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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 2001
Page
1
President Bush told congressional leaders at a White House meeting he would veto any emergency legislation that goes beyond the $40 billion already allocated for anti terrorism efforts. He aligned with Democrats and some Republicans on caps for new funding.
Kedron Baptist Church mainly serves families from Aiken's north side. This week visitors included people from the east coast of Australia. Pastor Rev. Jimmy Sanders met the Ukko Ja family last summer during mission work in southern Spain amid areas where Christian materials are restricted.
Obituary notices list several individuals with midwestern ties including Aiken Dietz Clark Eubanks Heyward Spires and Busbee along with Hazel Myers and Elizabeth Aiken. The items reference parlor or funeral home connections and local church affiliations in Lexington and Longmont.
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In Aiken Municipal Election Day 3689 voters turned out. Jane Vaughters won the at large seat with 2193 votes, Patrick D. Canning 2089, Wilkins Byrd 1159, and Debbie Williams 923. Lessie Price and Canning were re elected to council with two newcomers joining. Vaughters emphasized representing residents over developers.
Strom Thurmond Jr, son of the long serving senator, was approved as South Carolina's US attorney. The 29 year old, a 1996 USC law graduate and assistant state prosecutor, won Senate voice vote alongside nine other US attorneys. Thurmond Sr. had recommended him to President Bush in January.
Aiken First Steps officials fear state budget constraints will cut future funding after a state program began under Gov. Hodges to boost preschool readiness. They received 1.3 million of a 38 million allocation this year and warn a $23 million proposal could trim as much as 700 thousand next session while the board funds more full day prekindergarten and parenting programs.
In Aiken a dispute over campaign signs arose near Whiskey Road and Mead Avenue during the city council campaign. Katrina Becker said she granted permission for several candidates to place signs on her property including Wilkins Byrd Jane Vaughters and Dick Smith while unsure about Debbie Williams. An Aiken Department of Public Safety officer was mentioned.
Michael Bloomberg won the New York mayoralty as a Democrat turned Republican and led a broad media push to extend momentum from Rudolph Giuliani. In Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats secured governors for the first time in eight years as Mark Warner defeated Mark Earley, signaling a wave of political newcomers taking office nationwide.
The opposition northern alliance says it seized Shol Ghar district from Taliban forces with heavy US bombing and is eight miles south of Mazar-e-Sharif. Spokesman Ashraf Nadeem reports the advance, though independent verification is unavailable.
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