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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2008
Page
1
Congress provides 21 billion for MRAP vehicles and the Pentagon has ordered nearly 12,000 MRAPs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many are already deployed abroad.
Aiken and South Aiken high schools collide in Region 4-AAAA boys basketball action tonight at Aiken arena. Both teams seek better form as they chase crucial league wins. Dow Jones dips further with 306 point drop on worries over manufacturing.
Obituary column lists Clarence Boston Brown Sr ArdAN Eugene Calhoun Thomson Ga Ruffus Lonnie Davis Ada Octavia Divecchia Clarks Summit Pa Angel Roberto Garcia Jr Windsor Rita Patrick Harper Graniteville Edith Edie Lillian Johnson Lakeland Fla with 6A designation.
After nearly 10 hours of deliberation over two days, a jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Joseph Hankerson for the Pollin killing. Co defendant Joseph Morrison III is serving a life sentence for Pollin's murder. Morrison was the shooter, and the jury debated Hankerson's involvement.
At the USC Aiken Convocation Center less than 300 people attended the South Carolina GOP rally. Ron Paul spoke to the crowd while major rivals invited seven surrogates. Organizers hoped for a full arena of 4,100 seating.
Republican candidate John McCain told about 300 supporters in Aiken that he would pursue al Qaeda leader bin Laden anywhere. He praised Gen. David Petraeus and the troop surge while saying Al Qaeda is on the run but not defeated and warned against moving troops out of Iraq.
The final two co defendants in the 2005 Aiken murder case pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Willie Ware Ill and Edward Walker received 15 year and 10 year sentences after testifying against Cornell Tyler, the principal shooter, with Tyler already sentenced to 55 years. Both have time served credit and had been in custody since August 2005.
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