Patrick Kennedy as JFK Jr. successor faces fame
In Providence a 29 year old Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy doubts becoming the Kennedy family’s next sought after bachelor. He notes JFK Jr. is married and named People magazine sexiest man alive, while he prefers quiet moments and avoids celebrity glamor.
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Divorce rumors push Mick Jagger toward court action
London AP reports Jerry Hall seeks divorce amid claims of Jagger f lindas with Uma Thurman and Jana Rajich. Hall, mother of three, had forgiven him before. New York AP notes Howard Stern tests hair colors for Miss America paperback cover and considers a nose job. three versions released.
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Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Info
Subscription rates list HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL options with monthly and longer terms. Details include advance payment to Aiken Standard PBM, ISSN, founding year 1867, publishing schedule, and address for changes and postage.
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Kenya Somali cease fire may end six years of Mogadishu war
Nairobi mediated accord signed by Ali Mahdi Mohamed Hussein Aidid and Osman Hassan Ali aims to dismantle sector blockades and open main roads in Mogadishu at midnight Oct 17. The pact follows shuttle talks in Nairobi as clashes persist and casualties rise.
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Japan election seen shifting power amid slow growth
In Tokyo polls on the eve of a parliamentary election Prime Minister Hashimoto and the Liberal Democratic Party face chances of re election and greater control. Voters cite anemic growth a ballooning deficit and lagging productivity as reasons for support amid calls to slash bureaucracy and ease regulations while a new single member district system reshapes campaigning dynamics.
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Miss World Moves From India Over Swimsuit Uproar
Miss World will relocate next year’s pageant from India after protests over the swimsuit segment. Organizers chose the Seychelles for a full relocation in 1997, shortening a planned two year stay in Bangalore while Indian political groups oppose the event as demeaning to women.
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U S ranks poorly on child poverty in new hunger study
Washington report from Bread for the World Institute finds 22 percent of U S children under 18 in poverty and more than a quarter of those under 12 hungry or at risk. The seventh annual world hunger study criticizes industrialized nations for cuts to child aid, noting the United States leads in childhood hunger rates among peers. Other countries listed show lower poverty percentages, while Japan is not defined in the list.
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Social Security benefits to rise 2.9 percent in 1997
Social Security Commissioner Shirley S. Chater announced a 2.9 percent COLA for 4 million beneficiaries, boosting the average retiree check to about 745 dollars and raising Supplemental Security Income maximums. The changes, effective Jan. 3 for retirees and Dec. 31 for SSI, reflect continued low inflation and apply to all major programs.
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Social Security and Medicare benefits rise this year
At a glance impact on workers average retired worker benefits grow from 724 to 745 dollars and couples from 1220 to 1256 dollars monthly. Widowed mother and two children rise from 1496 to 1478 dollars. Elderly living alone from 687 to 707. Disabled worker family from 1136 to 1169. Individual disabled from 684 to 704. Maximum SSI for individual from 470 to 484 and couple from 708 to 726. Social Security tax base climbs to 65700 dollars. Medicare tax remains uncapped at 1.45 percent.
Pope celebrates 18th year of papacy at Vatican
Pope John Paul II returns to the Vatican marking 18 years since his papacy began. After surgery to remove an inflamed appendix, no public events are planned until Sunday. Photo retrospectives show his illness and injuries, including a cane on leaving the Gemelli hospital, as observers note his frail condition.
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