Man Charged After Turkey Defrost Meltdown in Oklahoma
A Midwest City man, 33, was jailed after his wife filed a complaint accusing him of assault with a frozen turkey. Police said Scott Nelson became enraged when a Thanksgiving bird was not thawed, throwing the turkey and a pie, shattering a car windshield, then threatening his wife before she fled to the police.
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Midwest City
Okla
Scott Nelson
Jackie
Brandon Clabes
Nelson
Tattoo Parlors Provide Boost to Small Town Economy
In Skowhegan Maine two new tattoo shops spur activity as locals report booming demand for body art. Roy Whitney 43 opened Whitney's Creative Tattoos in an old key shop while Richie Slamm 53 runs Mithras Tattoos with 97 tattoos and a Coney Island background.
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Skowhegan
Maine
Roy Whitney
Whitney
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Richie Slamm
Slamm
Coney Island
Deaths in the region list with several local obituaries
Obituary notices report deaths of Cecile Atkinson Bennett Jackson Grace M Cofer Wagener Walter Deriso Sr Wadley Ga Harvey D Gunter Graniteville James Archie Ott West Columbia Roy Douglas Phillips Aiken Thordice Turner Sr New Ellenton Huston L Waters Augusta Clifford David Williams North Augusta Details appear on Page 4A.
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Cecile Atkinson Bennett
Jackson
Grace M. Cofer
Wagener
Walter Deriso Sr
Wadley
Harvey D. Gunter
Graniteville
James Archie Ott
West Columbia
Roy Douglas Phillips
Aiken Thordice Turner Sr
New Ellenton
Huston L. Waters
Augusta
Clifford David Williams
North Augusta
Bush Tested On The Home Front
President Bush confronts Senate hearings and public debate on Persian Gulf policy as Congress weighs support for a firm stance toward Iraq. Baker and Cheyney face questions while administration officials consider broader hearings in a tense, fraying political climate.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
Iraq
Congress
James A. Baker III
White House
U.S
Persian Gulf
Senate Armed Services Committee
Baker
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Dick Cheney
Aiken community backs Bush policy on Middle East
A USC Aiken Stanford survey of 444 residents finds 74 percent support U S policy in the Gulf with 17 percent opposed and 9 percent undecided. Dr. Botsch notes support has eroded about 25 percent in a month while residents urge vigilance and aid to smaller nations.
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Saudi Arabia
Eddie Gaza
Bush
Middle East
Gaza
Aiken County
Robert Botsch
USCA
U.S
America
Botsch
Gulf
Botsch Con
Editor notes Mears report on Washington politics
Walter R. Mears, AP vice president and columnist with more than 25 years of experience, reports on White House and national politics. The text introduces the first phase of a public review reacting to statements by a former Cabinet member.
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Walter R. Mears
The
Associated Press
Bush warns Saddam no bluff as war option looms
President Bush presses for a deadline on Iraq and signals willingness to use force to end Saddam Hussein’s occupation of Kuwait. He cites a possible U N authorized mission and warns Iraq is nearing a nuclear threat.
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Washington
Bush
Iraq
Kuwait
Europe
Middle East
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
United States
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Congress
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Paris
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Four Aiken drives raise funds for needy residents
In Aiken County four key drives mobilize aid for the less fortunate. The Salvation Army drive reports $6,588.75 raised in week one and a surge in applicants, with holiday food and toy packages planned. Secret Santa matched donors to over 1,000 children last year, with gifts capped at $25.
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Aiken County
Salvation Army
Valley Empty
Jaycees
The
Sal
Vation Army
Jerry Lyles
South Aiken
Aiken County Health Department
Department of Social Services
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Sun Singers
Turkey
Avan
Eeenese
Abby
Aiken’s
President’s Corner On
Mideast
Keith Ward
Ape
Ronald
Reagan
Doug Poe
New Score Sporting Apparel
Aiken Mall
Poe
Diane Meyers
Hussein
Hitler
Ellenton
Aiken
Usda Poll
Terence Hunt
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