06 Feb 2002
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2002
Page
1
In Karachi Pakistan authorities closed in on suspects in Daniel Pearl's kidnapping. The reporter's wife urged his release, calling him an innocent man with an unborn son. Three men were arrested for sending last week's emails with photographs of Pearl, sources said.
The Senate passed a House bill raising the minimum beginner permit period to 120 days from 90 for first licenses. The requirement excludes high school students in a driver education program.
Obituary notices from Granitevile Sebell Anderson Jones Batesbury Betty Jean Garland Glovervile Luther Hugh York Lexington recorded in SA. Names listed with locations indicate local death notices and brief acknowledgment of survivors or service information.
A Virginia firm Framatome ANP has bid to purchase Duke Engineering and Services Inc a Duke COGEMA Stone and Webster unit. Officials say the MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site remains unchanged and Framatome will not join the MOX project. The sale awaits government approval and involves no direct MOX involvement.
Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter as Aiken dodged ice from a Canadian air mass. Forecaster Allen Weber said the area would see rain through Thursday morning, with over an inch possible and drought conditions improving. Highs near 54 Thursday and around 60 Friday.
Washington news prompts a Savannah River Site and DOE environmental management review. DOE spokesman Bill Taylor invites the public to a 2 to 3 p.m. forum in Ashley J. Little Administration Building Room 114. The White House proposes 6.7 billion for EM cleanup split into 5.0 billion and 800 million for a new reform account.
The State Budget and Control Board will decide on a second mid-year reduction, likely between one and four percent, threatening about $750,000 per percentage point. Aiken County schools face up to $4 million more in cuts after already losing $5 million from contingency funds this year. The district will not lay off staff but will continue cost-cutting measures including a district office position freeze.
Archaeologist E Lee Spence asks a federal court to dismiss a defamation suit over his claim to have found the Confederate submarine Hunley The National Underwater and Marine Agency led by Clive Cussler alleges Spence damaged NUMA reputations by asserting discovery rights. Page 118 Hunley continued.
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