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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2005
Page
1
Linda Smith surveys the deserted Blue Top Grill in Graniteville as residents scrub counters and wash linens to remove chemical residue left by the Jan. 6 train crash. For 11 days the diner on Aiken Street was off limits.
Nick Randall narrates a survival story as road work ends near the accident site. Smith and Vernon get the all clear to return Monday and plan to resume serving the Blue Top’s $2.40 cheeseburgers by Thursday. Health crews from SCDHEC and the Center for Toxicology test air and surfaces for chlorine byproducts.
Teachers and parents attended open houses at Leavelle McCampbell Middle and Byrd Elementary in Graniteville to ease safety concerns after the January 5 train incident that killed nine and displaced thousands. Staff reassured air quality and safety while families welcomed students back.
The Rev. Clifton Edwards of Friendship African Baptist Church led a Martin Luther King Day observance with members from Cumberland A.M.E. Church Mt. Hill Fellowship Community Baptist Church Second Baptist Church and Wesley United Methodist Church. Edwards praised King as a suffering servant and one of America's greatest leaders.
More than 2,000 people gathered at the State House Monday to protest a contended divisive symbol the Confederate flag. NAACP leader Dennis Courtland Hayes said the nylon flag recalls an era of inequality while advocates call for equity in education funding across South Carolina. Rev. Charles White Jr urged unity and justice, noting Martin Luther King Day speakers pushed for equitable funding and civil rights.
Aiken Public Safety officer Edgardo Gonzalez 26 returned to full duty after being cleared in the December shooting at a Greengate Circle apartment. The 82 year old John Walker fired at the officer, who fired back, with investigators finding no wrongdoing by Gonzalez.
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