26 Dec 2001
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 2001
Page
1
Aiken High School student Ashlee is honored after a car crash last Thursday night. Her bedroom memorial includes dolls, photos, athletics and academic plaques, and a Bible left on her bed by Brenda Carter.
The World Trade Center wreckage search paused briefly for Christmas services but resumed as crews, including emergency officer Patrick Shea, persisted in recovering the missing. Christmas Day marked 15 weeks since September 11, with families awaiting word.
obituary notices list Father Daniel W. Carroll and John McGhee among the deceased. The notices provide basic identification and dates, reflecting a local obituary brief in the 5A section.
National Weather Service forecaster Tom Ardrey notes a dry cold front moves in bringing cold air and sunny days with highs near 40 to 50 and 20s for nights through the weekend. Al Moore adds late December norms of mid 50s highs and lower 30s lows, with possible 9 degree lows earlier.
Ceferino Chavero Morales, 39, of Happiness Lane, was struck by a northbound 1994 Jeep Cherokee while walking across US 1 near Clearwater Aiken County. He died at the scene, becoming the 49th area road fatality this year. Investigators say Morales was in the roadway. no charges filed as the probe continues.
A Laurens County girl 7 died in a head on collision Christmas Day raising SC holiday weekend deaths to nine. Other victims include 16 year old Stevie Curtis II and 20 year old Scott Griffin in Colleton County. Police report multiple fatal crashes on Christmas Eve and nearby roads.
US troops at Bagram and other Afghan outposts marked Christmas as a working holiday. Air Force Tech Sgt Junius Harvey said they brought the spirit to the camps with a cardboard tree, camo netting decorations, and a turkey dinner. Caroling in Bagram village featured locally written cards for the soldiers.
New Delhi said its missiles were in position as air force jets flew near the Pakistan border and frontier forces exchanged gunfire. India’s Cabinet Committee on Security weighed further diplomatic pressure including a possible ban on Pakistan airline flights, water treaty action, embassy downgrades, and canceling Pakistan's most favored nation status.
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