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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 2002
Page
1
Deputy State Superintendent Dr. Sandra Lindsay said the December report cards may revise the formula for school improvement. The change would better reflect progress on the Pat metto Achievement Challenge Test by all students at each school.
Pakistani and US officials pursue Daniel Pearl rescue but Powell rules out yielding to demands. He stresses joint efforts with Pakistan to free the Wall Street Journal reporter, stating no concession will be made.
Death notices list Thelma Jones Matthew Philadelphia Gail Arthurs Warenvile Robert Henry Barnwell Rocky Mount Va Ronald Morgan Briss North Augusta William D Street St Granteville Roland W Levesque Aiken and others. The notice appears in a local 5A page column titled bitway notices.
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced an expedited cleanup account of 800 million dollars annually to speed up work at former weapons sites, including Savannah River Site. DOE officials say details are forthcoming as the budget review proceeds.
Aiken County Sheriff Howard Sellers emphasized his current role and local duties on Thursday after his nomination as a candidate for South Carolina's US marshal. He acknowledged the nomination but stated he is not pursuing another job, though he remains one of four contenders. Rumors of a possible appointment had circulated in recent weeks.
In Edgefield Cotton commerce faces a blow as the Duck Head outlet store may close, a downtown landmark near the Strom Thurmond statue. Bettis Rainsford, the building owner, hints at possible continuance in some form. Concurrent Technologies Corp. will also exit in June after three years in town, per Mayor John Pettigrew.
Divers from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources failed to recover two handguns in the Savannah River near Interstate 20 as Edgefield and Richmond County investigators press the probe into the September 2001 murder of 16 year old Samuel James Sturrup Jr. Autry said the search might resume later. Six Augusta residents and Trenton men have been charged in the killing, with skeletal remains found in an Edgefield County pasture.
Aiken County's Doris C. Gravat Detention Center on Wire Road remains weeks from taking inmates. Director Lonnie McCarthy said punch list completion is due by Feb 8 with training ahead and a March or early spring full operation goal. Orientation for staff inmates and officials is planned, with space to relieve overcrowding noted by Councilman Willar Hightower. The old Hampton Avenue facility previously housed up to 302 inmates, far above its intended 117.
Governor Hodges unveils legislative plan focusing on stronger law enforcement, a fertilizer distributor registry, and penalties for terrorist acts. The proposal seeks tracking of biological agents, enhanced wiretap powers, broader subpoena authority, and state federal data sharing during investigations to safeguard critical assets including nuclear facilities and military sites.
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