Former Aiken County official Bid Hill dies at 53
Medwell Bid Hill, former Aiken County councilman and longtime business agent for Painters Local Union 1758, died Monday November 12 2001 at his residence. Born in Ellisville Mississippi he served as a magistrate boatswain in the Merchant Marines and a former representative for Work Force Developme. LSCOG Board page SA
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Bush and Putin pledge cuts to nuclear arsenals
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Washington and at Bush's Texas ranch to agree on reducing stockpiles of nuclear weapons. The leaders stress that post cold war tensions require fewer war heads and aim for concrete reductions through talks.
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Deaths: Medwell Aiken, Kneece Powell, McGee, Jones, Powell
Obituary notices list the deaths of Medwell Bid Aiken, Gloria Kneece Powell of Graniteville, Marvin McGee, Ruth Jones, and Pete in Columbia.
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Northern alliance enters Kabul as Taliban flee capital
Afghan opposition forces moved into Kabul after Taliban troops slipped away under cover of darkness. Heavily armed alliance units hunted Taliban stragglers and Arab, Pakistani, and Chechen al Qaida allies as residents celebrated the return of music and shaving of Taliban era beards. Signs suggested Taliban withdrawals from other cities as Kandahar reported ongoing unrest.
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Veterans Day speaker lauds heroism after Sept 11 attacks
Retired Marine Col. Myron Harrington told South Aiken High students that Sept 11 heightened his sense of nerve and sacrifice. He noted parademics and firefighters, Flight 93 passengers, and New York citizens who acted with love despite danger, setting new standards beside veterans.
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Aiken Receives Clean Audit Of City Finances
The accounting firm Cherry, Bekaert & audit gave Aiken a clean audit with 128 days of cash on hand to cover expenses. Ken Fields said the city is financially sound and maintains a healthy cash balance after bills. The conservative pension fund approach kept the funded ratio stable despite obligations.
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Southside development delayed by city council study session
Aiken City Council debated reviving a 46 acre Whiskey Road east side project tied to water and sewer service. The plan previously stalled after the Planning Commission denied service in March and was postponed pending the LDR Whiskey Road study and Comprehensive Land Use Plan completion.
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Baldwin faces three strikes in high profile trial
Tonnie Nathaniel Baldwin, once a murder suspect in the Jessica Carpenter case, goes on trial today on felony charges that could yield a life sentence. Judge James C. Williams Jr seated a jury in Baldwin's armed robbery and grand larceny case, denying a defense request for a change of venue after juror questioning. Baldwin, 24, faces the Norman Coleman Saluda robbery.
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Wackenhut votes against contract at Savannah River Site
Wackenhut Services employees voted last week not to ratify their company contract, according to Rob Davis. A 30-day interim agreement remains in place, with the latest proposal offering a five percent raise in year one and four percent in each of the following four years.
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Signs point to accident in Flight 587 crash
Investigators scoured wreckage for the flight data recorder after American Airlines Flight 587 bound for the Dominican Republic crashed into a Rockaways waterfront neighborhood, killing at least 265. Early signs indicated an accident as cockpit communications were normal until the final seconds. the search for the other black box continued.
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