Yeltsin survives impeachment vote in Russian Parliament
In Moscow Boris Yeltsin defeated five impeachment motions as Communists faltered. Nearly a quarter of deputies abstained or skipped voting, signaling support for the president. Yeltsin called for work on Russia’s problems and eyed his new prime minister nominee Sergei Stepashin, whose approval was to be considered by the Duma next Wednesday.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Russia
Gennady Zyuganov
Interior Min
Ister
Sergei Stepashin
Stepashin
Duma
Vladimir Lenin
Cancer Society relay at Aiken High beats fund-raise goal
Hundreds joined the Relay for Life at Aiken High School from Friday evening to Saturday morning and surpassed the fundraising goal, raising $122,325 by 7 am, well above last year’s $83,000 and this year’s $90,000 target. Organizers led by Sandra West and Bob Queen noted strong team growth to over 40 from six and cited personal cancer connections among participants.
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Erle Willamson
Bob Queen
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Aiken High School
Sandra West
West
Aiken
Star Party At USC Aiken Draws Skywatchers
Roger Venable led a Spring Star Party at USC Aiken as Venus appeared after sunset. The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center hosted lectures and a Dupont Planetarium show while families used binoculars and telescopes to spot planets and galaxies. Planetarium director Gary Senn noted two annual events attracting about 200 people on clear nights. Venable, president of the Astronomy Club of Augusta, shared a lifelong passion for astronomy and the beauty of the skies.
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Roger Venable
Venus
Usc Aiken
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Dupont Planetarium
Planetarium
Gary J
Interstate 70 mph signs go up in South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Transportation moves to post 70 mph speed limit signs on designated interstate segments across the state. Commission chairman Morgan Martin says the changes will be posted quickly and completed by June 1. Most interstates already affected.
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Aiken County
Georgia
South Carolina
S.C. Transportation Commission
Morgan Martin
SCDOT
Death notices list for Margaret Bartley and others
Obituary notices list several names and funeral homes including Margaret R Bartley Couchton Rev Ernest Dicks Aiken Jackson Brooks Mae Galey North Augusta Rowland Funeral Home Jack Harris Graniteville Napier Funeral Home Sennet Laley Augusta Cheatham Funeral Home Eunice McCarty Whittle Warrenville Hatcher Funeral Home Lois Williams Williston Folk Funeral Home notices appear on page 6A with Saturday's winning in verses.
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Margaret R. Bartley
Couchton
Ernest Dicks
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks
Mae S. Galey
North Augusta
Rowland Funeral
Jack Preston Harris
Graniteville
Napier
Sennet Laley
Augusta
Cheatham
Eunice McCarty Whittle
Warrenville
Hatcher
Lois H. Williams
Williston
Folk Funeral Home
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