Holiday dining and parties heat up in Aiken night
Aiken restaurants prep for New Year celebrations as Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve and local spots vie for reservations. Westside Bowery owner Sam Erb invites guests to a complimentary midnight champagne toast with dinner specials featuring braised filet, lobster and shrimp skewers.
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Dick Clark
Westside Bowery
Sam Erb
Erb
Rod Stewart
Abc-Tv
Clark
Times Square
New York
Ali Landry
Tax Tips For 2002 Year End Savings
Tax advisers offer last minute ways to cut 2002 taxes. Donate appreciated stocks or personal items to charity to deduct their full value if itemized. Donations by check or credit card before year end reduce tax bills and provide a 30 day payment window. See INCOME, page 5A.
Americans Shot and Killed in Yemen Hospital Raid
A Yemeni gunman attacked the Jibla Baptist Hospital, killing three American missionaries and wounding a fourth. Yemeni security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, later arrested the suspect. The incident highlights ongoing dangers for U.S. nationals in Yemen amid the war on terror.
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Ibla
Yemen
Southern Baptist
Sani
Ancestra
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Jed
Jibla Baptist Hospital
Jibla
Richmond
Virginia
Sanford urges tougher drunken driving limits in S C
Gov elect Mark Sanford calls for lowering the blood alcohol limit to .08 from federal money at stake. He warns South Carolina could lose about 63 million in highway funds over four years if the standard is not raised. Rep JoAnne Gilham supports the bill despite resistance from some legislators wary of federal mandates.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Mark Sanford
Sanford
JoAnne Gilham
R-Beaufort
Myrtle Beach officer shot and killed during traffic stop
Myrtle Beach police officer Joseph McGarry Jr was shot in the head and died after a traffic stop. Two suspects Luzenski Allen Cottrell and Amber Alicia Counts were arrested after a high speed chase. Cottrell faces murder and related charges while Counts is charged as an accessory after the fact and grand larceny.
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Myrtle Beach
Joseph McGarry Jr
Luzenski
Allen Cottrell
Amber Alicia
North
Cottrell
Counts
McGarry
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Randy Gene Gerald
Loris
Allsbrook
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George Harrison
Uncle Sam
Pat Staemeier
Aiken
H&r
Santors
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Jeff Crooks
Vello Paavel
Nora Leopard Busbee
Srenitevile
Agnes K. Cramer ‘Aiken
Mile Gott
Troy, Ohio
Lille Storey Rhinehart Srantevile
Segaiin
Caniel Bennett
Georgia Avenue
Bennett
Wit
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