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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2004
Page
10
Hospital and HazMat teams contained a Sunday airborne irritant later identified possibly as xylene. Patients reported breathing, chest tightness, and throat swelling symptoms while management decontaminated all exposed individuals. Monitors returned to normal levels as responders debriefed and praised incident command effectiveness.
A survey shows unleaded prices along East Pine Log Road reach $1.92 at regular stations with other nearby sites listing $1.89 to $2.12 for unleaded in Aiken. Diesel at $1.55. AAA Carolinas reports 38 percent of motorists plan no trip cancellations despite rising costs, citing a classic supply and demand scenario.
Lifelong beekeeper Byars explains bees are not dangerous and will likely move to nearby farmland to pollinate crops. He notes 80 percent of vegetables rely on bees and cites cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupes, and tomatoes as pollinated by honey bees. Swarms are expected for about a month while blooms continue, with relocations needed in cases like Williston. The Aiken Beekeepers Association meets monthly at 7 p.m. at the Aiken Agriculture building. Clemson Extension contact is 649-6297.
A federal judge ruled the Justice Department can pursue 280 billion dollars from tobacco companies in the racketeering case. The decision lets the government seek the full remedies under RICO as trial determines the amount and future violations. Tobacco stocks tumbled on the ruling.
A woman Kayla Ravenell 21 was found dead at Great Pond Reservoir in Braintree. Police say her ex boyfriend James Beneche 20 and girlfriend Jessica Deane 20 were arrested after a trash bag containing their 2 year old son Xavier Ravenell was tossed from a window during a police stakeout. Witnesses report conflict over child support and prior domestic violence complaints.
Stewart cited current statistics showing 12 percent of South Carolina purchased handguns used in New York City, a 2 percent rise despite decades of restrictions. English questioned the trend as illogical. The Gun Rack co-owner Mary Moates said she was pleased and had urged action last week.
The one-armed man linked to multiple auto thefts in Aiken and Augusta faces warrants for Land Rover theft. He is already charged in Richmond County for motor vehicle theft and faced prior charges in Aiken County and North Augusta. Investigators say he was seen at a Southside gym and connected to another truck theft from a Georgia car wash where he once worked.
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