Waylon Jennings Returns to Surf Ballroom After 36 Years
In Clear Lake Iowa Waylon Jennings revisits the Surf Ballroom where Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and J P Richardson perished in a 1959 crash. Jennings avoided the doomed seat and took a bus instead. He spoke of dodging thoughts about the tragedy before a Friday show.
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Iowa
Waylon Jennings
Buddy
Surf Ballroom
Buddy Holly
Holly
Ritchie Valens
J.P. “the Big Bopper
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Jennings
Strike 4 for NASA's oldest shuttle Columbia
Cape Canaveral reports a computer failure halted the countdown delaying Columbia's launch by at least a week. Previous issues included sluggish hydraulics fuel leaks and a near liftoff with a faulty booster command processor.
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Fla
NASA
Columbia
James Harrington
Arkansas Airport Spending Ties to Clinton Support
Federal funding cuts for existing airports contrast with a $22 million outlay for a new Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. Promoted by Walton and Tyson families, the project targets a 2,100 acre site near Wal-Mart headquarters and Tyson chicken facilities, with support from Sam Walton and his daughter Alice as early founders of the Northwest Arkansas Council.
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Clinton
Arkansas
Walton
Tyson
Northwest Arkansas
Wal-Mart
Tyson Chicken
Sam Walton
Alice
Northwest Arkansas Counc
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Mailing Details
Subscription rates for home delivery and mail options listed by the Aiken Standard include monthly and multi month terms with yearly totals. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. The paper is published by Aiken Communications Inc. and offers mail and post office box contact details.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
P.O
Children Dream Of Peace In War-Torn Bosnia
In Sarajevo and across Bosnian towns children dream of peace as a cease-fire begins Tuesday. Kids like 9-year-old Senad Kaliman and 12-year-old Kosta Bogojevic describe loss, ruins, and hope while recalling parents and siblings affected by the conflict.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
Pale
Senad Kaliman
Senad
Kosta Bogojevic
Tanja Krsmanovic
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Proposal to cut Social Security cost of living adjustments
Washington lawmakers explore reducing annual cost of living increases for Social Security and other benefits to balance the budget. Debates hinge on CPI used to set inflationary adjustments, with potential hundreds of billions in savings and a postponement of insolvency beyond mid century.
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America
White House
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G7 finance chiefs back $50 billion bailout plan and dollar gains
Top finance officials from the United States Japan Germany Britain France Canada and Italy endorsed a $50 billion emergency bailout fund for distressed countries and pressed for higher disclosure rules while noting the dollar’s orderly reversal from spring lows against the yen and mark. Rubin said the US supports a strong dollar and no discord existed among members.
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