Peruvian Air Force Downs Plane Carrying U.S. Missionaries
A Peruvians jet shot down a private plane carrying American missionaries in the Amazon jungle near Pebas. An American woman and her 7 month old daughter were reported killed, with two others injured. Officials, including US embassy and Iquitos prosecutor, sought identities and details.
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Peru
Amazon Junale
Benjamin Zit
Associated Press
Radio Programas
Pebas
Iquitos
Amazonas
Pobas
Radioprogramas
Pedro Rios
Ziff
Obituary notices honor several local residents in recent deaths
Ma Lizya Unjinae Guice Charles Enoch Harmon Rita Betis Mason Carl E Moore James Oakman Essie Williams obituary notices list recent passings in the community with memorials and brief biographical notes.
Freedom Fund Dinner marks progress and resolve in Aiken
At Mt. Anna Baptist Church the 20th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner for the Aiken NAACP featured US Representative John Lewis as keynote. He urged that race relations have improved while acknowledging ongoing work for true equality and an end to hate symbols and bigotry.
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Aiken
NAACP
Mt. Anna Baptist Church
John Lewis
Verea
Lewis
Columbine anniversary a quiet one
Tensions ran high in some districts but Friday passed smoothly as schools marked the second anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Rumors of potential mayhem circulated, but local observances remained orderly.
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Columbine High School
Colorado
Beijing condemns US travel warning as irresponsible attack
Beijing denounces a US State Department travel warning for Americans of Chinese origin as irresponsible and an attempt to sabotage Chinese Americans. The same day reports said an American writer among five Chinese-born intellectuals with foreign ties was detained in a broad espionage sweep.
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Beijing
China
State Department
Protesters clash with police at Quebec summit disruption
At a 34 leader summit including President Bush, protesters hurled bricks and hockey pucks while riot police fired tear gas delaying ceremonies. About 150 officers faced over 1,000 demonstrators, 25 arrests, five officers injured, as protesters pulled down 150 feet of fencing dubbed the Wall of Shame.
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Bush
Arctic
Argentina
Berlin Wall
Maude Barlow
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Council of
Wertz to lead Aiken First Steps Partnership
Peggy Wertz, a veteran educator with 26 years in Aiken County schools, will become executive director of the Aiken County First Steps Partnership. Her background spans teaching and principal roles in Aiken Ridge Spring and Wagener, focusing on early childhood and reading support. Dr. Bill Galiman commends her close ties to teachers and students, and Wertz says the goal is to raise awareness of local early education resources for families.
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Aiken County
Peggy Wertz
Aiken
Ridge Spring
Wagener
Bill Galiman
Peggy
Wertz
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