Kidnap Suspect Sought After Aiken Woman Abduction
Police seek a second suspect in a kidnapping on US Highway 1 near Aiken. A 24 year old woman was forced from a white Honda Accord on Heather Way, then escaped unharmed. Garrett A. Baron, 22, of 147 Old Country Road, is charged with kidnapping and armed robbery attempts. A helicopter assisted the search. SLED not involved in the second suspect probe.
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Aiken County
Sheri
Garrett A. Baron
Old Country Road
Sheriff's Office
Michael Frank
U.C
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Frank
Highway 1
Aiken
New Ellenton
Whiskey and Powderhouse Roads
Powderhouse Road
Heather Way
SRS in line for higher funding for 2004 plan
The Department of Energy proposes a 2004 budget boost for Savannah River Site cleanup and MOX aims. A $1.428 billion allocation appears in the tentative package for decommissioning, decontamination, and high level waste disposal at SRS, with DOE spokesman Bill Taylor calling the numbers favorable as Congress weighs final approval.
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Department of Energy
MOX
Savannah River
DOE
Bill Taylor
SRS
Cleanup at Savannah River Site speeds up through DWPF tech
DOE expands SRS lesson to other defenses as DWPF innovations accelerate high level waste vitrification. SRS and Hanford use glass pouring and melting rate improvements to shorten cleanup time. Bond Calloway Jr notes progress while DOE seeks 2025 SRS completion per EPA and South Carolina.
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DWPF
SRS
DOE
US Environmental Protection Agency
Bush Budget Proposal Calls for Record Deficits and Tax Cuts
President Bush unveiled a 2004 budget aiming at a $2.23 trillion package with record deficits and a fresh 10-year $1.3 trillion tax cut. The plan seeks Medicare expansion and stronger security while trimming domestic programs, setting up a partisan clash into upcoming elections. Democrats criticize the debt load and say Social Security and Medicare reforms are central to the agenda.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
White House
NASA backs off early conclusion on shuttle foam damage
NASA acknowledged that its top engineers may have erred four days before Columbia disintegrated by saying a 2 1/2 pound foam chunk caused no serious damage. NASA plans a full reanalysis as investigators consider foam weight and impact areas on the left wing.
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Space Center
Houston
NASA
Columbia
Notable Obituary Names Carried in Aiken and Ridge Spring
The notice lists individuals including John F. Hardemat Clearwater Florence C. Kerr Aiken Thomas Nadeau Mae Usry Randall Gloverville Willie Robinson Ridge Spring, indicating regional remembrance in Georgia South Carolina communities.
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John F. Hardemat
Clearwater
Florence C. Kerr
Aiken
Thomas Nadeau
Aiken ‘Mae Usry
Randall Gloverville
Willie Robinsof Ridge Spring
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Tim Obriant
Graham
US Department of Energy
Hanford
Wash
David Peeler
Savannah River Technology Center
Peeler
Scot Webster
Hough
Best Minds
Ron Dittemore
NASA Cal
Michael Kostelnik
NASA Spaceflight Office
Dear Abby
National News
The
Louisiana
Warren Zehner
Environmental Protection Agency
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