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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2002
Page
1
The United States secures Security Council approval for a resolution endorsing the concept of a Palestinian state and calls for an immediate cease fire to end escalating Middle East violence.
Defense attorneys press to spare Andrea Yates from death row after her June murder conviction for drowning five children. Jurors deliberated under four hours, rejecting insanity claims and mental illness defenses presented by George Parnham.
Obituary notices list Jack D. Broyles of Augusta Mildred Cunningham of Aiken Anthony Louis Evans of Kon County Tennessee and Amos Stacy of Trenton in brief death notices filed in the 5A section of the newspaper.
A Thurmond backed amendment seeks funding to develop advanced reactor technologies and new regulatory processes for a next generation nuclear program called Nuclear wet 2010. The plan would use Department of Energy facilities to reduce costs and ease plant approvals, with Hollings supporting the move and local watchdogs reacting positively.
Ruth Patrick, a pioneer in limnology and biodiversity science, received the Heinz Award and Chairman's Medal for lifelong commitment to environmental health. At 94, she helped forge new methods linking ecosystem health to biodiversity and river ecology, shaping modern environmental science.
Aiken celebrates its horse community with the annual Triple Crown running over three spring weekends in March. The events include the Aiken Trials, the Aiken Steeplechase, and the Aiken Harness Races as part of a long standing tradition since 1970 highlighted by the Aiken Standard special section.
The Aiken County Board of Education approved charter school applications by Keisha Lloyd Kennedy and Lillian Thomas with conditions. Both proposals aim to open in August as the ninth and tenth such schools in South Carolina, pending enrollment, transportation, teacher certification, and facility requirements by mid June.
The Commerce Department reports a 0.3 percent February gain in retail sales after a 0.3 percent January dip. Furniture and home furnishings up 1.5 percent, electronics and appliances up 1.1 percent, restaurants and bars up 1 percent, and auto sales up 0.4 percent. Quiet spots include declines in sporting goods stores and building supply outlets.
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