Must an Ranch Brothel Closes Under Bankruptcy
Mustang Ranch Nevada's famed bordello shuts down as bankruptcy liquidates the 105-room operation. A court trustee takes over finances while creditors are paid or a sale occurs. Prostitutes return or resume work amid tax concerns and a stalled $5 million sale. Owner Joe Conforte faces disputed federal tax debts, officials citing $13 million claimed due.
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Federal Bankruptcy Court
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Notable Deaths Log Includes Brantley Cozart Johnson Quattlebaum Readdy Young
Death notices list Tulle L Brantley Mildred Cozart Jefferson E Johnson John M Quattlebaum Chester C Readdy Hollingsworth Young from Clearwater Augusta Langley Burnettown San Francisco with page reference 6A for details.
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Tulle L. Brantley
Clearwater
Mildred Cozart
Augusta Jefferson E. Johnson
Langley
John M. Quattlebaum
Mount Pleasant
Chester C. Readdy
Burnettown
Hollingsworth Young
San Francisco
Fall Fashion Outlook Highlights Aiken Area Styles
Cooler weather prompts a shift from shorts to longer jackets and skirts with glamorous gowns and shoulder-duster earrings. Local staff writers Lynne Katonak and Larry Wood cover the fall forecast while Aiken County merchants showcase current fashion options.
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Aiken Standard
Lynne Katonak
Larry Wood
Aiken County
Thurmond Courtesy Ruffles Feminist Feathers in Senate
Washington debate over Supreme Court nominee David Souter turns sharp as Sen. Strom Thurmond declines to question NOW president Molly Yard and faces rebukes from Sen. Al Simpson and others. The exchange highlights tensions over abortion rights and civility in hearings.
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Supreme Court
David Souter
New Hampshire
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Molly Yard
National Association For Women (Now
Joe Biden
D-Del
Thurmond
Sen. Simpson
Timber Losses From Hugo Likely Delays Recovery Ten Years
South Carolina timber suffered heavy losses from Hurricane Hugo on September 21, 1989, with about one third destroyed or damaged and more than 1 billion dollars in revenue lost. Nine counties were affected including Berkeley and Clarendon, with salvage efforts limited to roughly 15 percent of damaged trees.
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Francis Marion National Forest
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Clarendon
Sumter
Orangeburg
Dorchester
Forestry Commission
Air Ban Gains Support in Security Council Push
Five permanent UN members agreed to extend the embargo to air traffic to Iraq limiting cargo flights to medicine and humanitarian aid. More than 400 Westerners including 110 Americans left Iraq for London and then North Carolina. Saddam broadcast a message likely rebutting Bush. Iraq barred from Beijing Asian Games. Thatcher notes council vote possible soon.
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Gulf Nations
Margaret Thatcher
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France
China
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Hungary
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U.N
Westinghouse questions K-Reactor restart schedule
Westinghouse reports 1500 to 2000 additional problems at the Savannah River Site K-Reactor that could delay restart. Energy officials will decide within three weeks whether to push back the South Carolina plant’s restart, as shutdowns since 1988 affect safety upgrades and new procedures. The agency and Westinghouse remain cautious about timing amid ongoing analysis.
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Energy Department
Steve Richardson
Department of Eneroficial
James D. Watkins
South Carolina
Energy
New Ellenton annexes 181 acres for sewer plant site
The Banks Mill Partnership and Cedar Creek utilities land, east of S C 19 near Banks Mill Road, is annexed into New Ellenton for a new sewer treatment plant amid a regional research park plan. Mayor Randy W. Shaw says Cedar Creek requested the action, approved unanimously. In other actions the council raised civic center fees to 100 for inside residents and 150 for outside residents with 100 security deposits.
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Cedar Creek Utilities
Randy W. Shaw
Cedar Creek
S.C. 19
Banks Mill Road
Eda Creek
Aiken
Civic Center
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Carl Langley
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