U.S. Forces Respond to Middle East Threat
Officials cut short a Jordan Marine training exercise and ordered Navy ships out of Bahrain amid a non specific threat to Americans abroad. The State Department warned of possible terrorist risk targeting U.S. citizens and interests and urged heightened vigilance worldwide. Some linked the threat to 1996 Khobar Towers indictments in Saudi Arabia.
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Middle East
Marine Corps
Jordan
Bahrain
Pentagon
State Department
U.S
Justice Department
Khobar Towers
Saudi Arabia
U.S. Air Force
Obituary Notices From South Carolina Papers
Obituary notices list Lien Mow Lee Lula McCoy Jimmy Priester Rath Pauline Thompson Ruth Yaun and Ruth Jane Yaun in North Augusta Trenton Aiken details. The brief notices name each deceased and their locations and acknowledge family memorials.
Sage Mill station fuels turf war in Aiken County council
The Graniteville Bridgestone Fire facility dispute deepens as a 5-4 county council vote approves four full time firefighters at a new station opposite the plant entrance. GVW volunteers oppose county staffing in their service area and demand control of the station and equipment. Council member Phil Napier faces ties to GVW as protests mount.
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Aiken County
Graniteville
Bridgestone
Firestone
Aiken
Mem
Phil Napier
GVW Fire Department
GVW
York Polishes Image Amid Race Riots Murder Case
In York Pennsylvania white posters reading Diversity Equality Non-Violence appear in downtown windows as the city confronts a 1969 slaying. Aiken native Lillie Belle Alien was shot during ten days of riots allegedly by white gang members. The mayor and eight co defendants face murder charges as community leaders push for an inclusive image.
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York
Aiken
Lillie Belle Alien
Tuition hikes approved for USC and peers in South Carolina
South Carolina colleges raise tuition to meet budget cuts. University of South Carolina trustees sanction a 10.4 percent increase, USCA adds 10 percent with in state undergrads paying 4158 yearly, out of state 11000. Clemson trustees raise in state fees by 1500 to 5090 annually and out of state to 11284.
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Columbia
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
USC Aiken
USCA
Clemson University
Tuition costs at a glance USC Aiken tuition amount listed
The article presents annual tuition figures with USC Aiken showing five thousand ninety dollars in the tuition at a glance section. It highlights the tuition cost for the year and indicates a total in thousands.
State colleges hike tuition amid rising costs
State universities across the region have raised tuition between 4 and 15 percent as families face larger bills. Students and parents wonder how they will cover the higher costs this year. See COLLEGE, Page 7A.
Agencies brace for budget cuts after state budget approval
After a $5.6 billion budget gain lawmakers approved in a special session, state agencies warn of deep cuts and possible layoffs. Hodges could veto line items, with final allocations due Monday. Agencies must file reduction-in-force plans for full-time layoffs after a year of service.
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Columbia
General Assembly
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Aiken businessman builds dreams via Internet sales
Jim Boyd, once a Virginia coal miner in his youth, heads Greenbriar Enterprises Inc. and its Southern Structures Unlimited unit selling sheds and outdoor buildings. He uses aggressive online marketing across MSN AOL Lycos to reach customers and grow his business from his Columbia Highway base.
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Jim Boyd
Virginia
Newburn Dill
Boyd
Greenbriar Enterprises Inc
Greenbriar Enterprises
Southern Structures Unlimited
Columbia Highway
MSN
America Online
Lycos
Greenbriar
Struc
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Scott Webster
Shawn Scholl
Bill Martin-Doyle
Langley Pond
U.S. Rowing
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York, Pa
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Tom Hallman
Haliman
College of Charleston
Musc Dental
Citadel
Winthrop
Mike Spanhour
Budget and Control Board
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Aiken Jaycees County Fairgrounds
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