China Expels Convicted Spy Li Shaomin on Deportation Flight
Beijing expelled Li Shaomin, a Chinese born American business professor, after his July 14 espionage conviction. The case follows the sentencing of a U.S.-based Chinese sociologist to 10 years for aiding Li, adding tension ahead of Colin Powell's planned visit. Li left Beijing on a flight to San Francisco.
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North Augusta to host DOE claims center for energy workers
A Department of Energy claims office will open Friday at 1708 Bunting Drive in North Augusta. The center will handle former nuclear weapons facility workers claims under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
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Deaths of Earl R. Harris and Aiken C. Ashley
Obituary notices record the deaths of Earl Robert Harris of New Albany Indiana and Aiken Charles H. Ashley. Details of their passings and funeral arrangements appear in the 5A notices column.
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Charles H. Ashley
New Albany
Ind
Officials open vault in murder case where Allen's body to be moved
Carol Butler of Aiken watched as officials from Aiken County and York Pa opened the concrete vault holding Lillie Belle Allen's remains after 32 years. Nine men allegedly linked to the 1960s racial riots face charges as the coffin is prepared for transport to Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Forensic science advances noted.
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Carol Butler
Aiken
Aiken County
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Allen
York exhumation prompts probe of 1969 riots
Prosecutors seek metal traces or bullet fragments to link suspects including York Mayor Charlies Robertson to Allen’s slaying. The autopsy by Dr Isadore Mihalakis in Allen town follows earlier finds of metal on remains of a York officer killed in the 1969 riots. Townsend notes the coffin and body are well preserved.
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Pennsylvania
Exit exam scores dip for Aiken County sophomores
State officials reported that 69.1 percent of South Carolina tenth graders passed all three sections of the exit exam on the first try. In Aiken County, tenth graders posted a passing average of 72.3 versus a district-wide 74.8 for the 1999 2000 school year. Dr Inez M Tenenbaum announced the figures at a Myrtle Beach meeting.
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Frank Roberson
Inez M. Tenenbaum
Myrtle Beach
Tenenbaum
Aiken County High Schools Show Test Score Gains
District leaders applaud consecutive improvements and aim for 100 percent of 10th graders passing on first attempt. Officials say no surprises in the data and will review results student by student to craft targeted plans before next year’s 11th grade retake.
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Aiken County
Roberson
Aiken witness defiant flagpole plant at memorial
A Southern heritage group attendees at a Confederate memorial ceremony in downtown Aiken Sunday planted a 30 foot flagpole in the Park Avenue traffic circle and buried its base in quick drying cement. Pete Frommer, director of the Aiken Department of Public Safety, said the act could prompt further flag troubles and a possible lawsuit.
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Aiken
Pete Frommer
Residents speak out about hotel vandalism in Hunter's Glen
Diane Giddings notes nine acts of vandalism targeting signs advertising neighborhood meetings in Hunter's Glen. She fears escalation and doubts juveniles are responsible, reflecting concern among Aiken County residents.
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Diane Giddings
Aiken County
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Aiken unit ends flood relief in West Virginia
The 122nd Engineer Battalion based in Aiken winds down disaster operations in southern West Virginia after a July 17 deployment to floods. Units expect to return home by early next week with cleanup work nearly complete.
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