Sheriff Vehicle Involved In South Carolina Crash
A sheriff’s department vehicle was involved in a Saturday afternoon traffic accident on Old Edgefield Road South Carolina ByPass 25. The Sheriff’s Office and the State Highway Patrol declined to release details noting the incident was handled by the patrol and that information is not released for sheriff’s department crashes. The responding trooper Rodger Edmonds could not be reached for comment. The call came in at 1:50 p.m.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
S.C. Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Julian Thigpen
Department
Rodger Edmonds
S.C. Bypass 25
Old Edgefield Road
17 Year Old Charged After Hitting Youth
Dana Jefferson Hansen 17 of Augusta was charged with passing a stopped school bus after his pickup struck a five year old boy crossing U S 278 in front of a school bus. Michael Bush was transported to the Medical College of Georgia by Life Bird after the 3 15 p m accident in the Talatha area of Aiken County. Bush remained in critical condition late yesterday per a MCG spokesperson.
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Beech Island
Dana Jefferson Hansen
Augusta
U.S. 278
Michael Bush
Medical College of Georgia
Lifebird
Talatha
Aiken County
Bush
MCG
Umbrella Weather With Heavy Rain Chances
Clouds increase today with an 80 percent chance of rain tonight and a low in the mid 30s. Tomorrow highs may reach only the mid 40s with another 80 percent rain risk as details appear on Page 6A.
Local Deaths Listed Across Several Cities
Obituary notices list Willie Joe Herren of Powder Springs GA Parker S Hisel of Aiken William J Lotz of Augusta Hunter H New of Aiken William E Templeton of Andover KS Maitland M Tidwell of North Augusta and Lina C Williamson of West Columbia. Details continue on page 6A.
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Willie Joe Herren
Powder Springs
Parker S. Hisel
Aiken
William J. Lotz
Augusta
Hunter H. New
William E. Templeton
Andover
Kansas
Maitland M. Tidwell
North Augusta
Lina C. Williamson
West Columbia
Doctors in besieged camp plead for aid amid famine
Dr Pauline Cutting reports extreme hunger in Bourj el Barajneh refugee camp where residents eat cats and dogs as Shiite Amal militiamen blockade persists. She appeals to international groups and the United Nations for food and relief to prevent further deaths including a boy killed when fetching grass.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Pye
Pauline Cutting
Associated Press
Miss Cutting
United Nations
Justice
Nabih Berri
Amal
Bourj el-Barajneh
Aiken Legislators Stand Against Sunday Beer Sales
Aiken County lawmakers oppose Sunday package sales of beer and wine despite potential revenue. Rep. Robert McLellan warns the measure faces unlikely passage even as he plans a bill. others argue Sunday sales would threaten public safety and shift tax policy.
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Aiken County
S.C. House of Representatives
Robert McLellan
D-Oconee
Rep. McLellan
House
Ways and Means
General Assembly
William H. Jones
Clearwater
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Sharpe
Thomas Huff
North Augusta
Aiken Man Sparks FMC CBS Flap Over TV Scan
An FMC employee in Aiken scanned satellite footage of Morley Safer's reported six minute segment for CBS 60 Minutes. FMC officials said the employee relayed notes to FMC in San Jose. Company producer Alan Weisman called the incident extremely serious.
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Aiken
FMC
CBS
60 Minutes
Morley Safer
Florida
New York
William Highlander
San Jose
Calif
Highlander
Highland
Burt Rubano
Alan Weisman
San Jose Mercury
Steve Johnson
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Kyle
Sheriff Dept
Bourj el Barajneh
Rep
Huff
Irene Rudnick
D-Aiken
McLellan
Senate
Justice Department
Ginny Southworth
Dosia Collum
Leela Vance Mitchell
Monetta
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