G7 Agrees To Debt Package For Soviets
The G7 nations led by the United States agreed to defer 3.6 billion dollars in Soviet debt payments and provide a one billion dollar loan to eight republics. They dropped a demand for gold collateral, a move the Soviets supported as they said they could not raise the gold. The gesture aims to stabilize the USSR's finances amid its economic transition.
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Moscow
Ivan Silayev
Soviet Union
United States
Jupe
Germany
France
Britain
Ita
Canada
Jobless Claims Rise to Seven Month High in November
The Labor Department reported 493,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims in the week ending November 9, a rise of 39,000 from the prior week and the third consecutive increase. This marked the highest level since April 20 when 500,000 sought benefits.
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Washington
Labor Department
Deaths of locals listed from several towns
Obituary notice lists Theodore Anderson Aiken Herbert Cooley Jr. Trenton Ferris Dye Gibson Ga James W Glasgow Chickasaw Ala Frank F Green Waynesboro Ga Frank Griffin Graniteville Samuel Holmes Augusta Mack A Key Yonkers N Y Clyde E Morgan Plum Branch Ethel L Story Louisville Ga Arthur C Thomas North Augusta Bay White North Augusta details on Page 3B
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Theodore Anderson
Aiken
Herbert Cooley Jr
Trenton
Ferris A. Dye
Gibson
James W. Glasgow
Chickasaw
Ala
Frank F. Green
Waynesboro
Frank Griffin
Graniteville
Samuel Holmes
Augusta
Mack A. Key
Yonkers
N.Y
Clyde E. Morgan
Plum Branch
Ethel L. Story
Louisville
Arthur C. Thomas
North Augusta
Bay
White
Best Friend Bus Line Faces End After Council Inaction
The Best Friend transit route in Horse Creek Valley may end June 30 as Aiken County Council rejects a one year contract extension with ATE Management Services Co. Despite grants, local funds were insufficient and ridership did not reach self supporting levels. North Augusta opposed funding. the service relied on federal and state aid. The program began October 1990 to aid low income riders seeking affordable transport.
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Horse Creek Valley
Aiken County
City of
Aiken
North Augusta
ATE Management Services Co
Council
County Settles Overtime Pay With Labor Department
Aiken County Council agreed to pay 115000 to the U S Department of Labor to settle overtime claims after audits found payroll errors in the Sheriff s Office building inspections EMS and other departments. The county budgeted 75000 and will cover the rest from contingency.
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Aiken
Council
Labor Department
Sheriff's Department
Joan Wilson
Department of Labor
Mother seeks help in hit and run case in Bath
Gloria Jean Crocker asks for tips to locate a damaged white pickup truck and identify the driver after her son Jamie Crocker, 20, was struck near the Foxfire Lounge around 10 p.m. October 17. He remains comatose at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital with serious injuries. A bartender faces a beer to a minor citation. A hospital fund is set up at Palmetto Federal in Clearwater.
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Bath
Gloria Jean Crocker
Mrs. Crocker
Jamie
Medical College of Georgia
James Terrel
Jamie) Crocker
Foxfire
Ralph Barber
Frances Willard
Cer
Gloria Jean
Shopping Season Heightens Risk Of Pocketbook Theft In Aiken
Aiken residents face more purse snatchings and burglaries during the holidays says Pete Frommer of the Aiken Department of Public Safety. He urges shoppers to use well lit areas, walk with companions, seek store security escorts, pay by check or card, and keep purses close to the body to avoid becoming victims.
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Aiken
Pete Frommer
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Frommer
Personal finances gloom in AP poll hints recession linger
About half of Americans expect family finances to worsen next year and more than two thirds see the economy getting worse. Only about 5 percent expect improvement, signaling continued consumer caution and unresolved recession effects. Harold Zullow of Columbia University notes people’s expectations often rise during recessions but remain subdued here.
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New York
Associated Press
Harold Zullow
Columbia University
Bell Ordered Held In Girl's Kidnapping Case
Aiken County Magistrate Court ruled there is probable cause to hold John James Bell for Grand Jury consideration on kidnapping charges. Bell remains held at the Aiken County Contention Center on a $200,000 bond set at arraignment. A neighbor testified Bell drove away with a young child on November 2, later found beaten and sexually assaulted in a nearby woods. Krystal Shalane Scurry, 33 months, disappeared from Beech Island. mother Clarissa Bell fostered her. Bell was arrested later that night for driving under the influence.
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Aiken County
John James Bell
Bell
Joseph Addie
Beech Island
Krystal Shalane
Krystal
Clarissa Bell
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Pendleton
G-7
Soviets
Benes
CCC
Ori
Abby Erma Bombeck
PRN
Feees
Steenvees
Tenenevees
Pesseetees
Carl Langley
Yugoslavia
Pokuplje
Pee
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