Yeltsin to undergo heart surgery in weeks
Russian President Boris Yeltsin will have triple or quadruple bypass surgery in six to ten weeks, remaining in hospital until then. Surgeons said immediate operation would yield about 80 percent success, rising to near certainty in six weeks. The plan follows a three hour meeting with Dr Renat Akchurin and Michael DeBakey. Yeltsin has been at Central Clinical Hospital since September 13 for tests.
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Yeltsin
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Renat Akchurin
Michael DeBakey
Akehurin
Central Clinical Hospital
Obituary notices for several residents on Page 2B
Obituary notices list Mary Shelton Boylston, Betty Jane McMurry, Maria B. Smith, Maxine McCall Smith, Purvis Thompson, Julia Woodward. Notices appear in Aiken and surrounding areas including Beech Island and North Augusta.
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Mary Shelton Boylston
Aiken
Betty Jane McMurry
Maria B. Smith
Beech Island
Maxine McCall Smith
Eastandlee
Purvis (Bush) Thompson
Salley
Julia M. Woodward
North Augusta
Georgia Lotto Tuesday Winning Numbers Revealed
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 digits 9 2 7 8 and Fantasy 5 numbers 9 1 1 1 2 and 16 20 as the corresponding draws. Authorities remind players to verify tickets with official sources.
Money delays loom for Savannah River diversity plan
SRRDI sought 17.5 million dollars for fiscal 1996 and 1997 to complete its economic diversity program, but ten months later its executive director reports the Department of Energy has not disbursed funds. Lew Attardo questions why other facilities receive downsizing offsets while his group waits.
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SRRDI
Savannah River
DOE downsizing hits SRS and Hanford hardest
The Savannah River Site and Hanford Reservation in Washington state lead DOE downsizing, with SRS losing about 8,000 jobs and up to 2,000 more possible next year. Attardo criticizes funding delays, noting Los Alamos gains under Senate Democrat Domenici and Florida's Rep Johnston as regional representation.
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Savannah River
Hanford Reservation
Washington State
DOE
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Senate
Pete Domenici
Florida
Harry Johnston
Attardo
Los Alamos
Tribute for Three DSS Workers Draws Statewide Grief
More than 500 people gathered at First Baptist Church of North Augusta to honor Josie Curry Michael Gregory and James Riddle, slain DSS employees. Governor Beasley led remembrances praising their dedication and urged prayers for their families and all state workers. A children's fund is set up via SRP Federal Credit Union to aid the workers' families.
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North Augusta
David Beasley
First Baptist Church of
DSS
Josie Curry
Michael Gregory
James Riddle
Beasley
Police investigate North Augusta triple murder suspect
Investigators sift evidence one week after the DSS office killings. Suspect David Mark Hill remains in serious condition at the Medical College of Georgia under NADPS guard. Authorities plan extradition to South Carolina once doctors allow movement. Hill faces three murder counts, an assault charge, and kidnapping.
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Hill
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Medical College of Georgia
Pearson
South Carolina
Bi partisan effort urged for remapping district lines
Sen. Tommy Moore D Clearw ater says court ordered remapping of nine districts requires a bipartisan push and should be completed by April 1. He expects no major disruption when the General Assembly reconvenes in January as judges demand districts redrawn for racial g mistakes. Moore notes six House and three Senate districts face changes, with District 82 in the Edgefield area cited as inappropriate.
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Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Fedral
General Assembly
Senate
Edgefield
Aiken
Saluda County
Bill Clyburn
Moore
Greg Ryberg
Raiken
Nikki Setzler
Lexington
School discipline plans presented
Aiken County Board of Education discussed alternative education options at a Tuesday meeting. Superintendents presented draft programs with goals, rules, contracts, and counseling partnerships to give students a last chance to avoid permanent removal from schools.
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Bill Bengtson
Aiken
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Aiken High School
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South Aiken High School
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