
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Senate
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Senate Finance Ame
Reagan
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Finance Committee
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Rostenkowski
Moynihan
Merriam Webster Edits 10th Collegiate Dictionary
Springfield report notes Merriam Webster’s 10th Collegiate Dictionary adds 160000 entries and 211000 definitions. Editors updated every entry from the ninth edition and introduced more than a million changes, with over 10000 new words or senses reflecting evolving language and onetime contentious terms.
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Springfield
Mass
Merriam-Webster
Noah Webster
Frederick Mish
Mish
Paying Dividends From Employee Involvement Teams at SmithKline Beecham
SmithKline Beecham runs eleven Employee Involvement Teams formed from volunteers across plants. Facilitators coordinate with several groups while task teams and a safety committee support area-wide improvements. Teams handle projects end to end through analysis, research, implementation, and verification. They received about ten hours of formal training on the EIPSP.
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SmithKline Beecham
Steve Bushee
Call to share news tips at local desk
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Local Names Listed For Unknown Notice In Aiken Area
Jessie Lee Brown Aiken Elzie Cook Aiken Howard Fairbrother Sr North ante Be ry Gregory N. Augusta Etheredge Gunter Jr Salley Lloyd Langdale N. Augusta Nettie Lipe Stapleton Aiken Annie Williams Burnettown
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Jessie Lee Brown
Aiken
Elzie Cook
Aiken Howard Fairbrother Sr
Northante
Bery. Gregory
N. Augusta
Etheredge Gunter Jr
Village Atmosphere Proposed For Downtown Aiken
Downtown Aiken aims for a village-like atmosphere with streetscape improvements led by a volunteer business and professional group. The plan, discussed at the Historic Aiken Foundation meeting, focuses on a five year renovation to make shoppers and visitors comfortable and enhance the central business district.
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Aiken
William E. Cullum Jr
Cullum
Aiken Foundation
All Saints Anglican Church
Timothy W. Simmons
McDonald Law
Simmons
Citehens Street
Richland Aven
Foundation
Bruce Duchassis
Jack Wetzel
Arthur Swenson
Thayer Francis
and Cullum
Jerry Waters
Juliet Galton
Cathleen Defever
Laura Beth Evans
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