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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2001
Page
1
A USC Aiken baseball camp offers area youths a chance to learn fundamentals, build confidence, and enjoy the sport. Coaches emphasize teamwork, discipline, and goal setting while providing structured drills and positive role models to inspire continued participation in baseball.
Three firefighters died battling a hardware store blaze when a roof and brick facade collapsed in a Sunday blast. The explosion hurled rescuers across the street and injured many, with churchgoers nearby also thrown from their seats. Rescuers and civilians were trapped beneath bricks. The incident occurred as emergency crews responded to the fire.
Aiken Regional Medical Centers updated its site www.aikenregional.com to provide broader health information and new areas in the database. Marketing coordinator Melissa Summer says people can access various health resources online, enabling referrals research and information on newborns and other services.
Obituaries appear for Otis A. Chase and other individuals including Granitevile Rudotto A Gito Raleigh Higgenbottom Aken Woodrow W Shell Aiken Otis Stevens Ollie M Warner in the 5A obituary notices page. The items list names and locations with no additional biographical details provided in readable text.
A dense clipping catalogs items and notices across classifieds, puzzle features, and columns. It lists a bridge section, cryptogram, Dear Abby column, horoscope notes, opinions, sports updates, and a television guide, outlining varied readers’ interests.
Dr. Whit Gibbons of Savannah River Ecology Laboratory discusses the third printing of Snakes of Georgia and South Carolina. The book educates the public about snakes, notes 38 species in South Carolina with 36 found on the Savannah River Site, and is sold by sponsors like the South Carolina Aquarium and the State Museum.
Thirtieth anniversary notes on the 1970s Aiken County biker killings recall deputies Joan Gregory and Henry Kirkland responding to a call at a rundown block building on Ascanga Lake Road. Inside were two dead men, two women with slashed throats, and two Vietnam veterans tied and strangled.
Prosecutors in Columbia push a no drop policy for domestic violence cases inspired by San Diego. They cite San Diego data showing far fewer DV deaths and higher conviction rates after policy change, with police calls down and accountability emphasized.
Robert Lucas found a wooden boat plan in a thrift store magazine and followed a Sarasota mentor into building a 6 foot sailing skiff on a porch. His daughters Nina and Taylor joined the project from California to Idaho, sewing the kit parts brought by air travel.
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