Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

We have 1,205,085 pages in South Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 2001

Page

11

Myers nominated as first Air Force chair since 1982

Air Force General Richard B. Myers, 59, nominated by President Bush to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He entered the Air Force in 1965 via ROTC, served as commander in Japan from 1993 to 1996, and held top posts including PACAF commander and Air Force Space Command chief. A veteran pilot with over 4,000 hours and 600 combat hours in Vietnam, he has three children.

Air Force Richard B. Myers Bush Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs U.S Japan Pacific Air Forces Air Force Space Command Joint Chiefs of Staf Vietnam Washington Pentagon Richard Myers Asia Pacific China North Korea James Chore Rokla Senate Armed Services ‘Committee Myers Space ‘Command Ural Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Congress Crawford Texas Rumsfeld Kansas US Space Command

Myers Nomination Highlights Space Shield Push and Military Support

President Bush selects Air Force General Richard Myers for Joint Chiefs chairman, praising his Asia expertise and space defense credentials. The choice aims to advance a space based missile shield despite congressional budget concerns and military skepticism.

Democrats Open New Opening On Bush Budget Surplus

Democrats press the shrinking budget surplus to frame education health care and defense costs, while Republicans doubt the strategy. Bush defends the tax cuts as voters focus on prices fuel and education funding amid a waning surplus.

Washington Bush Congress Terry McAuliffe McAuliffe White House GOP Bill McIntorff Crawford Texas Michael Meehan Democratic National Committee

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lisa Glass Mark F. Taylor Rneuenwald Coe Dengardens Norm Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation Belk.com BELK Kx Cxen
Search Courier

Search the Aiken Standard Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Aiken Standard?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication