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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2008
Page
1
FBI reports a Jamaican national was stopped at Orlando International Airport while attempting to board a flight with explosive materials. Authorities say the suspect faced imminent harm and the incident prompted standard security procedures. Video coverage is available on the Aiken Standard site.
Ben Bernanke warns that a U S recession could follow housing, credit, and financial turmoil. The record mentions a housing and banking crunch as likely triggers and notes the potential for economic contraction driven by multiple crises.
Partial obituary fragment lists names and places including Lillie Nixon Bland of Augusta Anthony M Bibbs John Michael Doolittle Jr Wenner Hattie Gates Windsor Helen Kimber Hansen Savannah Thelma Chunk Jordan Graniteville Gloria J Kaney Aiken Helen Kathryn Moss North Augusta Tracy Martin Williams Dalton Funerals referenced in a small regional notice.
Historic preservationists Jeff and Julie Londo refused to level 310 Union St NE despite rumors of squatters and a decade without utilities. After six months and about a thousand hours, the shotgun house built in 1885 now showcases heart pine floors brick fireplace and tin roof, standing as a beacon of neighborhood renewal rather than an eyesore.
Jennifer Wicks and husband Forrest faced tragedy when their twins Kyra Echo and Jayde Kayleigh died seven hours after birth on September 25, 2004. Sick during pregnancy and denied 24 week birth policy, she later joined the March of Dimes effort through the Multiple Blessings Club, volunteering to raise funds and support the organization’s work.
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford had sought a presidential disaster declaration for individual assistance after a March 15 outbreak of tornadoes and severe storms. FEMA denied the request, though the governor appealed to the SBA on April 2 for low interest loans for residents and businesses in Aiken Allendale and Williamsburg counties.
In Memphis 86 year old Joe Warren recalls the 1968 black sanitation workers strike that drew Martin Luther King Jr to Memphis and ended with worker union victory. He reflects on decades of post assassination impact on the city’s growth and reputation.
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