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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2001
Page
1
Beginning Friday the Aiken Standard introduces Sites and Sounds a new weekly section on entertainment news covering movies TV music and theater. The feature promises a comprehensive local and national overview of events and venues for readers seeking up to date cultural coverage.
President Bush plans to miss ceremonies marking the Pearl Harbor attack's 60th anniversary, a move seen by some as hindering efforts to exonerate the United States. Critics urge accountability for the Japanese assault as the page reports from Honolulu.
Edna Johnston Googe Langey Ethelyn Gantt Mathis Vesta C Kenney Randall Jim Williamson Salley are remembered in death notices on the 5A page. The obituaries publish brief memorials for these individuals with customary regional phrasing. Each item briefly notes name and location.
Yang, 19, acquitted of murder for the June 1997 Ennis killing in Aiken. Circuit Judge Williams found him guilty only of conspiracy after a bench trial. He will serve five years with credit for 4 1/2 years, and be released early next year. Curtis Kess, Ae Khingratsaiphon, and James Yang received longer sentences.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 10100 for the first time since before the September 11 attacks, rising about 220 points amid renewed optimism. Nasdaq gains over 80 points to around 2046 as investors eye lower rates and improving forecasts. Analysts warn a sustained upturn is not yet assured.
The release of report card grades Tuesday revealed an unlikely reversal for Aiken County Area 4 high schools Wagener Salley and Ridge Spring Monetta. Wagener Salley earned excellent, joining Aiken High and South Aiken High in that category. Ridge Spring Monetta received unsatisfactory. Midland Valley Silver Bluff and North Augusta earned good. The Aiken County Career Center earned excellent based on its mission as an adjunct facility.
A gateway opening in Aiken County aims to spark tech job growth through the Savannah River Research Campus. The 21,000 square foot facility will host the Savannah River Technology Center groups in environmental biotechnology and waste treatment, linking SRS tech with private sector potential.
Three U S Army Green Berets died after a bomb missed its Taliban target north of Kandahar. Master Sgt. Jefferson Davis, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Peathory, and Staff Sgt. Brian Prosser were all part of Fort Campbell’s 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group. Twenty others wounded, five Afghan fighters killed. Prosser had dreamed of becoming an Army Ranger and starred in high school football.
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