Memorial Day Parade Highlights in Aiken City
The Aiken area parade featured Sloggers on floats Smoky the Bear and a motorcycle club on Laurens Street. Rep. Charles Sharp announced fifth grader Preston Hensley won the county essay contest and East Aiken Elementary won best overall with 66 students in patriotic dress. The final display showed a flag covered coffin pulled by Shellhouse Funeral Home, a moment of silence. Ed Hammonds of the Marine Corps League said attendance exceeded last year’s 3,000 and hopes for yearly growth.
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Bear
Laurens Street
Marine Corps
Charles Sharp
R-Wagoner
Preston Hensley
Jefferson Elementary
East Aiken Elementary
Shellhouse Funeral Home
Ed Hammonds
Marine Corps League
Gas prices dip as California refineries rebound
Amid Memorial Day weekend, nationwide fuel prices ease after shortages that sparked a record spike. Investigations by the FTC and California AG seek causes behind a price surge from March to April, with California prices jumping sharply beyond national gains.
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Los Angeles
California
Federal Trade Commission
California Attorney General
Lundberg Letter
Lundberg
California Energy Commission
Bill Lockyer
FTC
Traffic safety officials cite DUI offenders and buckling up
The National Buckle Up America week featured police actions including DUI enforcement, speed checks, and educational workshops. Officers noted most DUI offenders are males ages 21 to 27, and emphasized strict enforcement with no warnings.
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Pizza Hut
Sgt. McFarland
Steve Hutto
ASCO
Columbia Highway
McFarland
Cers
Urban legends fuel Star Wars fan frenzy for Episode I
The film revival draws dozens of trivia sites and chat room chatter about baby talk inspiring R2-D2 sounds and a hamburger shaped Millennium Falcon. Fans tease alternate castings from Burt Reynolds to Christopher Walken while Skywalker Ranch fields false rumors.
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Han Solo
Yoda
Paul Alvarado
Dykstra
George Lucas
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Novato
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
Lynn Hale
Lucas
Ewan McGregor
Christopher Walken
Harrison Ford
Casket Disposition Debated in Kennedy Burial Records
A review panel questioned GSA about the casket used for Kennedy and reports due next week describe its disposal in detail. Kennedy was buried at Arlington in a mahogany coffin replacing a bronze one. officials discussed discarding the bronze casket to prevent it becoming a relic.
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Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
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Texas
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Nicholas Katzenbach
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Katzenbach
Lifton
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Dallas
Warren Commission
Douglas Horne
Congressionally Created Review Board
Horne
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