Protesters clash with pope visit in New York
In New York on Fifth Avenue police arrest AIDS activists who unfurled a banner reading Condoms Save Lives outside St. Patrick's Cathedral as Pope John Paul II attended Mass. About 35 atheists gathered near Central Park while Gloria Steinem defended the pope and criticized Catholic stance on abortion and gay rights.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Central Park
Ellen P. Johnson
American Atheists Inc
Land Street
5Ath Street
Columbus Circle
Gloria Steinem
Ms. Magazine
Steinem
John Paul II
Persson
Fire fees and insurance impact on Aiken residents
Huffman from Commercial Risk Services explains how insurance rates are set by a state filed schedule. Aiken’s high tax base helps its fire protection rating while rural areas pay higher per square mile costs. About 4 percent of 25,859 billed in 1994 refused to pay fire fees, complicating collections.
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Huffman
Commercial Risk Services, Inc
ISO
S.C. Department of Insurance
Ms. Huffman
Aiken
Pete Frommer
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Frommer
Liz Thomas
Aiken County
Donald Fulmer
Center Fire Department
First Concert Delights Aiken with Russell Peck Works
Russell Peck and the Augusta Symphony opened the 1995 1996 season for the Aiken Symphony Guild at USC Aiken Etherredge Center. Conductor Donald Portnoy rearranged the program for Peck to perform The Thrill of the Orchestra and engage a 2700 member audience. The program included Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances and Beethoven Overture Op. 124 followed by The Glory and the Granduer with the Philidor Percussion Group.
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Russell Peck
Augusta Symphony Orchestra
Aiken Symphony Guild
Peck
Augusta
Aiken County
Philidor
Christopher Deane
John Hanks
Arnold Sykes
Large earthquake devastates Sumatra killing at least 100
A magnitude 7 quake struck south central Sumatra in Jambi province before dawn, flattening homes and triggering landslides. Officials say about 252 injured, tens of thousands homeless, with 70 bodies recovered by nightfall as rescuers struggle through rain and poor communications. The epicenter near Sungaipenuh was about 10 miles from the city of Padang, where no injuries were reported. News reached Singapore and Malaysia as people woke to the quake’s shaking.
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Padang
Indonesia
Sumatra
Jambi
Ngatimin
Sungaipenuh
Singapore
Malaysia
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North Carolina
United States
Europe
America
Nathan Parker
North Augusta
Andrea Stanford
Schofield
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Frigidaire
Quy
Ise
Zenith
Florida
Richland Ave
Leathering Room
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