28 May 2006
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2006
Page
1
On Saturday children enjoyed a Pee Wee Polo Match as a safe, supervised event. The piece notes Memorial Day closures for the Aiken Standard business offices, with limited customer service on Monday and normal hours resuming Tuesday morning.
Area Deaths David A. Brown Aker Torrance Brown Richard Lee Strength deaths and funerals section highlights readers and reading. The newspaper makes this space available each day to spark discussions about literature in the community.
In Graniteville Avondale Mills plans to shut all manufacturing and sales sites by July 25 risking about 2000 jobs in Aiken County and spreading to Augusta and Valhalla. Rev Doug Gilliland and St John United Methodist Church rally to support families facing unemployment amid a 2005 chlorine gas incident linked hardships.
In a four part series on teen pregnancy prevention, Aiken Teen Pregnancy Prevention executive director Susan Meehan cites survey results showing nine of ten teens deem sex at their age inappropriate and many delaying until adulthood. She notes 2004 saw 341 teenage pregnancies in Aiken County, a figure she compares to the size of an elementary school each year.
The 10th annual Memorial Day Parade celebrated veterans sacrifices and national freedoms. Aiken councilwoman and parade grand marshal Jane Vaughters urged respect for service members as grandchildren accompanied her. Speakers emphasized honoring troops home and abroad and remembering those who died defending freedom.
Columbia lawyer Dennis Aughtry Clear Water Sen Tommy Moore and Florence Mayor Frank Willis compete with Republican Mark Sanford. They cite his unemployment record and legislative tensions as liabilities while promising job growth. Willis highlights restructuring the Commerce Department and cites Honda Hoffmann LaRoche recruiting as proof of potential gains. Page 4A.
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