Terror alert raised to orange as threat level shifts
Officials raised the national threat level to orange citing heightened indicators since September 11 2001. Ridge warned al Qaida may seek new attacks using nonconventional weapons and aircraft while urging calm and urging the public to prepare personal emergency plans.
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State Department
Homeland Security
Ridge
White House
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Alligator Submarine and Lost Chance to Break Confederate Lines
Historians note the Union feared the Alligator could have cut cables and mines around Fort Sumter in April 1863, enabling Union ironclads to attack. The sub sank en route to Charleston, later eclipsed by the Hunley. NOAA seeks a DoD grant to continue research but warns against a large search effort.
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Samuel DuPont
Fort Sumter
DuPont
Ragan
Charleston
Michiko Martin
National Marine Sanctuaries Division
NOAA
Department of Defense
County Bids Grant Aimed at Domestic Violence Court
Aiken County plans a staged grant funded project to create a domestic violence court system. The first stage hires two investigators and a coordinator to connect eight magistrate jurisdictions, improve reporting, and train deputies for prosecutions and victim rights.
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Aiken County
Departments of Public Safety
Aiken
North Augusta
Courtney
Midland Valley
Magistrate Court
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