24 Jun 2001
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 2001
Page
1
Lindsey Housman, head lifeguard at Highland Park Pool, Aiken Golf Club, has spent three summers on duty guiding swimmers. The piece notes how summer work challenges people of various ages from elementary through college.
Michael Gibbs and a score of others attended Saturday's Kids Summer Safety Day at Aiken's Target store. The event, held nationwide, honors Armahn Nejat Adams.
Obituaries list Edward Bailey Aken Ela Holman Mitton C. Holmes Aiken Willie W. Murrah Batesbug Leesville James Redd Langley Bennett Smith and others in Brooklyn Clearwater and 4A notices.
A makeshift car lot in front of the old Dillard's on Pine Log Road hosts over 55 vehicles including a 2000 white Corvette and two large recreation units. Local dealers praise the spot while the Aiken Public Safety Department weighs enforcement and towing options as ownership seeks a remedy with the Dillard's owner and Furman Co. coordinating with the Chamber of Commerce.
Residents near Silver Bluff Road and Richardson's Lake Road oppose Woodside Plantation annexation of 529 acres tied to an 800 acre phase three expansion. A 75 acre commercial tract open to the public raises traffic and rural area concerns voiced by Nancy Hanson and others ahead of a public hearing and council vote.
Georgia and South Carolina border sellers weigh effects of a planned South Carolina state lottery. Georg ia Lottery officials say South Carolinians spend about 121 million dollars yearly on tickets. Local Augusta retailers predict minimal impact, some noting customers may still buy Georgia tickets.
The welfare-to-work program ends July 1 but recipients in surrounding counties are not affected. The three year old program offers training and employment assistance to welfare recipients considered hard to employ. Begun in 1998, it has been overseen by the Lower Savan.
Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed Vladimir Putin's warnings that Russia would upgrade its strategic nuclear arsenal if the United States deploys a missile defense system. Powell said Russia would consider costs and realize the US defense is not a threat, dismissing fears of an arms race and noting he is not in charge of Russia.
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