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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2002
Page
1
A brief note on the New England Patriots as the latest unlikely Super Bowl champions, highlighting their recent rise and the uncertain outlook for next season as featured on page 18.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation report shows more illegitimate births, an increasing share of low birth weight babies, and more preterm births in South Carolina over the past decade.
Death notices from 5A list Edward Felton Martin of Granitevile Mamie Day Jordan of Aiken Sheldonia Ray of Jersey City Frances Son Altman of Aken Bob J. Sprinkle of Blackvile Ronnie Eugene Bagwell of Moneta Robert J Bob Knight of Porterdale and Theodore Prather Sr.
President George Bush calls for 384 million dollars for plutonium disposition at the Savannah River Site, 84 million more than earlier estimates. Representative Lindsay Graham of South Carolina says the funding signals strong administration commitment and urges Congress to provide the tools and support needed to proceed.
The Savannah River Site would get 103 million less for environmental cleanup under President Bush's budget proposal for 2003. The environmental management account would be 961 million, a 9.7 percent cut from this year, with Congress needing to approve. The account covers pollution cleanup and radioactive waste treatment at SRS, which otherwise uses about 90 percent of its 1.5 billion annual budget. Further funding could come from the Energy Department.
The Aiken County School District may receive new buses or improve aging fleets using funds for 135 new vehicles from the State Department of Education. Assistant transportation director Doug Hamrick said the district aims to retire gasoline buses from daily routes and keep some as spares, with a few new buses potentially headed to Aiken.
Edward T. McMahon of The Conservation Fund told 300 attendees that Aiken risks a Jersey like sprawl along Whiskey Road without a formal 20 year plan. He praised the city but urged a shared consensus on future growth and identity.
Breezy dry conditions Monday triggered at least four fires across Aiken county including three brush blazes in Aiken and one in Graniteville. Officials cite wind as the main spread factor while urging residents to obtain burn permits and avoid outside burning on windy days.
Scientific Games International says its agreement with BellSouth will create an Internet based network linking the South Carolina Education Lottery main computer to about 2,000 retailers, enabling the March 6 start for numbers games like Pick 3. Delays could have cost $26 million in revenue. fines of up to $250,000 daily apply for late completion. Alpharetta based SGI replaces ATS on the delivery, with AT&T to connect the remaining retailers.
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