16 Sep 1995
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1995
Page
1
Scores from local high school football games are listed with details to follow on the 1B page. Teams and results are summarized, highlighting district rivalries and key yardage totals for recent Friday night games.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor was admitted to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica for an irregular heart rhythm. Dr. Charles Freedman said she is under evaluation and doing fine with no pacemaker needed and a two to three day expected stay.
Ruth Josephine Bartram of Northfield Vermont and Jewel Rhodes of Aiken are listed among obituary notices on page 5A indicating their recent deaths and basic biographical placeholders.
More than 200 volunteers rallied in Durban to support the United Way campaign. They lent hands to six nonprofit agencies, painting, cleaning sheds, and tidying spaces while staff photo moments captured the teamwork. Wayne Poston and Carol McCormack performed a duet as the rally concluded and onlookers joined in song This Little Light of Mine.
Despite economic turmoil, volunteers report nearly 800000 raised toward a 2200000 goal with 1900000 remaining. Michael Williamson, United Way marketing director, says the drive will exceed expectations as supporters push to surpass the target.
President Clinton said the United States would provide up to half of a NATO peacekeeping force in Bosnia, potentially up to 25 000 troops. Plans depend on a final peace deal and congressional approval, with NATO detailing monitoring duties and troop numbers once a comprehensive agreement is signed.
The Cooper River port ends a century of naval history as the Charleston Navy Base nears permanent shutdown after the 1993 base closing round. The USS Kidd will participate via a borrowed ship, with Rear Adm. Watkins taking over from Rear Adm. Oden who remains to oversee the closure. About 1,000 personnel will remain to complete final shutdown by April 1.
Hurricane Marilyn struck the Virgin Islands with 100 mph winds and 12-foot seas. In St. Croix roofs were torn and a radio tower fell as residents fled to shelters and stocked up on supplies. The center passed north of St. Croix at 8 p.m. EDT as airports closed and rescue wings prepared.
More than 125 colleges and universities from across the United States attend CSRA College Night at the Augusta Richmond County Civic Center to recruit students. The free event runs from 5 p.m. at 601 Seventh St. Augusta and is sponsored by Westinghouse Savannah River Company's Education Outreach Program, seven area independent schools, and Augusta College with support from DOE Bechtel Savannah River Inc. and local educators and businesses.
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