Clinton Pays Tribute To Aging World War II Vets
President Clinton honored aging World War II veterans in Honolulu on the 50th anniversary of V J Day. He commended their sacrifices at Wheeler Army Airfield in front of about 700 vets and 5,000 onlookers, noting the war’s vast reach and the effort to secure freedom. Bob Hope attended, and Clinton welcomed Japan’s Murayama apology as a step toward reconciliation.
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Honolulu
Clinton
Wheeler Army Airfield
Pacific
Bob Hope
Atlantic
Paradise
Walter Germann
Abilene
Texas
Veterans of the Pacific
V J Day Speech Editor's Note from Aiken Veterans Group
The article recalls General Douglas MacArthur's Sept 2 1945 surrender remarks on the USS Missouri and the path to peace after Pearl Harbor. It notes how America joined the war, battles like Coral Sea Midway and Iwo Jima, and ends with a call to honor veterans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary in Aiken.
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Veterans of Forign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Aiken
Douglas MacArthur
Missouri
MacArthur
America
U.S
Coral Sea
Midway
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
SRS Employees End Pacesetter UW Campaign With 991k
The SRS Employee United Way Campaign finished its pacesetter drive, raising 991,392. Eleven groups across six divisions exceeded their goal by over 25 percent as the site gears up for the main campaign September 5 to 22. SRS aims for 1.5 million to support 121 local United Ways in SC and GA.
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SRS
United Way
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
United Ways
South Carolina
Georgia
United Way of
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Community Calendar items in Aiken and surrounding area
A schedule of community events and services in Aiken including free testing and counseling at pregnancy care centers, historical museum and library hours, walking tours with reservations, Al-Anon meetings, Scout gathering, adult dances, Narcotics Anonymous meetings, Living In Reality group, modeling troupe practice, and VFW Post 5877 dance with times, locations, and contact numbers.
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Aiken County
Wagoner
Al-Anon
OLD Scouts
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Ave
Lester A. Smalls
Christian Social Organization
Warren Road
Washington Road
Augusta
Narcotics Anonymous
South ‘Aiken Presbyterian Church
Whiskey Road
Hampton ‘Ave
Second Baptist Church of
Eccapo Center
Engefield
South
A.A
Aurora Ravion
Linden Street
Group of Narcotics Anonymous
Hampton Ave
CNTA Seeks New Members To Support SRS Efforts
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness seeks members to back new missions for the Savannah River Site and share factual nuclear info. CNTA aims to promote tritium source at SRS, plutonium disposition, and spent fuel management while dialoguing with energy officials. More than 900 members in SC and GA aim for 2000 soon. Call 1-800-299-CNTA or write CNTA, 1323 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC 29201.
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Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Savannah River
SRS
John Paveglio
CNTA
Citizens Organization
SIS
Secretary of Energy
Georgia
South Carolina
Paveglio
Michael Butler
NTA
CSRA
Pendleton St
Columbia, S.C
Move to recreation center planned before incident in park
Owen says the swap of locations with the parks and recreation maintenance crew is not a reaction to crime. Plans include more lighting around the track after Augusts attack in Virginia Acres, with residents urged to report disturbances and call 642-7630 or 642-748 for the substation.
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Owen
Parks and Recreation
Pact Team
Banks Mill Road
Citizen's Park
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Tomiichi Murayama
Japan
Washington
Harry Truman
White House
Truman
Pearl Harbor
V-J Day
Hawaii
Germany
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Aiken Abie
Visaptea
Ritchcock Feree
Aiken Pregnancy Care Center
Waterloo St
Ine
Ees
Butler
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Miele
Miel
Ust Mite
Dunagan’s Home Sewing & Vacuum
Whiskey Rd
Southside Gallery
ART Swap& Exchange
Makin
Pine Log R
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