President Bush hosts Hollywood's brightest at Kennedy Center Honors
President Bush saluted the Kennedy Center honorees including Jack Nicholson Julie Andrews Van Cliburn Quincy Jones and Luciano Pavarotti for their contributions to the performing arts. He paid tribute and teased them in keeping with his custom.
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South Carolina high schools to receive state rating grades
The State Department of Education will formally release the long awaited report card Tuesday morning. The Aiken Standard will publish the grades for every high school in the state based mainly on test results, assigning ratings from Excellent to Unsatisfactory.
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Obituary notices from North Augusta and surrounds
Death notices for Brent T. Daniel Edgeild Morgan Geddings Mary M. Hamlet Wood Belvedere Joseph A. Harrell Sr. North Augusta James Oakman Taylors Lorraine Smith Neely Marie J. Walker Aiken appear in the 6A obituary column.
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James Oakman Taylors
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Classifieds and Puzzles Section Entry
A brief index listing Classifieds 58 Crossword 18 Cryptoquote 78 Dear Abby 48 Horoscope 68 Opinions 4A Sports AB Television 3B as the page and section map for the newspaper.
Christmas parade lights up North Augusta and beyond
Sunny December day drew an estimated 2,000 spectators to the North Augusta Lions Club Christmas parade with more than 75 organizations presenting entries. Dancers, scouts, churches and bands entertained as traffic officers monitored the parade route.
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Israelis strike Arafat site with nine missiles near Gaza office
Israeli helicopter gunships fired nine missiles near Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in Gaza City in what witnesses said was retaliation for weekend suicide bombings. A large fire burned as ambulances and sirens filled the area amid Israel’s emergency cabinet consultations on a harsh retaliation plan short of dissolving the Palestinian Authority.
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Pawn shop murder case goes to court
Kai Yang, 20, the last of four defendants in the 1997 Aiken pawn shop slaying of Carlton Ennis, is set for trial disposition Tuesday before Circuit Court Judge James Williams. Ennis, 56, was found shot at his south side business on June 23, 1997. Curtis Kess pleaded guilty to receive a 30 year sentence. Yang has been held since July 7, 1997, in the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Segway unveiled battery powered scooter by Dean Kamen
Inventor Dean Kamen revealed a one person, battery powered scooter called Segway Human Transfer. Backed by DEKA Research the device aims to transform urban transport by replacing cars for short city trips. It travels up to 17 mph and requires little electricity, with production overseen by Kamen’s firm in Manchester NH.
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