South Carolina Woman Claims Half of Virginia Lotto Jackpot
Linda Williams, 36, of West Columbia South Carolina, claimed the second half of Virginia's 26.8 million Lotto jackpot, worth 13 411 088 dollars. She bought the ticket during a visit to Staunton Virginia the weekend of the August 10 drawing and plans to retire from Kmart.
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Richmond
South Carolina
Virginia
Linda Williams
Ms. Williams
Hanford Willis
Kingsport
Tenn
Staunton
Jiffee Mart
Kmart
West Columbia
S.C
Paraplegic climbers' Half Dome ascent slows amid winds
Mark Wellman and Mike Corbett paused on a sheer ledge halfway up Half Dome after icy winds and a 20 foot fall delayed progress. The pair, eight days into their ascent, planned to resume the climb Wednesday morning.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
Half Dome
Mark Wellman
Mike Corbett
Corbett
Notable Obituaries Across Several Communities
Death notices list Anna Hall Drago Belvedere Henry Joseph Greer Gloverville Edwin M. McMillan El Cerrito Co Jimmie Pough Jamaica Robert Simrany North Augusta Mary E Watson Trenton details on Page 5A provide full obituaries and service information.
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Anna Hall Drago
Belvedere
Henry Joseph Greer
Gloverville
Edwin M. McMillan
el Cerrito
Jimmie Pough
Jamaica
N.Y
Robert Simrany
North Augusta
Mary E. Watson
Trenton
Legislature Called Back For Ethics Reform
Gov. Carroll Campbell plans a brief special session in Columbia starting September 23 at 10 a.m. to address ethics reform and related measures. Leaders must agree to a limited agenda and short stay, with ethics bills and a possible bond measure top on the docket.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Columia
Campbell
I Ker Eskew
Ar ‘Teil
Louse
Senate
Eskew
General Assembly
State Election Commission
Heavy turnout expected in Aiken Republican primary
Voter turnout in Aiken is projected to be heavy as a record 85 residents requested absentee ballots for the mayoral race and City Council District 3. Polls opened at 7 am with lines at Fermata Club and Municipal Center reporting early activity as officials warn about ballot shortages.
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Aiken
David Nix
South Carolina
Fermata Club
Nix
H. Odell Weeks
Gorbachev pledges end to dissident persecution at CSCE
At the CSCE conference in Moscow, President Mikhail Gorbachev vowed the Soviet Union will end the persecution of dissidents and tie reforms to protecting individual liberties. He defended perestroika and said those behind the Aug coup would be prosecuted under law, not punished for political beliefs.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Conference On Security and Co
Europe
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
CSCE
Perestroika
Choices Are Tough In Broke City
Chelsea Massachusetts faces near bankruptcy with schools shut and workers unpaid. The city of 25 000 considers receivership as a remedy while Boston offers annexation options. A nine point five million dollar shortfall looms as recession, tax resistance and immigration strain city finances.
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Broke City
Chelsea
Mass
Boston
Massachusetts
Andrew Diranian
Avenue
City Hall
Bush appeals for Thomas as Senate opens confirmation
President Bush urges lawmakers to avoid litmus tests and defend the court's independence as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings for Clarence Thomas. Thomas faces tough questions on abortion affirmative action and natural law as supporters and opponents campaign ahead of the process.
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Washington
Bush
Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
High Court
Clarence Thomas Career Milestones Summary
Clarence Thomas earned a B A from Holy Cross College in 1971 and a J D from Yale Law School in 1974. He served as assistant attorney general for Missouri 1974 to 1977 and as an attorney for Monsanto Co. 1980 to 1981. He was a legislative assistant to Sen. John Danforth 1981 to 1982, assistant secretary of civil rights at the Department of Education 1982 to 1990, and chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1990. He later joined the U S Circuit Court of Appeals. Source: Who's Who Among Black Americans.
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Thomas
Supreme Court
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Education Department
Judiciary Committee
Joseph Biden
State of Missouri
Monsanto Co
John Danforth
R- Mo
Dept. of Education
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Abby
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Bombeck
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Adam Reap
State Ethics Commission
Ginny Southworth
Tony Gouge
C.O. Johnson
Tice
David H. Souter
Holy Cross College
Yale Law School
Savannah
Georgia
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