Investigators race to determine cause of fatal Charlotte crash
In Charlotte investigators recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from US Airways Express Flight 5481, a Beech 1900 that crashed during takeoff killing 21 aboard. FBI said no terrorism link. pilot Katie Leslie identified from Charlotte. Recorders sent to Washington for analysis.
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Two Clemson Students Among Dead In Charlotte Plane Crash
GREER Two Clemson University students traveling to South Carolina were among 21 people killed when their commuter plane crashed into a maintenance hangar at Charlotte Douglas International Airport shortly after takeoff. Badam and Sreenivasan were graduate computer science students at Clemson since fall 2002 and were among 19 passengers and two crew aboard the Beech 1900 turboprop bound for Greenville Spartanburg International. University officials expressed shock and offered counseling as a memorial service was planned on campus. A Bob Jones University student was also reported aboard the doomed flight.
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Seven plans map southside Whiskey to Silver Bluff road link
Seven proposals for a Whiskey Road to Silver Bluff connector thread across four miles with complex interconnections south of Woodside Plantation and about a mile south of Anderson Pond Road. Aiken Planning Director Ed Evans said the plans, all including land south of Woodside Plantation, show a spider web of routes.
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City hosts open house on 21 rural planning routes
City officials unveil 21 proposed plans sharing common entrances and diverging through the rural area. An open house will let the public comment, today from 39 pm, at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center. See ROADS, page 7A.
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Warm days give way to chilly weekend forecast
The National Weather Service expects a warm Thursday with lower 70s, then a cold weekend. Southwesterly winds at 10 to 15 mph, gusts up to 25 mph bring warmer air from the west. Forecasters advise indoor plans by the weekend as conditions shift.
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Bush signs benefit extension bill for unemployed
President Bush hastily signed a new law extending unemployment benefits for 25 million people covering 13 additional weeks after state aid ended. The measure, praised by some and criticized by Democrats, keeps benefits flowing for those seeking work and preserves a federal program that would expire in June without the action. About 750,000 people are immediately affected with another 116 million potentially eligible by renewal. average weekly benefit runs around 250 dollars, varying by state.
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Fragmentary Names From Aiken and West Columbia Notice
Local notice fragment lists individuals Jonn W. Yennings and Jacquelyn Q. Tyler along with James White and other names tied to Aiken West Columbia and Augusta. The readable items hint at a public records or legal notice but details are incomplete and no action or date is discernible.
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