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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2001
Page
1
In Freehold, New Jersey, striking teachers agreed to return to work next week ending a walkout that led to more than 200 teachers jailed for defying a back to work order. Lawyers said the union and school district will enter nonbinding mediation. Judge Clarkson S. Fisher Jr began sending teachers to jail Monday.
E. J. Harris was the sole entrant from her school with an original piece and judges created a dedicated winning category because her poem stood out. Page 3A
Obituary notes list several individuals including Annie Grace Booth Florida Luebertha Bush Wilton Gracie Gainey Adie Griffin Johnston Viola H. Hardy Matilda Aleene Jones Ethel F Hall Piper Aiken Charte Scott Alice D. Simpson Aken in 6A obituaries.
Taliban fighters left Kandahar without resistance after agreeing to surrender public safety items to a tribal leader, as Afghan interim leader Karzai said Omar and remaining militants vanished. U S forces pursued escape routes while reports point to Osama bin Laden near Tora Bora amid intensifying operations in eastern mountains.
President Bush announced a trip to South Carolina aboard the USS Enterprise amid remarks on the nation's fight against terrorism. He plans to visit The Citadel and will release visit details on Monday, marking his first trip to the state since the 2000 presidential primaries.
Immigrants with Social Security cards report being denied license renewals after failing to show student or work visas. DMV staff allegedly seize federal immigration papers or Social Security cards, claiming they are fake amid a new state policy tightening driver license eligibility.
The Savannah River Site security force contracts were extended in November to avert trouble. The five year pact was ratified late Thursday night per Harvey Key, director of the Security Police and Fire Professionals of America International Union, after weeks of strike talk among Wacken nut Services staff. The union notes retirement plan disagreements as a key issue.
Aiken unveils Christmas in Hopelands on December 15 with lighted gardens, seasonal displays, and tours of the Doll House and Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. The event runs December 15 to 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. daily except Christmas Eve. Concerts are 7 to 8 p.m. on the Roland H. Windham Stage.
Kenneth Feinberg, appointed to manage the 9/11 victims fund, says he will seek more uniform awards for families. He plans to use the pain and suffering component as an equalizing tool to address income disparities from lost wages, though no final decision has been made.
City leaders and public safety officials joined Gov. Hodges in dedicating a Monterey oak near Aiken Public Safety HQ at Edgefield and Pendleton streets. Master Gardeners organized the event after Hodges signed the Trees of Strength proclamation.
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