President backs Koizumi in Manila news conference
President Bush lauded the U S partnership with Japan while warning that Asia follows America’s economy. He spoke with Prime Minister Koizumi at a Manila news conference en route to Basilan where a 160 strong special forces unit begins deployment to train Philippine troops against extremists.
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Tokyo
Bush
United States
Japan
Asia
America
Junichiro Koizumi
Mboanga
Philippines
Philippine
John Pershing
Basilan
Obituaries Departed Cecil McCloud Salley and Others
Obituary notices report Cecil McCloud Salley Bobby Buc Stil Elko Jimmie Margaret Turner and Cayce Obituar y among the deceased in recent notices. Names indicate local residents with brief memorials and service details pending.
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Cecil McCloud
Salley, Salley
Bobby
Buc” Stil, Elko
Jimmie Margaret Turner, Cayce
Black History Parade Highlights Aiken Community
Betty Gyles leads the Black Historical Committee as it stages Aiken’s first Black History Parade and Reception. The event features about 50 floats and groups, honoring the city’s Black artisans, entrepreneurs, and the legacy of C. D. Hayne in forming the county.
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Gumnyovum
Hampton Avenue
Aiken
Aiken County
C.D. Hayne
Barnwell
Edgefield
Lexington
Orangeburg
Betty Gyles
Gyles
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Black Historical Committee
Kershaw Street
Fear and bravery recalled at Friendship Baptist Church event
A Black History Month program at Friendship Baptist Church mixed worship with 12 monologues honoring civil rights figures Shirley Chisholm Medgar Evers John Lewis and Emmett Till and recalling the Birmingham church bombing victims Carol Denise McNair Addie Mae Collins Carol Robertson and Cynthia Wesley.
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Friendship Baptist Church
Shirley Chisholm
Congress
NAACP
Medgar Evers
Freedom Rider
John Lewis
Emmett Till
Carol Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Carol Robertson
Cynthia Wesley
Sixteenth Street
Birmingham
Ala
North Augusta Trailer Fire Causes Property Damage
A Sunday morning fire destroyed a North Augusta home section near West Buena Vista Avenue and Georgia Avenue. Detective Tim Thornton said a small trailer burned, confined to the den and bathroom, possibly caused by a candle. No injuries reported. damage estimate unavailable.
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West
Buena Vista Avenue
North Augusta
Thornton
Lane Shifts Cause Confusion in North Augusta
Commuters in North Augusta report delays at the Route 25 Knox Avenue intersection as traffic patterns shift. Aiken County construction engineer Jett Parker says loops detect traffic and will fix the temporary congestion.
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North Augusta
Georgia Avenue
Knox Avenue
Edgewood Square
Belvedere
Jett Parker
Aiken County
S.C. Transportation Department
Parker
Georgia community reeled by crematory discoveries
In Noble Georgia Lisa Cash learns her mother Norma Hutton who died December 31 was not cremated as requested. Authorities found 97 bodies stored behind the Tri State Crematory with up to 200 decomposing remains on site over years. Operator Ray Brent Marsh faces theft by deception charges with more likely.
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Noble
Lisa Cash
Cash
Norma Hutton
Hutton
Cile
Granny
Ray Brent Marsh
Tri State Crematory
Marsh
Sheriff's Office
Kris Sperry
Georgia
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Koizumi
Phillippines
Obitua
Abby
Aiken-Barwell H
Sisterhood
Sisterhood Ministry
Mount Anna
N.A
By Bill Bengtsc
Casa
Propery
Tri-State Crematory
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