Honecker Visits West Germany in Symbolic Return
East German leader Erich Honecker returns to his homeland after 52 years in a highly symbolic trip that signals deeper economic and political stakes for Bonn and Moscow. The visit, likely to include environmental and scientific accords and the sister city program, centers on cash and credits from West Germany vital to the Soviet bloc economy amid ongoing Kremlin resistance to German reunification.
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Erich Honecker
West Germany
Gorbachev
U.S.S.R
Kremlin
Germany
Honecker
Moscow
Bonn
East Germany
Soviet Bloc
East
Liberal writer and journalist George McMillan dies at 74
George McMillan, a Knoxville native and Aiken resident, was a civil rights advocate and war correspondent who authored The Old Breed and The Making of An Assassin. He reported from the South, covered race crises, and later joined NBC as a special investigator after JFK's assassination. He died September 1 at Coffin Point Plantation on St. Helena Island.
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Aiken
Knoxville
Knoxville Sentinel
Knoxville Journal
Washington Daily News
Washington
Office of War Information
Marines
Pacific
Guadalcanal
New Britain
Peleliu
Okinawa
Mr. McMillan
Samuel Eliot Morrison
James Earl Ray
Ray
McMillan
Martin Luther King
King
South
South Carolina
John F. Kennedy
NBC Television
Oswald
Harvey Gantt
Clemson University
Saturday Evening Post
Gantt
Charlotte
Beaufort
Coffin Point
St. Helena Island
Olympia
Japan
Lou Gehrig
Virginia Cocalis
Raymond Kaplan
Usc-Aiken
Priscilla Johnson
Svetlana Stalin
Lee Harvey Oswald
Marina
Cecily Deegan McMillan
Tom
Henry Chambers
Arkenites
Kit
Aiken Cablevision service woes end with councilman's aid
A reader recounts a long outage on August 6 and a series of failed promises from Aiken Cablevision. After contacting his councilman Fred Cavanaugh, technicians finally repaired the line Friday, with subsequent improvements to the installation. He praises the councilman's responsiveness and criticizes the cable company’s handling of service calls.
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Aiken Cablevision
ETV
Gary Croom
Mr. Croom
Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken
Stanley F. Petry
Laurel Drive
Wisham Center Burdened By Overhead Expenses
Lingering utility costs threaten the Melvin H. Wisham Community Center in Langley as the Senior Citizens Group relies on the facility for meals. The building owner, Langley Water Sewer and Fire District, received a renovation grant but lacked ongoing funding for utilities, shifting costs to local seniors from Warrenville through Clearwater.
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Melvin H. Wisham
Langley
Council On Aging
Langley Water, Sewer and Fire District
Warrenville
Clearwater
Voice Not Forcing Senior Center Exit Controversy
A statement countering local reports about the Melvin H. Wisham Community Center denies cramped quarters and asserts rumors of forced senior citizen relocation are untrue. The coordinator’s improper use of the Langley utility lines caused issues, not the seniors themselves.
Politicians Blamed Over VOICE Program Misunderstanding
Community letter defends the Melvin H. Wisham Center Senior Citizens Meal Site and Food Bank. It denies claims the seniors were kicked out, notes Langley Water & Sewer funded the buildings, and credits Roland Smith for assistance while acknowledging necessary financial help.
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New Voice
Melvin H. Wisham
Food Bank
Langley Water & Sewer
Roland Smith
UMA Food Pantry Moves to VOICE Building to Expand Services
UMA Food Pantry explains the move from Melvin Wisham Community Center to the VOICE building. St James Lutheran Church funds the fit out to include a clothes closet and multiple ministries. Geneva Greene notes the Wisham Center helped start the ministry and expresses gratitude for the opportunity to grow.
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UMA Food Pantry
Melvin Wisham Community Center
VOICE
Wisham
UMA
Wisham Center
Geneva Greene
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Langley Water, Fire and Sewer
Melvin Wisham
P.O. Box
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Langley Water, Sewer
Langley Water Commissioners
Food Pantry
Pang
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