Powell to confront China on missiles and human rights
Secretary of State Colin Powell plans to confront China on weapons exports to Pakistan and other nations and urge changes in human rights. He will meet President Jiang Zemin and other Chinese leaders to voice strong U.S. objections to transfers of missiles and related WMD technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Colin Powell
China
Pakistan
Jiang Zemin
Powell
U.S
White House
Ari Fleischer
Washington
Teen given 28 years for fatal school shooting of teacher
West Palm Beach judge imposes 28 year prison term on 14 year old Nathaniel Brazill for fatally shooting his favorite teacher Barry Grunow on the last day of school. Tried as an adult, he faced at least 25 years. maximum life without parole was possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Brazill
Brazill
Barry Grunow
Lake
Obituary notices list five local deaths
Death notices report the passing of Christopher Brooks in Trenton Catherine G Grabowskii in North Augusta Kelven Jackson in Salley Robert Lee Jolley in Blackville and Eunice F Walker in Bath. The brief notice appears on the 5A page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine G. Grabowskii
North Augusta
Kelven Jackson
Promise kept as aid center opens for Savannah River Site workers
A new Energy Employees Compensation Center in North Augusta aids past and present Savannah River Site employees affected by nuclear exposure. Manager Gary Lawhead said the center was ready, with a soft opening held a day earlier than planned after the official opening was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Savannah River
Energy Employees Compensation Center
Bunting Drive
Martintown Road
Labor Department
Gary Lawhead
Lawhead
Scott Webster
Jeff Allison
Government to pay survivors of nuclear workers
Martha Alls welcomes the federal entitlement plan as Clara Harding could receive a 150000 dollar check amid a program run by the Labor Department to compensate sick nuclear weapons workers or their survivors. The effort aims to address past denials despite records showing extreme uranium contamination in a worker who died in 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martha Alls
Paducah
Alls
Clara Harding
Labor Department
Labor
Elaine Chao
Harding
Lawmaker Pushes Privatizing South Carolina DMV
State Rep. John Graham Altman proposes private firms issue licenses and plates to cut lines. He says privatization would improve responsiveness, while Public Safety says reform is not simple and cites chronic delays since the 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Division of Motor Vehicles
John Graham Altman
DMV
Altman
Public Safety Department
Sid Goulden
South Carolina
Inmate labor remains available to local cities
Sen. W. Greg Ryberg announced the Lower Savannah Work Release Center would not close, easing Aiken County worries. Local officials like North Augusta City Administrator Charles Martin said cities rely on inmate labor to avoid prohibitive staffing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Ryberg
Aiken
Savannah
Ryberg
R-Aiken
Senate
Corrections and Penology Committee
Aiken County
North Augusta
Charles Martin
South Carolina Lottery Officials Contemplate Georgia Cooperation
South Carolina officials say they will run their own lottery and will not contract with Georgia. Talks with Georgia about pooling resources for cost savings are exploratory with no concrete arrangement, as both states weigh potential cooperation while SC plans a late year launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
Georgia
Tim Madden
Greenville
South Carolina Lottery Commission
John C.B. Smith Jr
Georgia Lottery
Rebecca Paul
Atlanta
Commission
Paula Harper Bethea
Smith
Canada
Tandi Reddick
York officer faces suspension over critic’s remarks
York police officer Anibal Santiago faces a four day suspension after publicly criticizing Police Commissioner Groscsik for backing Mayor Charlie Robertson, a defendant in the 1969 York race riot murder case. The ACLU lawyer plans a federal appeal if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
York
Charlie Robertson
Pennsylvania Aclu
Anibal Santiago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida
West Palm
Christopher Brooks
Trenton
Eunice F. Walker
Bath
E. O. Ee
Abby
S.C
Ballpark Blues
Katherine Rambo
Barbara Brogdon Evans
Citizens Park
Dixie
S.C. Lottery
Peach State
Cop
Robertson
Lillie Bell Allen
Santiago
York Police
Herbert Groscesik
Groscsik
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!