Mock crash drill at South Aiken shocks students
A dramatic mock crash at South Aiken High School involved a head on collision with a grandmother and grandson now dead on arrival and a driver charged with DUI. Emergency teams, the coroner and students witnessed a funeral scene and heard a plea to avoid drinking and driving from Coroner Sue Townsend.
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Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Doug
South Aiken High
Thad
Townsend
Stephanie Holston
South Africn
Holston
Rivers Funeral Home
DeLoach
South Aiken
Bill Gassman
Tuition rise at US universities prompts aid to offset cuts
USCA board approved a 5 percent tuition hike after a prior plan for 10 percent. College of Charleston officials cite state budget cuts as unavoidable while stating the college will create 1.7 million in new financial aid and broaden scholarships and work opportunities. In-state fees rise to 4556 and out-of-state to 10290 amid broader university increases across the state.
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Martin
USCA
Jim Hodges
College of Charleston
Andy Abrams
Abrams
Clemson
SC Officials Clash Over Plutonium Shipments and Authority
State Attorney General Charlie Condon asserts authority to enter a DOE plutonium shipment agreement with or without Hodges approval, while Hodges argues he can block shipments. Condon proposes federal legislation or a record of decision to avoid a confrontation. Thurmond aims to add the plan to the 2008 defense bill to ensure shipments depart.
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Amos Said
Charlie Condon
South Carolina
Department of Energy
Hodges
Condon
Abraham
Rodges
Owings
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
SRS
Arafat Decries Israeli Offensive as Powell Visits
Palestinian leader Arafat warned of ongoing Israeli aggression as Israeli troops overran his West Bank headquarters on the first day of a major offensive. Powell, in a second visit to Arafat’s compound despite Israeli objections, pressed for withdrawal from Palestinian cities and an end to reoccupation.
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Arafat
Powell
Turkey attacks hunting videos in Batavia store
Nancy Arena found her video shop east of Buffalo vandalized with feathers and cases scattered. An officer flushed a 12 pound tom turkey from the science fiction section and an animal control officer removed it. Arena called the incident odd as the bird struck hunting videos first.
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Batavia
N.Y
Turkey
Nancy Arena
Buffalo
Animal Control
Arena
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Carlyle
Jenna Drenten
Drenten
Arom
Ment
Jerry J. Leencasitha
Arman
North Belair Red
Evans, GA
Fairway Ford
Kinia Mall
Ith Us
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
Agency
Park Ave
S.W
Aiken, SC
Consultane
Security Federal
Jason
Pty
Federal Investments, Inc. Inc
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FDIC
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