Firefighters and police deliver aid to Afghan orphans
A group of New York City firefighters and police officers, all touched by the Sept. 11 attacks, flew to Bagram Air Base with nearly 55 tons of donated rice, cooking oil, powdered milk and blankets. They delivered food and supplies to Afghan orphans and called the effort a healing gesture.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
New York City
Fire Department
John Delendick
Bagram Air Base
Clearing Afghan mines a challenge
In Afghanistan, millions of anti personnel mines litter fields and village paths. Western forces rely on ground penetrating radar and other tools to locate and clear them, a crucial yet daunting task.
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Afghanistan
Obituary notices listed for several North and South Carolina residents
Death notices published for Arthur Earley of Waynesville North Carolina Marvin D Keenan of Burnettown W A Mathews Jr of North Augusta Eva D Jeffcoat Obyle of Summerton Ashlee Denise Reeves of Aiken and Samuel H J Womack of Greenwood in the 6A obituaries column.
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Arthur Earley
Waynesville, N.C
Marvin D. Keenan
North Augusta
Eva D. Jeffcoat Obyle
Summerton
Ashlee Denise Reeves
Aiken
Classified Snippet Appears Across Multiple Columns
A miscellaneous listing appears with cryptic headers and abbreviations for pages 3C 9C 8C 1B 4A 3B. The fragment suggests crosswords cryptoquote and personal notices amid compact classifieds.
Lawmakers Split Over Education Funding Plan in S C
Aiken County politicans joined others as the Education Oversight Committee backed a proposal to fund school aid at 90.6 million dollars including 54 million for technical help to 67 unsatisfactory and about 200 below average schools and 36 million for summer and alternative programs. Ridge Spring Monetta High sits as the county’s only unsatisfactory grade school.
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S.C. Education Oversight Committee
Aiken County
EOC
S.C
S.C. General Assembly
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Whiskey Road gridlock snarls Christmas travel in Aiken area
Traffic on Whiskey Road linking Aiken to the Savannah River Site grows heavy as holiday shoppers rush before Christmas. Authorities note drivers rush due to time pressure, increasing frustration and minor accidents. SC Highway Patrol spokesperson Lance Cpl. R.K. Hughes warns travelers to leave earlier and avoid speed.
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Whiskey Road
Aiken
Savannah River
Point A
Lance Cpl
R.K. Hughes
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Hughes
South Carolina tourism rebounds after Sept. 11 attacks
South Carolina’s tourism industry, hit by Sept. 11 terror attacks and resulting travel fear, aims to rebound after empty rooms from Myrtle Beach to Hilton Head. Officials cite lessons from Hurricane Hugo and push a tourism resilience committee as Gov. Hodges urges residents to support travel.
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Charleston
South Carolina
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Myrtle Beach
Hilton Head Island
Greenville
Columbia
Jim Hodges
Oklahoma City bombing victims seek equal relief for families
Survivors and relatives of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing say federal plans to pay about 1.65 million to each Sept 11 family ignore their loss. Marsha Kight, whose daughter Frankie Merrell died, argues the personal grief is equally grave though no federal fund exists for Oklahoma City victims. The article notes over 3,000 died in the 9 11 attacks and related events.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bush vows bin Laden catch despite possible escape
President Bush tells reporters the United States will aid nations hunting terrorists and warns bin Laden may slip from Afghanistan but will not escape U S forces. He calls 2001 a successful year despite Congress delays and notes security improved since September 11.
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Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
U.S
Bush
United States
Texas
Spot
bin Laden
Pakistan
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