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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 2008
Page
1
Police report a DNA connection between the disappearance of a student and a December sexual assault at a college campus, suggesting one attacker committed both crimes. Authorities released the finding as part of ongoing investigations and warned the public to stay alert.
Aiken Standard announces a new feature showing how South Carolina representatives in Congress voted on key issues. The weekly item will run Sundays starting February 3. Actor Richard Roundtree visits Aiken February 3 for two performances of Whatever She Wants at USC Aiken Convocation Center.
Names listed include Larry Bruce Bowman Nixon Taylor Crosby from Aiken and Lois Lott Hair of Blackville with other names Evelyn Penelope Moseley Ray of Greenville, John C Johnny Hough of Aiken and Ernest Walker of Aiken. Funeral notices reference deas ana funerais 6A with sparse details.
Aiken Public Safety released a composite sketch of a heavyset white male in his mid to late twenties believed to have followed a 20 year old woman from a Laurens Street restaurant to her Ashwood Drive home. She was attacked and robbed at gunpoint as she exited her vehicle.
Governor Mark Sanford reiterated support for three reforms during a Monday stop at Jim Hanna sportswear on Rutland Drive. He urged swift passage within 30 days to allow small businesses to pool health insurance for employees, curb illegal immigration in South Carolina, and tighten DUI laws.
Gov. Sanford toured several area schools in Aiken and urged lawmakers to send three measures to his desk by mid February. The package includes a health care pooling bill, immigration verification for employers, and DUL penalties with revised Miranda rights rules.
The council approved first reading to remove St Mary Help of Christians from the Aiken Historic Register with a 6-1 vote. St Claire's Chapel would remain listed. Councilwoman Jane Vaughters dissented, seeking preservation while reworking design reviews. Councilmen Dick Dewar and Dick Smith supported removing landmark designation for most of the property.
Randy Doucet, artist of hops and barley, nears selling a million pints at Aiken Brewing Company. The 11-year-old pub plans a commemorative finish Sunday ahead of Super Bowl festivities, as its 576th batch and 217 fresh of Randy’s Grand Finale await completion.
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