King Day politics touch South Carolina with candidates
In Columbia, Democratic hopefuls Al Sharpton and John Edwards highlighted King Day events while rallying for the presidential race. Edwards warned of resegregation and funding gaps in public schools as he urged a broader civil rights agenda beyond minority concerns. The Jan 2004 primary elevates South Carolina's role in choosing a candidate, with Kerry Lieberman Gephardt Dean among those already in the race and Graham and Hart considering runs.
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John Kerry
Massachusetts
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
Missouri
Dick Gephardt
Vermont
Howard Dean
Florida
Bob Graham
Colorado
Gary Hart
Former Aiken city manager wins Rotary's highest honor
Roland H. Windham, longtime Aiken city manager from 1963 to 1991, receives Rotary International's Service Above Self award at a Monday meeting. The honor, described as the pinnacle of the service club, was presented amid a large ovation by Aiken Rotary Club members and visiting Rotarians from across South Carolina. Windham's decades of local, national, and international service were highlighted, with support from his wife Kitty. Jim Futrell led the presentation as district governor.
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Roland Windham
Aiken
Windham
Rotary Club
Rotary
Jim Futrell
Roland H. Windham
Rotary International
Ice Club
South Carolina
Kitty
Fatal crash blamed on failure to stop in Orangeburg
An 84 year old Orangeburg man, Lee Arnold Price, was killed Sunday evening when his 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass collided with Jonathan Pinckney’s 1966 Ole s Cutlass at an intersection on Forest Drive and US Highway 1. Pinckney and Price’s passengers, Susan Falley and Matthew Farley, were taken to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. Price was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Orangeburg
Lee Arnold Price
Forest Drive
Susan Falley
Gastonia
Matthew Farley
Tony Bell
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Bell
Price
Jonathan Pinckney
Beech Island
Pinckney
Medical College of Georgia
Bush honors MLK in Glenarden church tribute
President Bush in Glenarden Maryland praises Martin Luther King Jr. life and mission during a church service marking MLK Day. He notes persistent prejudice and says equality and justice flow from faith, while addressing affirmative action and judicial concerns.
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Landover
Martin Luther King. Jr
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Amercan
Speedier internet project advances for Aiken County
Aiken County Council moves forward with a fiber optic plan to connect industry, education, health, and government. The project targets industrial parks, Aiken Technical College, USCA Aiken, county high schools, Aiken Regional Health Centers, and local government, funded by 1.4 million dollars from tobacco settlement funds, though a 2.3 million request was submitted.
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Aiken County
Aiken Technical College
Usca Aiken
Aiken
Obituary notices list multiple names and ages
Obituary notices from the paper list individuals including Albert L. Blackmon of North Augusta Mae Lee Conley of Corinth Mississippi Dorothy D Evans of Aiken Mary N Haines of Gotham Maine Susan L Hicks Granteville and Thomas Nadeau aged 64 are noted in a memorial column.
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Albert L. Blackmon
North Augusta
Mae Lee Conley
Corinth
Miss
Dorothy
D. Evans Aiken
Mary N. Haines
Gotham
Maine
Susan L. Hicks
Grantevile
Aircraft weight limits blamed for Charlotte crash
Investigators suggest the plane may have exceeded safe weight limits, a factor considered in the Charlotte crash that killed 21 people earlier this month.
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