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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2002
Page
1
The White House confirms Enron representatives met six times with Vice President Cheney or aides on energy issues last year. The latest meeting occurred in mid October, just before the public recognized the company’s looming disaster.
Two Beaufort County deputies were killed in the line of duty for the first time in more than a decade. Lance Cpl. Dana Lyle Tate, 44, and Cpl. Dyke A J Coursen, 35, were shot inside a Burton area home Tuesday afternoon while responding to a domestic dispute. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Debbie Szpanka called it a tragic night.
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Aiken County Board of Education discussed a four day school week as one of several cost saving ideas. Chairman Dr. John Bradley urged patience, while the district faces nearly 5 million dollars in state cuts over 19 months and anticipates further reductions in February. Superintendent Dr. Linda Eldridge says substitutes will be eliminated except for long term absences and travel costs cut 10 percent to protect classroom staffing.
Drought conditions continue in the CSRA despite last week’s snow which opened school and work days. Meteorologists say rainfall remains below normal and the six month period remains far short of the average. Only a slight chance of rain Friday with temperatures rising to near 60s before a frontal passage cools weekend highs to the 50s.
Gov Jim Hodges unveiled a 5.3 billion state budget aimed at education health care and security but faced immediate opposition. The plan borrows 212 million from agency trust funds and delays payments by a month to raise 133.5 million. House Ways and Means Chair Bobby Harrell challenged the approach asking Budget Office to review viability of the plan.
Two charter school applications are under consideration by the Aiken County School Board with plans for August openings if approved in March. Lloyd-Kennedy Middle School would serve grades five and up in downtown Aiken, while Midland Valley Preparatory School would provide pre kindergarten through sixth grade. The board will hold a special meeting February 19 for legislative review and a March 5 public hearing before voting March 12.
U.S. military officials say two senior al-Qaida fighters and their devices were seized among 14 suspected members in eastern Afghanistan near a large training complex at Zawar Kili. The capture occurred late Monday as forces targeted the cave and tunnel network used as a base for operations.
In Alexandria Virginia US District Judge Leonie Brinkema weighs allowing live TV coverage of Mosssaoui's terrorism case despite a federal ban on cameras in federal courtrooms. Prosecutors fear al Qaida members could view proceedings and pose security concerns. Page 7A.
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