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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2015
Page
1
A historian weighs the sanity debate surrounding Mary Todd Lincoln, presenting context and differing viewpoints. The piece highlights historical perspectives and scholarly debate on the first lady’s mental state.
Aiken Standard announces its Tuesday edition will look at Graniteville then and now and into the future. It will examine how the railroad industry has changed since 2005 and ongoing health issues from the chlorine spill. Former reporter Nina J. Niciffer wrote a book about the incident.
Area deaths column notes no new fatalities this period while listing upcoming services and funeral notices for residents with connections to local churches and cemeteries.
Aiken Standard recalls the Graniteville train wreck of January 6 2005 when a Norfolk Southern train collided with a parked train releasing chlorine gas. Nine people died and up to 250 were injured while four local schools and a parenting center closed for weeks. Aiken County and district officials faced a wide statewide response and community trauma as schools reopened.
Graniteville councilman Phil Napier recalls the 2005 early morning train incident that prompted a response from Graniteville fire chief. Napier, serving in the district that includes Graniteville, reflects on learning a train possibly hit a building and the uncertainty of that moment.
Pallbearers carry John Henry Laird Jr. at Warrenville Cemetery as Norfolk Southern resolves most lawsuits tied to the Graniteville wreck that killed nine. Norfolk Southern spokesman Robin Chapman says most cases were settled early in the process, with the last pending suit dismissed in October. A 2007 class action netted over $10.5 million for 180 claimants.
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