Aristide Begins Meetings in Cartagena as Haiti Crisis Unfolds
Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, arriving in Cartagena, meets opponents in talks officials say could restore his rule. He offers parliamentary concessions while insisting he will return to Haiti to pursue unity democracy. Haitian lawmakers express hostility amid embargo pressures.
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Cartagena
Colombia
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Haiti
Aristide
Caracas
Deaths Frank Lindler and James Lindsay Jr.
Obituary notice lists deaths of Frank Lindler and James Lindsay Jr with memorial details and page reference to 7A for full obituary information.
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Frank Lindler
Anderson James Lindsay Jr
Jackson
State DSS orders 30 percent staff shift to counties
Aiken County DSS, with 38 human resources workers, faces heavy caseloads as the state board orders a 30 percent reallocation of personnel to 46 counties. County director Marie Dunham says the plan should raise staff to about 70 percent coverage, likely adding three workers in Aiken and easing foster care workload.
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State Department of Social Services Board
DSS
Marie Dunham
Aiken County
Ms. Dunham
Aiken
Israel OK Key To Self-Rule For Palestine
The Bush administration urged Israel Syria Jordan Lebanon and Palestinian Arabs to resume the Mideast peace conference in Washington on December 4 to begin bargaining over Palestinian self rule and war and peace issues. Jordan quickly signaled acceptance with others awaiting responses.
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Israel OK
Palestine
Washington
Bush
Israel
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Middle East
Europe
Yitzhak Shamir
Lush
White House
James A. Baker III
State Department
Margaret D. Tutwiler
Virus Strain Looms Over Aiken County Schools
Laura Garren reports a spike in absenteeism across several Aiken County schools. Schofield Middle School cites 120 students out in one day. South Aiken High School logged 149 out sick on Thursday. East Aiken Elementary saw 71 out and 39 more ill. Health officials note many viruses circulating and await confirmation of flu.
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Aiken County
Cheryl Holsenback
Schofield Middle School
Holsenback
Schofield
South Aiken High School
James Dawsey
South Aiken
East Aiken Elementary
Pam Allen
Veleta Rudnick
Teen Held Without Bond in Slaying of Highway Patrolman
An 18-year-old from North, Bernard Stacy Jackson, is jailed without bond in Bamberg and Orangeburg counties over the Thursday night killing of Trooper Marvin Titus during a chase of a stolen car. Jackson faces murder and related charges after a shootout left him wounded and the trooper dead.
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Orangeburg
Bernard Stacy Jackson
Highway Patrol
Joseph Pellicci
Titus
Jackson
Marvin Titus
Bamberg
Pellicci
Denmark
Norway
Doublespeak Award highlights euphemisms in public language
The Defense Department and politicians including Newt Gingrich are cited for doublespeak in wartime and policy terms. The National Conference of Teachers of English honors officials for euphemisms such as force packages and soft targets while noting global examples from England and Japan.
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Seattle
Defense Department
National Conference of Teachers of English
Newt Gringrich
R-Ga
Bush
England
Japan
Department of Defense
William Lutz
Rutgers University
Quarterly Review of
Air Force
Rick Oborn
Pentoon
Gingrich and
GOPAC
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Symptons
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