Bank Robbery Suspect Sought After Belvedere Hold-Up
Aiken County deputies probe a Friday bank robbery at First Citizens on Edgefield Road Belvedere. A masked white male in blue jeans and white sneakers fled in a burgundy two door car after pointing a pistol at tellers and taking undisclosed cash. No injuries reported. tips urged to 800 922 9709.
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Belvedere
Aiken County
First Citizens Bank
Edgefield Road
Michael Frank
Frank
Phyllis Britt
South Carolina SAT scores dip as state ends with low rank
The class of 2004 posted an average of 986 from 1600, a three point drop making South Carolina the lowest state score in the nation though the state reports the highest improvement since 1999 with a 32 point gain. Inez Tenenbaum notes year to year variation and cites leaked results ahead of a nationwide release by the testing firm.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Inez Tenenbaum
Tenenbaum
SAT
U.S
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
Senate
Jim DeMint
Downtown merchants praise quiet theater demolition work
Toni Jerome owner of the Artists Parlor on Laurens Street says Thompson Construction crews kept noise down while they demolished the old movie theater beside her building. She commends their courtesy and communication during the project as a wall finally collapses Friday afternoon.
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Michael W. Gibbons
Laurens Street
Toni Jerome
Thompson Construction Company
Jerome
Ginny Southworth
Militants End Najaf Clash Accept Peace Deal
Militants leave the Imam Ali Shrine after accepting a peace plan brokered by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Government forces restore security in Najaf as police and national guardsmen take control, while armed militants and foreign forces withdraw from the city.
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Shrine
Najaf
Iraq
Imam Ali Shrine
USS
Hamed al-Khafaf
al-Sistani
al-Sadr
Kufa
Peace plan deploys Iraqi police in Najaf Old City
Tentative cease fire brings police into Najaf as rebels lay down arms and al-Sistani gains authority. The interim government takes control, easing U.S. force involvement while al-Sadr and his militia may remain armed, prompting wariness from a U.S. official.
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Old City
Najaf
al-Sistani
Iraq
U.S
al-Sadr
al- Sadr
Greenspan warns on baby boomer pension trim urged
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress must trim Social Security and Medicare benefits for the baby boom generation or face abrupt painful choices. He spoke at a Kansas City Fed aging population conference before the 77 million boomers retire, saying promises may exceed the economy’s ability to deliver and policy must be recalibrated.
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Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Congress
Jackson
Wyo
Greenspan
Kansas City Federal Reserve
U.S
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Aiken
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Imam Ali
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