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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2001
Page
1
Nation enjoys sunny skies as 172 teams from Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina compete at the two day Aiken Soccer Cup. The event began Saturday morning and runs through this afternoon with tourney co director Frank Wise praising turnout and local hospitality.
Dio Mainel in Iowa reports Powerball ticket machines working overtime as record numbers buy chances for a 280 million dollar jackpot. The Des Moines drawing hosts a lottery popular in 21 states and D C, with the second highest Powerball total and one of the largest U S lottery jackpots.
Obituary notices report Odessa Wyatt Flat of Orangeburg and Annie M Pope of Aiken. James White is also listed in the Aiken obituary notices, 6A section.
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The massive new Aiken County jail on Wire Road is nearing completion with a target move in October. Lt. Sharon Carpenter notes hurdles remain but the project is on schedule though slightly behind. Training and staff transfer from the old Hampton Avenue jail will follow, with January eyed for the jump. Maj. Dan Edwins says Hampton Avenue operations continue with no firm move date.
A stalled plan at the Savannah River Site to disposition plutonium fuels debate over Cold War relic handling. The 2000 US Russia nonproliferation accord aimed to convert 68 metric tons for fuel or glass blocks, a move tied to weapons reductions but facing delays with wide implications.
Langley Bath Clearwater High School alumnus Henry Caver Jr. was surprised honored with the Order of the Palmetto by Sen. Tommy Moore at a reunion night at the Dixie Lee. The former coach, known as Hank, was celebrated by graduates from the 1960s classes amid memories and laughter.
The 2000 agreement calls for Russia and the United States to dispose of at least 34 metric tons of weapons grade plutonium by irradiating it as fuel or immobilizing it with high level waste. Russia to use all 34 tons as fuel. US to use 25.5 tons as fuel and 8.5 tons immobilized. Both to push MOx facilities and begin operation by 2007 with a disposition rate of 2 tons per year, aiming to double capacity with partners. Costs estimated at over 1.7 and 4.0 billion dollars respectively. Controversy arises over shipping to SRS for storage amid suspensions and local opposition led by Gov Hodges.
In Charleston and Columbia debates on race and the Confederate flag persist amid reminders of a troubled legacy. Hilda Kenner notes ongoing tensions as nonwhite communities push for progress while white residents reflect on the past and protests demand removal of symbols linked to slavery.
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