20 Apr 2002
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2002
Page
1
Phil Mickelson displays both maddening and marvelous golf as he fires a 64 to reach a tied scoring record at the World Com Classic midway point. He trails leader Justin Leonard by five strokes after the first two rounds.
Branislav Kovalcik will graduate from the University of South Carolina Aiken next month. He recalls fond memories with professors and classmates as he approaches commencement on Page 2A.
Obituary notice lists several individuals including Helen J. Crouch and Grady Campbell among others in Aiken and surrounding areas. The item note appears in a funeral or memorial notices section with names tied to Beech Island Evans Jackson Columbia and Decatur.
Classifieds page overview lists puzzles like cryptoquote and word games, Dear Abby guidance, daily horoscopes, bridge problems, opinions, sports scores, stock tickers, and television listings across the section.
State Attorney General Charlie Condon said he is reviewing whether charges could be filed against Gev Jim Hodges and other state officials for transferring funds allocated by the Legislature to the general fund. He noted moving appropriated money is a misdemeanor and that a special prosecutor may be chosen if warranted. Hodges, a Democrat, is seeking the governorship.
The National Weather Service projects afternoon showers and thunderstorms for the area with highs near 90 and a chance of rain lasting to midnight. Temperatures drop tonight to the lower 60s with a light west wind. Sunday should be partly cloudy with another slight shower chance. Heat alerts from the Red Cross urge precautions against heat illness and advise moving to cool spots, drinking water, and using ice packs.
A head-on collision on Route 421 in Bath hospitalized three local citizens Friday morning, per a South Carolina Highway Patrol report. One vehicle was reportedly on the wrong side of the road, meeting the other at a hill crest on a bridge. Injuries were not immediately known. passengers include Linda Devlin, 36, of Gloverville, in a 1995 Geo Metro, and her passenger Lucille Duncan, 19, also of Gloverville.
NAACP national president Kweisi Mfume visited a Welcome Center on the state line to back a boycott protesting the Confederate flag at the South Carolina House grounds. He urged leadership from the bottom up as about 150 supporters cheered amid horns from Interstate 77.
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