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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2009
Page
1
David Reutimann led late and captured the rain-shortened Coca Cola 600 after opting not to pit during a rain caution on lap 222 of 400. Kiersten Tanner is pictured with Olympic stars Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte and Nick Thorman as a medal is exchanged.
Freshman to senior students face stricter access to credit cards under pending legislation. The data shows rising average debt from about 2000 dollars for freshmen to over four thousand dollars for seniors, reflecting growing card usage across campus.
Obituary notice lists William W Bailey Aiker Ronald O Coleman Mary A Harris Trenton Herbert Martin Larry Alex Mathis Raymond B Ward and Gloverville death notices with funeral details. Readers are directed to the 6A section for services and arrangements.
Memorial Day weekend saw fatalities in Richland Clarendon and Fairfield counties while Aiken County reported none. Nationwide crashes included a four dead incident in Illinois and eleven deaths in Minnesota with a minivan collision in Olmsted County.
Debbie Coomes watches as her three sons Jamie Austin and Justin, all Marines, are honored at a Memorial Day event in Aiken County. Jamie heads to Iraq again after re-enlisting last December. Matt Dillon, a friend, was killed in Iraq, his name on the Memorial Wall.
Retired Navy Rear Adm. Dean Sackett spoke at the Memorial Day ceremony in Aiken County Veterans Park sponsored by Detachment No. 939. The park honors 155 local residents on a memorial wall with music by the AAA Homeschool Band and Mary Beth Whitlaw.
Jim Harden of Aiken speaks out about GM and Chrysler mass closures that affect Graniteville Johnson Motor Co Henna Chevrolet Cadillac Aiken and Dick Smith Motors He highlights his ties to the community and a longtime work history in manufacturing and auto transport.
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