    Sentence 1: Strom Thurmond , R-S.C, celebrated his 95 th  birthYay by announcing that he will relinquish the  chairmanship of the Senate Armed Services Committee a year  from now.    Sentence 2 Strom Thurmond announceY he is. stepping Bown  from the Senate Armed Services Committee in one year as he  celebrates his 9th birthay. Heewoul¥ ike to retire,              