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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 2001
Page
1
Federal prosecutors investigate whether former President Clinton commuted four convicted swindlers in exchange for Hasidic Jewish votes during Hillary Clinton's Senate bid. Page 8A
One year after an explosive interview that rocked the Atlanta Braves, John Rocker remains away from the limelight. The closer is living a normal life, away from public scrutiny.
Obituary notices list David Ratitt Tom Ridenour J Ray Saverance Lilian M D Wucish and Charles H Widener. The notices acknowledge their deaths and mark their local remembrance in section 5A.
More than 2,200 students and 300 chaperones flooded a makeshift battlefield east of Aiken for a reenactment of 1860s life. The event, featuring cavalry, weaponry, music, cooking and medicine, draws participants from the Carolinas, Georgia and beyond, with battles set for White Pond and Aiken.
White House and lawmakers say Bush plans a near one trillion dollar reserve in the upcoming budget. The fund would be set aside for Social Security, debt reduction, or other needs but not committed to any single purpose. Democrats question the plan’s true cost and flexibility.
AP reports Columbia schools may face lawsuits for holding students back after failing the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test. Retention requires repeated grades after three consecutive failures, a program tied to the 1998 Education Accountability Act. Committee members urge retesting before retention and note high costs and legal risk.
On February 26 1976 at the original Aiken Community Hospital the first baby born on the maternity ward arrived. Donnie Carroll Cooper weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was the son of Donald Carroll and Mary Ann Cooper. The mother checked in the day before the opening and joked about finding the maternity ward as staff learned the facility.
Midland Valley High School and its transportation system ran normally after vandals damaged four buses and tried to set fires Friday morning. Authorities say a green house and an adjacent storage shed were also set ablaze. MVHS principal Margaret Mullen noted the fire may have occurred around a.m. Deputy superintendent Dr. Bill Gallman provided the vandalism details.
The son of U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond Jr., 18 at the time, faced college admissions scrutiny and described earning experiences that contrasted with expectations of privilege. Now three years after law school, he seeks his father's bid for the U.S. attorney post in South Carolina, with evident pressure to prove merit.
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