18 Feb 2001
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 2001
Page
1
Special USA Weekend provides a breakdown of the NASCAR season and lists all races with the networks broadcasting each event. It summarizes race dates and TV coverage to guide fans on where to watch.
Lt Col Spann Watson, one of the first Black pilots in the U S Army Air Corps, visits for a Black History Month program at Mine Creek Baptist Church near Johnston. The Tuskegee Airmen broke the color barrier of their era.
The Ehime Maru lies almost upright 2,083 feet down after a collision with a US submarine. The 190 foot vessel was located by a deep sea robot with nine victims still missing. Recovery and exhumation faces technical and financial hurdles, prompting family appeals for bodies to be recovered.
A 5.3 magnitude quake struck south of San Salvador on Saturday causing dust clouds from the volcano and crowds fleeing into streets. Officials reported no immediate damage or injuries despite landslide reports. Local residents described the tremor as short but strong.
President Bush described the Friday mission as routine yet the biggest strike against Saddam Hussein's forces in more than two years. Two dozen attack aircraft with guided missiles carried out the southern no fly zone enforcement as Iraqi officials said two killed and 20 injured. Bush authorized the action while in Mexico with Vicente Fox.
Columbia AP reports proposed 17 percent budget cuts threaten federal lawsuit settlement and funding. Officials warn over $15 million cuts would close six wilderness camps, shut prevention programs, halt bed additions for female youths, and trim 130 staff from a 1500 workforce.
Aiken County recalls the heated 1970s battle over closing the public hospital in favor of an HCA private facility. Irene Rudnick reflects on public vitriol, legal actions, and the shift to ARMC now seen as settled, with costs and guarantees debated years ago.
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