Safe Fourth of July Ends with Fewer SC Traffic Fatalities
Aiken County coroner Sue Townsend hailed a "very good Fourth of July" as South Carolina saw seven traffic deaths over the holiday weekend, the lowest total since 1999 and half the count from a year ago. Fatalities include Vicki Howle 24 of Conway and six others across Anderson, Lee, Conway, Fountain Inn, Allendale, Islandton, and Colleton counties.
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Aiken
Sue Townsend
South Carolina
Vicki Howle
Conway
State Highway Patrol
Howle
Barkley Road
Sumter
Michael Burns
Anderson
Fredrick Anderson
Lynchburg
Lee County
Grace Noel Levy
Adrian
Jerome Edward Wells
Fountain Inn
Simpsonville
Donald Jerome Jones
Allendale
Beaufort County
Hilton Head Island
Port Royal
Mary L. Stephens
Islandton
Colleton County
Lawrence Nelson Satcher obituary
Lawrence Nelson Satcher, a resident of Aiken, passed away, with obituary notices published on page 5A. He was a longtime community member, survived by family and friends, and services details appeared in the notice.
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Lawrence Nelson Satcher
Aiken
Ginny Southworth
Steve Scalamiero
Satcher Field
Georgia Lottery Jug Numbers Panday Wins 50-34
The Georgia lottery entry Panday achieved a 50 to 34 win with Pantany 8 and numbers 18 1492.94 noted in the draw. Officials did not disclose further details.
Sojourner probes Barnacle Bill on Mars in first rock contact
On Mars pathfinder mission Sojourner faces a lumpy rock named Barnacle Bill after rolling 12 inches across powdery soil. NASA officials report contact and the rover's 10 hour plan to analyze chemical composition as Pathfinder begins up close study of ancient water indicators.
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Calif
Sojourner
Pathfinder
Ovjourner
Barnacle Bill
Brian Muirhead
Associated Press
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mankind
Neil Armstrong
Mars
Rover
Henry Moore
United States
Mir docks with Progress cargo ship to repair Mir power
Mir successfully docked with the Progress cargo ship delivering repair parts to restore power after the Spektr module was damaged in a June collision. Two Russians and one American will spend 10 days learning the equipment before a July 17 spacewalk to address the damage.
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Mir
Moscow
Mir Space Station
Sergei Krikalyov
Earth
Mission
Siberia
Spektr
Walker debunking myths about prayer and service in community
Rev. David Walker uses his 30 years in the ministry to push beyond prayer, engaging with Aiken and Georgia communities. Named 1996 Community Service Award winner by the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, he works with major local employers to place job seekers. He chairs NAACP work in Aiken and chairs Pace Letters for United Way, with broad civic ties and a Georgia House commendation noting service to state, church, and community.
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Aiken
David Walker
Walker
S.C. Employment Security Commission
International Association of Personnel In Employment Security
Savannah River
Georgia
St. Olive Ame
Waynesboro
Georgia House of Representatives
Cumberland Ame
David
Charles Haneman
Owens-Corning
Kimberly-Clark
United Defense
Smith- Kline Beecham
Tenneco
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Scott Webster
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