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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2002
Page
1
Alicia Archie, a Midland Valley High School senior, has been named command ing officer of the school's Naval Junior ROTC unit. Students and cadets gave her hugs and praise at the ceremony, signaling strong respect for her leadership.
Two convicted killers and two murder suspects escaped from a Texas jail overpowered guards with a makeshift knife. A nationwide search by FBI agents Texas Rangers and local authorities involved more than 200 officers by land and air with life sentence inmates among the fugitives.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Tanner J Koschene Appling aged 6 and Margaret H Smith in Edgefield with brief memorial notices honoring their memory.
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A three-vehicle wreck on US 278 near Three Runs Creek east of Johnsons Crossroads injured Bamberg resident Jeff Walker and Barnwell resident Janet Brewer. Charleston's Andrew Champion remained uninjured after stopping, as fog and smoke from a Savannah River Site burn reduced visibility to near zero. The highway was closed for hours due to dangerous driving conditions.
Smoke hung over the Savannah River Site and New Ellenton as the USDA Forest Service Savannah River conducted a prescribed burn covering more than 1,000 acres. Acting Fire Manager Charlie Possee said drought limited prior burns and that rainfall is needed to restart progress. He noted annual staffing and a plan to burn 15,000 to 30,000 acres this year, depending on weather, with 365 day readiness and unit sequencing.
boosters at Savannah River Site await federal and state decisions on the proposed mixed oxide fuel facility. The plan promises 500 jobs and a $3.8 billion investment, deemed a long term gain by workers and supporters. Governor Hodges backs the project, while official word from DOE remains pending.
NAACP leader James Gallman of Aiken said Tuesday the group plans an economic boycott and patrols at rest stops to protest the Confederate Flag location on the State House grounds. Attorney General Charlie Condon warned he may sue, saying the NAACP has no right to urge boycotts on state property. Gallman said the line in the sand is drawn and action will follow.
President Bush in his state of the union warns that tens of thousands of terrorists remain a threat and pledges a vigorous global chase beyond Afghanistan. He vows to defeat recession and confront regimes he calls an axis of evil including North Korea Iran and Iraq.
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