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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 2000
Page
1
Cheryl Evrard, mother of Jesse Petrosky, says the jury’s failure to convict Travis Glanton on armed robbery and kidnapping charges is a travesty. Glanton was acquitted of those charges but convicted of impersonating a law officer and received a 30 month sentence.
The bronze bust of former Aiken Mayor H Odell Weeks was sent back to the Colorado foundry for a base modification after mounting concerns. The statue, arrived in late January, will anchor a memorial on Richland Avenue between the Holley House and the Lyon Croft Weeks and Hunter Building. ADDA plans a meeting after the corrected bust was returned to the city.
An early Friday blaze at 1166 Willow Woods Road off Banks Mill Road in Aiken heavily damaged the residence. Neighbors reported flames as ADPS units arrived at 12:23 p.m. with two engines and 32 personnel. no occupants present and no injuries. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office investigates the cause.
Vice President Al Gore, in heated testimony, says I sure as hell don’t recall being told the California temple event was a fund raiser. The 150 page transcript details Gore’s fund-raising and alleged follow ups as investigators press for a possible special counsel appointment.
South Carolina Senator Tommy Moore announces nearly 10 million in capital outlays for Aiken Edgefield and McCormick counties. The USC Aiken Convocation Center receives 6 million, Heritage Corridor 2 million, plus funds for Aiken Tech chill water, Edgefield senior center, McCormick library and Willington Preservation Project. Moore praises the measure's impact on education senior services and tourism.
Washington experts say the nearly completed human genome map marks the start of a long genetic revolution in medicine. The project may take years more to finalize, but will reshape health care with new drugs, targeted treatments, and better diagnostics across diseases.
Obituary notices list Lula Elizabeth Portwood Long of Blythe Georgia at Poteet Funeral Home. Also named are Arcy Reeves Lott of Aiken with George Funeral Homes, Horace W. Price Jr. of Aiken with Jackson Brooks Funeral Home, and Trivette Williams of Jackson with Poteet Funeral Home.
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