Inmates Riot Over Thanksgiving at Crisp County Jail
In Cordele Georgia thirty inmates rioted at Crisp County Jail on Thanksgiving evening smashing windows and damaging utilities. The disturbance lasted about three hours before 40 state riot squad members restored order. No injuries or escapes were reported. Damages estimated at 2000 to 5000 dollars.
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Cordele
Crisp County
Donnie Haralson
State Department of Corrections
Haralson
Deaths Dan L Mcintosh Lawrence J Bonnette
Notice of obituaries for Dan L. Mcintosh and Lawrence J. Bonnette with details referenced on page 5B of the publication.
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Dan L. Mcintosh
Lawrence J. Bonnette
Fed OKS NCNB C&S Sovran Merger to Form NationsBank
The Federal Reserve Board approves NCNB and C&S Sovran merger worth 4.3 billion dollars creating NationsBank the region’s largest with assets around 118 billion. Regulators give 30 day review period by Justice Department and state approvals.
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Fed Oks
NCNB
Charlotte — Bank
C&S/Sovran Corp
Federal Reserve Board
NationsBank
Washington
Charlotte
N.C
Fed
Shoppers Arrive Early for Big Shopping Day at Walmart
Crowds line up at area stores for the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. Walmart opens early with treats for early risers as 40 to 50 shoppers wait before 7 a.m. Maria Busbee and her daughter plan to visit multiple stores in Aiken while finishing Christmas shopping.
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Aiken
Salley
Glenda Young
Justin
Rachel Farkas
Walmart
Judy Gross
Cheryl McBroom
Maria Busbee
Joni
Maria
South Florida
South
Florida
Israel Nears Compromise Over Talks Start Date
Israel weighs delaying the next round of Middle East peace talks with Washington as Prime Minister Shamir negotiates a possible plan. The Palestinians and Arab delegates accept the U S invitation to begin negotiations Wednesday while Israel mulls a six day shift.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Middle East
Yitzhak Shamir
Scheo- Shoval
Washington
Zalman Shoval
Bush
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
U.S
Soviet Gosbank Halts Payments as Budget Crisis Deepens
Gosbank chief Viktor Gerashchenko says the bank has run out of money and halted payments to the government. The move endangers military funding and worker pay as parliament debates a 90 billion ruble deficit-spending package still awaiting a vote in the lower house.
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Moscow
Gosbank
Viktor Gerashchenko
Tv-Inform
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russia
Finance Ministry
Flu Season Hits Children. CDC Warns Adults At Risk
The CDC confirms 74 outbreaks of flu across 21 states. Beijing strain type A accounts for about half of cases, hitting the elderly hardest. Schools report up to 40 percent absenteeism and some districts close for days. Adults, especially seniors, urged to take precautions.
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Atlanta
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Beijing
CDC
Bob Howard
Ohio
Tennessee
Howard
Asie Veces
Pearl Harbor Remembered Series Begins in Aiken
The Aiken Standard launches a weeklong AP produced series on Pearl Harbor, covering events leading to the December 7, 1941 attack, the strike on the fleet, and its aftermath. Remembrances by veterans and local reflections on the war’s long impact in Aiken span four decades.
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Hawaii
America
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific Basin
East Asian
The
Aiken Standard
Associated Press
Aiken
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