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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2001
Page
1
City officials and Mayor Giuliani marked the opening of a 13 foot high viewing platform in lower Manhattan to give the public a better look at the destroyed World Trade Center. A moment of prayer and tears accompanied the ceremony as Americans were urged to visit and reflect on the nation’s history.
The Aiken Standard notes that while September 11 dominated headlines, local events continued around the region in the days surrounding the attack and in the aftermath.
Death notices for Willie Earl Herlong Marjorie E Smyth Mary E Tyler Salley Garnell Washington Margaret H Wilkins and Ruth Staley Young appear in 4A obituary notices section. Names linked to North Hill California Augusta Belvedere Philadelphia Barnwell.
The page lists classifieds and a crossword section with Dear Abby and horoscope notes. It notes sports and opinions pages and lists miscellaneous items including TV and movies coverage.
Hezikiah Mealing, 61, of Academy Street, Trenton, was found dead in a submerged pickup truck in the Savannah River near the North Hammond Ferry Road boat landing. Authorities say he drove into the water by mistake while unfamiliar with the area in darkness near North Augusta. The coroner will rule the death an accidental drowning.
Publix customers on Whisky Road notice terminals for the first South Carolina lottery tickets as retailers prepare to start selling on Monday Jan 7 at 6 am. Stores already licensed by the South Carolina Education Lottery Commission display signage. tickets will be issued at end of next week as a security precaution.
Alen County retailers will start selling South Carolina Education Lottery tickets on January 7. Scratch-off games aim to raise up to a million for education. Prizes up to $500 can be redeemed at any retailer or at designated centers in Greenville Charleston or Columbia. A Pick 3 game is planned for March 6.
India said it would keep tens of thousands of troops along the border until Pakistan cracks down on militants, rejecting a Pakistani appeal for leaders to meet. Vajpayee warned war should be avoided, while Pakistan warned of a possible full scale conflict amid ongoing border fire. President Bush also spoke by phone.
Tom Goforth served 31 years as a teacher and principal in Aiken County and was elected to the Aiken Board of Education in 1998. Born in Loyall Kentucky, he recalled students who became doctors, lawyers and others, noting a few who ended up in jail for life.
U S forces led a pursuit of Osama bin Laden and the al Qaida network with new tactics described by President Bush as part of a campaign to rout a new kind of enemy. B1 B bomber strikes hit a Taliban leadership complex near Tora Bora as Afghan forces search caves for documents and intelligence. Nearly 140 Taliban and al Qaida detainees were held for questioning.
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