Remains Identified in Hitchcock Woods Case
Paul Gregory, missing almost 12 years, is confirmed dead by hanging. Dr. Bob Brown used dental records from 1992 to identify skeletal remains found in Hitchcock Woods, ending a long search by the sheriff and local offices.
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Aiken Trials set to draw 10000 at 62nd run
Warm weather and sunny skies expected for the 62nd Aiken Trials at the Aiken Training Track with gates opening 10 30 a m and infield parking filling by 1 p m Project chair Mike Fanning predicts more than 10000 attendees and money for the Aiken Jaycees community projects including Camp Hope and the Jaycees Parade Railside spaces are limited and urged to arrive early for good spots
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Three Sailors Die In Military Bus Crash Near Beaufort
A bus carrying Navy personnel to a wreath laying ceremony collided with oncoming traffic and a second bus veered off. About 100 aboard from the destroyer William Pinckney were en route from Charleston to Beaufort when the crash killed three sailors and injured many others.
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Prices of drugs prompt second look at imports
Washington lawmakers reexamine importing cheaper prescription drugs from foreign countries amid rising drug prices and Medicare debates. AARP backs imports along with Senators Lott and Cornyn, reflecting broad public support in polls. The issue frames the election year discourse on drug costs.
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Former POW Leo Thorsness recounts courage under fire
Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam era pilot Leo Thorsness described his 1967 MiG shootdown, capture in Hanoi for six years, and release in 1973. Speaking at Smith Barney’s event in Washington, he spoke of resilience, life lessons, and his ties to Minnesota, Virginia, and potentially Aiken.
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