30 Dec 2000
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2000
Page
1
Aurora car owner celebrates a stylish farewell as the Blaze of Glory Oldsmobile departs into retirement with a last ride event. Local enthusiasts gathered to mark the model’s end of production era and pay tribute to its design and performance.
South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon and House Speaker David Wilkins head to Washington to join George W. Bush’s transition and a 50 member Justice Department advisory panel. Condon promotes cooperation with state and local officials to aid law enforcement and curb gun crime. Bush nominates John Ashcroft as attorney general.
A fire Thursday at 12:30 pm damaged the Aiken Racing Hall of Fame and Museum attic. The sprinkler flood spared the collection though documents photos and books were soggy. Lisa Hall and Nana Farris led salvage efforts at the Hopelands Gardens site and Weeks Center to preserve equine memorabilia with a positive recovery outlook.
DHEC reports eight confirmed flu cases statewide with five in Greenville County and others in Clarendon Allendale and Charleston counties. Officials say the figure likely understates true infections as many people are not tested by throat swabs at doctors offices.
Sumter resident Clarke Bynum, 39, says he helped restrain a man attempting to crash a Boeing 747 from London to Nairobi. He described breaking through a cockpit door and aiding the crew as the plane dove twice while passengers prayed and the pilot cried for help.
South Carolinians faced a year of symbols and reforms, with the Confederate flag removed from the State House and a long-standing lottery ban debated. The year featured Bush’s national path forward, drought hopes, a MLK Jr holiday, and party shifts as Republicans solidified control in the House and held a Senate split.
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