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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 2002
Page
1
Oprah Winfrey declines President Bush's offer to join an official U S delegation touring Afghan schools saying she does not have the time. The Chicago context is noted on page 88.
Rep James Roland Smith says a proposal to let school districts capture more revenue from growth in economic development and TIF districts likely dies in a House subcommittee. Local governments have given the measure a chilly reception as cities already use TIF districts to earmark neighborhoods.
The notice reports the death of Ernest Ready Langley with brief genealogical details. It notes his age and family connections, and mentions funeral arrangements in a standard obituary brief.
Racing fans expect showers to ease by afternoon as National Weather Service predicts a high 75 to 80 with a 70 percent chance of rain. Aiken Harness Races, final leg of the Aiken Triple Crown, start at 1 PM, gates open 10 AM.
A federal judge dismissed a 1998 suit challenging The Citadel’s all male admissions policy. The order notes that women now comprise 97 of 1,927 cadets and 25 female cadets will graduate in May, the largest number to date.
Israeli tanks backed by forces enter Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah headquarters, walls pummeled and rooms searched while Arafat appeals by phone. In a nearby town, tanks move toward Bethlehem area as Easter observances continue. Five Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers die. 60 detained and 25 wounded. An 18 year old woman detonates at a Jerusalem supermarket. The Al-Aqsa Brigades claim involvement.
The General Accounting Office states the Clinton and Rodham Clinton independent counsel investigation has spent about 70 million dollars, the most expensive in the era of the independent counsel law. It notes 3.7 million spent by Robert Ray in six months ending Sept. 30 and cites Iran-Contra costs as a former record.
Gail Hendrix, a 60-year-old Aquinas High School graduate, retrieved her class ring lost for 43 years. Vickie Snyder found the engraved ring with initials JOM and helped return it to Hendrix, who wore it again despite a slight crack in the shank.
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