Home-Alone Parents Out On Bail
A Chicago couple, David and Sharon Schoo, released on $5,000 bail each after leaving their two daughters alone while vacationing in Acapulco. They face two counts of child abandonment and cruelty, plus two misdemeanor child endangerment counts. Their preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 5.
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Mexico
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Sharon Schoo
Kane County
O’hare
Acapulco
Gerard Kepple
Schoos
St. Charles
Kepple
David Schoo
Nicole
Diana
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Bush Sees Hope In Despair In Somalia Refugee Visit
President Bush toured a Mogadishu refugee center amid war and famine, praising aid efforts and thanking American troops for Restore Hope. He noted feeding programs serving 1500 to 1800 people daily, with 2400 calories per day, and described visible improvements since five months earlier.
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Somalia
Mogadishu
Horst Hamburg
ABC
News tip line opens for readers to share ideas
Readers are invited to call 648 2311 to share news tips or story ideas for potential coverage. The paper encourages community input and timely reporting of local events and issues.
HB Line Restart Misrepresented by DNFSB Chief
DNFSB chairman John Conway told Energy Secretary Watkins that the board’s position on HB-Line restart at Savannah River Site was misrepresented by WSRC. He cited outstanding health and safety issues as late as December 31 and demanded prior board review of any press releases.
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Secretary of Energy
Savannah River
John T. Conway
Energy
James D. Watkins
Department of Energy
Peece
Conway
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
DOE
NASA
Cassini
Saturn
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
DOE Savannah River
Washington
Defense
Early Delivery Noting New Year's Day Schedule
The Aiken Standard is delivered early today so staff may spend New Year's Day with families. Due to the early deadline some late-breaking news items will not appear. Regular delivery resumes Saturday.
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Aiken
Bosnians jeer U.N. chief plea for more peace talks
In Sarajevo Boutros-Ghali was jeered and spat at as he urged Bosnians to allow more time for negotiations. Protesters shouted anti U.N. slogans while Ejup Ganic faulted delayed help and Ghali urged continued talks amid calls for Western military action.
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U.N
Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros-Ghali
Bosnia
U.N. Security Council
Resolved Ambitions of Ai ken residents outlined
Aiken residents reveal their New Year resolutions. Lionel Smith plans a bicycle trip from Paris to Venice and vows annual ventures for life. Gloria Busch-Johnson aims to deepen Christian missions work and help people she meets. Anita Lilly intends to donate magazines to a local school and free space in her home. Tom Abbott hopes to achieve a personal goal, with details continued on Page 7A.
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Lionel Smith Ltd
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Aiken Technical College
Christian Missions
Busch-Johnson
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