Does 'Strom Thurmond , R-S.C., celebrated his 95 th birthday by announcing that he will relinquish the chairmanship of the Senate Armed Services Committee a year from now.' exist in a separate context from 'On his Birthday Strom Thurmond announced his retirement from the Senate Armed Services Committee in one year.', without logical interdependence?
Strom Thurmond , R-S.C., celebrated his 95 th birthday by announcing that he will relinquish the chairmanship of the Senate Armed Services Committee a year from now.###On his Birthday Strom Thurmond announced his retirement from the Senate Armed Services Committee in one year.