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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2001
Page
1
Dogwood Stable's Distilled, sidelined from the Kentucky Derby after Lexington Stakes injuries, is a likely candidate for the Preakness in Baltimore on May 19. W. Cothran Campbell says the decision hinges on how Distilled recovers and how the Belmont fit follows, with a 50 50 view on the Pimlico ride.
Obituary notices summarize the deaths of Daniel Bailey of North Augusta Harry Hess of Alien and John Morgan of Warrenville highlighting their passing and family memorial intentions.
A car rear ended a school bus on SC 28 three miles south of Beech Island at 7 06 a m injuring two adults and sending them to hospital. Bus driver Eddie Davis 38 of Jackson and car driver Phillip Daniels 45 of Augusta were injured. Daniels not wearing a seat belt and was extracted around 8 a m.
State agencies faced a 1 percent budget trim as the fiscal year ends, prompting urgent restructuring. Local schools monitor the plan to cut about 48 million dollars this fiscal year, with Aiken County officials and the University of South Carolina Aiken weighing in on the impact.
The budget deal clears Congress paving the way for a major tax cut. Senate approval tilted by a split vote with defections likely from moderate Republicans and Democratic centrists led by John Breaux. The plan includes an 11 year tax cut totaling 1.5 trillion dollars alongside restrained spending growth. President Bush hailed the approval as progress toward relief for taxpayers.
City of Aiken earns the S C Municipal Association Achievement Award for two programs Whoa and Demo 200. Public Works Director Larry Morris says the efforts, under From Bright to Bright, address abandoned properties by youth cleanup of vacant lots and demolition of derelict buildings, shortening the process and reducing costs.
York Pennsylvania court papers list two more former gang members charged with criminal homicide in the 1969 shooting death of Lillie Belle Allen during riots. Henry Knouse and Greg Neff are linked to the Girarders street gang and fired at Allen’s car, with Grand Jury urging 11 indictments in Allen’s case and the related officer’s death.
Some school aides in Aiken County allege they will be fired or forced to drive buses due to a district policy aimed at recruiting drivers and substitutes. Affected workers cite medical issues and dual roles, with one aide saying administration demanded bus duty despite a doctor’s ruling against driving. The policy, in effect when she joined, prompted appeals without clear guidance.
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