Anthrax found in Hart Building offices linked to Daschle
Trace amounts of anthrax were discovered in offices of three senators and a House member in the congressional Hart building where earlier tests had detected deadly bacteria. The Hart building site included the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, with an anthrax-containing letter opened Oct. 15.
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Washington
House
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Senate
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Thanksgiving dinner drive planned by area groups
Local organizations and individuals prepare to serve meals to the needy this Thanksgiving as efforts enter formative stages. The effort involves several area groups across Aiken and surrounding communities, aiming to provide warm dinners and support for residents in need.
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Aiken
Deaths of Aiken Norwood to North Augusta listed
Obituary notices from 6A list Eula Ballentine Ruth Fieling Deborah Jackson Helen Jackson Edith Cox Bennie McAlister Ken Stevens and others across Blackville Granitevile Warneville North Augusta. Names appear with residence towns in a regional memorial notice.
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Eula Mae Ballentine
Aiken Norwood Corbett Ruth Barton
Fieling Blackville
Deborah Finley Jackson
Helen Jackson Warenvile
Edith Cox
McAlister
Ken
Gators overwhelm USC at Williams-Brice in rout
No. 4 Florida, led by Rex Grossman with 302 passing yards and four TDs, crushed South Carolina 54-17 before 84,900 fans. The Gamecocks drop to 7-3 overall, 5-3 SEC, as Florida improves to 8-1 and eyes a clash with Tennessee next week. Grossman topped Spurrier in Florida career yardage while adding 45 rushing yards and two first downs.
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Lou Holtz
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Heisman
Rex Grossman
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium
Gamecocks
Southeastern
Ence
Florida
Auburn
Tennessee
Grossman
Steve Spurrier
Spurrier
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Veterans Day tribute honors overseas troops and veterans
In North Augusta at Veterans Park local veterans and families gathered for an early Veterans Day observance. American Legion Post 71 hosted speakers who recalled sacrifices and the motto that freedom is not free as James Riggs honored his Vietnam veteran brother, Richard Vernon Riggs.
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North Augusta
Waffle House
Exxon
Georgia Avenue
Veterans Park
American Legion Post 71
Aiken County
Patriotism to be noted at Aiken service
Aiken County hosts the Veterans Rally and candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park to honor veterans. George Funeral Homes sponsors, James L. Hammons Marine Corps League presents, with traffic control by the State Guard and transport for handi capped attendees. Joy 102.7 provides patriotic music and Friendship Baptist Church Male Chorus performs. A 5:30 p.m. flyover by four F-16 jets precedes the national anthem.
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Freedom Uss
Aiken County
George Funeral Homes
James L. Hammons Marine Corps League
Aiken County Veterans ‘Memorial Park
Richland
State Guard
Joy 102.7
Friendship Baptist Church
Marine Color Guard
Ray Wisotski
Ed Hammons
Traffic toll rises to 44 in Beech Island crash
A Jackson woman, Deborah Harrison, 44, died when she walked into a westbound pickup on Sand Bar Ferry Road near Cary Drive in Beech Island. She was allegedly intoxicated. No charges will be filed against driver Donna W. Ward, 36, in the 1997-10 crash.
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Beech Island
S.C. Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Deborah Harrison
Atomic Road
Pam
Sand Bar Ferry Road
Cary Drive
Donna W. Ward
Harrison
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R.K. Hughes
Dividend of peace goes unclaimed by nuclear workers
The federal Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, run by the Department of Energy and Labor, pays nuclear workers including Savannah River Site employees, but response is slow and millions go unclaimed. Dr. Jim Kirr in North Augusta seeks to inform affected workers about eligibility and benefits.
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Savannah River
US. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Labor
Jim Kirr
Energy Employees Compensation Center
North Augusta
SRS
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