Blind hiker nears end of Appalachian Trail quest
Bill Irwin, a 50 year old blind man with guide dog Orient, nears completion of an eight month 2167 mile hike to Baxter State Park Maine. Sponsors funded the journey and a farewell celebration is planned with his church group and local friends in Burlington North Carolina.
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Millinocket
Maine
Bill Irwin
Orient
Baxter State Park
Irwin
Burlington, N.C
Carolyn Starling
Georgia
Burlington
N.C
Ms. Starling
Springer Mountain
Obituaries Listed for Several Residents in Area Deaths
The notice lists deceased residents including Ben Johnson Aiken Herbert O Jones James W Martin in Winnsboro Myrtle Beach Eli McGraw Mary C Miller Edgefield David Mosley Trenton William Reppenhagen Columbia Effie Thompson Aiken Olive Sanders Verner Barnwell Albert Watson Johnston Alice Williams Queens NY Lucille Wood Salley Details appear on Page 3B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Johnson
Aiken
Herbert O. Jones
Columbia
James W. Martin
Winnsboro
Helen Mates
Myrtle Beach
Eli McGraw
Allendale
Mary C. Miller
Edgefield
David Mosley
Trenton
William Reppenhagen
Effie Thompson
Olive Sanders Verner
Barnwell
Albert Watson
Johnston
Alice Williams
Queens
N.Y
Lucille Wood
Salley
Bush Heads to Visit U S Troops in Middle East
President Bush said he and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agree on opposing Iraq's Kuwait occupation and will reassure about 450,000 U S forces in the Persian Gulf. He spoke en route from a European summit and planned meetings with Kuwaiti exiles, Saudi leaders, and troops in Dharan and Cairo before returning to Washington.
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Paris
Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Iraq
Kuwait
U.S
Persian Gulf
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Middle East
Jiddah
Fahd
Dharan
Turkey
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
The
Gulf
Thanksgiving Services and Donations Planned by Local Groups
The Aiken Ministerial Association sponsors a community Thanksgiving service tonight at 7 30 at First Presbyterian Church near Barnwell Avenue and Laurens Street with Rev Gene Mullikin delivering the message and Ken Courtney directing the combined choirs. The St Vincent de Paul Society plans baskets for those in need with St Mary Help of Christians youth assisting.
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Aiken Ministerial Association
First Presbyterian Church
Barnwell Avenue
Laurens Street
Gene Mullikin
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Ken Courtney
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Youth of
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic
Blessing of Hounds Set for Thursday in Hitchock Woods
The 76th Blessing of the Hounds will occur Thursday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gate in Hitchcock Woods to open the Aiken Hounds season. Donations of food and cash are welcomed for baskets and turkeys, with details at 649-4777.
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Memorial Gate
Hitchcock Woods
Postal Wage Dispute Goes to Arbitration for Postal Service
A wage and job security conflict involving 660000 unionized Postal Service workers moves to binding arbitration after talks fail to meet the contract deadline. A fact finding panel will review the dispute within 45 days, with an arbitration panel possible if no agreement is reached. Key issues include pay increases and the use of part time workers amid automation.
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Washington
Postal Service
Anthony M. Frank
Vincent Sombrotto
National Letter Carriers Union
Frank
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Talks falter as Postal Service balks at face to face talks
Moe Biller president of the American Postal Workers Union says talks ended after the Postal Service refused to hold in person negotiations with union officials in the final days. He cites multiple issues and notes no single cause.
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Moe Biller
American Postal Workers Union
Postal Service
Union Seemann
Paris Summit Ends Cold War Era With Paris Charter Signed
President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev led 34 nations in final rites for the Cold War as the Charter of Paris was signed vowing democracy and economic freedom. Bush warned of danger in the Persian Gulf as Iraq’s Kuwait occupation loomed, while Gorbachev urged an urgent UN Security Council meeting.
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Paris
Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Europe
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Kuwait
Francois Mitterrand
Helmut Kohl
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Gorbachev
Brian Mulroney
U.N. Security Council
State Workers May Not Get Pay Raise
Budget problems and slowing economy could deny pay raises to all state employees including teachers. Budget director Charlie Brooks says the state will also struggle to fund agency requests and inflation, risking loss of federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Charlie Brooks
Brooks
State Budget and Control Board
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Henderson
Horan Cohn
United Nations
Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
Jerry McCarty
Scott Webster
Vincentians
Bas
Alerch
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Whiskey Road
Warrenville
Stiefeltown Baptist Church
William Harper
Warrenville Pentecost
Associated Press
Postal Talks
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