Connecticut Opera stages wedding in Marriage of Figaro opening
On opening night in Hartford WKSS FM selected Kathy Trombetta and Al Perkins from 50 entries for a real on stage wedding that will precede the opera. The couple a dental assistant and a convenience store manager will wed in white gown and black tuxedo using the fountain scene as backdrop. The pair look forward to their theatrical debut.
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Hartford
Betty Hughes
Connecticut Opera
Wkss-Fm
Perkins
Size Counted In Suit On Slander Charges
A 7 foot 275 pound sheriff's deputy was awarded 5000 dollars in slander damages after a motorist claimed brutality. Judge Byron Robb found Patrick Edgmon 36 would have suffered more than a split lip and chipped tooth if Deputy Hank Tashjian had struck him during a July arrest for drunken driving.
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Edgmon
Deaths of Alma Cummings Bradley and others
Notices announce the deaths of Alma Cummings Bradley Aiken Leon R Driggers Wagoner Willie Heath Clearwater Lois S Logan Beaufort and Weldon Thompson Aiken with details on Page 6A for full obituary information.
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Alma Cummings Bradley
Aiken
Leon R. Driggers
Wagoner
Willie Heath
Clearwater
Lois S. Logan
Beaufort
Weldon Thompson
U S GNP Grows 1.7 Percent In Third Quarter
The Commerce Department revised down third quarter GNP growth to 1.7 percent, highlighting slower than earlier estimates amid inflation rising to 4.2 percent. Analysts debate whether the economy is in a recession as oil shocks linger and forecasters warn of continued weakness.
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U.S
Commerce Department
Iraq
Kuwait
Bush
Michael Boskin
Boskin
Secret Santa Fills Gap During Family Christmas Crisis
In Aiken area the Secret Santa program steps in when a family's Christmas hopes are threatened by a father's departure. The effort, run through South Aiken Presbyterian Church, pairs a child from a low income family with a donor to buy a gift priced at 25 dollars or less.
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Secret Santa
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Mom
Dad
South Aiken
Moore Expects SRS Nuclear Future To Stay Secure
Deputy Secretary of Energy W Henson Moore says Savannah River Site will remain a key part of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex with no plans to move shutdown or downsize it. He notes a 60 day reconfiguration study will shape long term facility decisions and hints SRS could absorb functions from Rocky Flats. Tritium production remains essential as long as nuclear weapons exist.
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Savannah River
W. Henson Moore
The
Aiken Standard
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Moore
James D.) Watkins
Watkins
DOE
Rocky Flats
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SAS
Soviet Union
Savannah
U.S.S.R
U.S
Cornerstone Dedication Marks Nuclear Complex Milestone
A large gathering attended the dedication of the Savannah River Site Defense Waste Processing Facility with Westinghouse executives and state and federal officials. Governor Carroll Campbell U S Representative Butler Derrick and others voiced support as DWPF advances the U S nuclear waste management program highlighting a new era for Saltstone and DWPF operations.
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United States
Saltstone
DWPF
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
James S
Jim) Moore
Westinghouse
U.S. Department of Energy
SRS
Gov
Carroll Campbell
U.S
Butler Derrick
D.S.C
W. Henson Moore
Poll calls for tougher ethics laws for lawmakers
Aiken County voters favor stronger ethics legislation with 62 percent backing tougher laws to keep legislators honest. The USC Aiken survey of 366 registered voters also notes lingering concerns after an FBI sting involving 10 state lawmakers.
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Aiken County
General Assembly
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
D-Clearwater
Igher
Aiken Standard
USC Aiken Survey
Robert E. Botsch
USCA
Luther L
Luke) Taylor
D-Richland
Statehouse scandal poll results show strong demand for stronger laws
Aiken Standard poll reports 62 percent of respondents favor stronger laws, 19 percent want a constitutional rewrite, 7 percent call for system changes, 8 percent have no opinion, and 4 percent choose other options.
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Salvation Army
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Aiken Jaycees
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Cornerstone In Nuclear Complex
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