Feds prepared to search mail piles for anthrax tainted letter
U S federal officials outline plans to sift three weeks of unopened mail at the State Department mail center seeking an anthrax tainted letter linked to a mail handler illness. Health officials had long suspected an undiscovered letter caused the illness.
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Aiken planners deny water service for 41-lot northside subdivision
Local leaders in Aiken oppose northside growth to avoid repeating southside problems. The developer of a 41-lot subdivision was told by the Planning Commission on Tuesday that water service would not be approved.
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Deaths of Local Residents Listed in Obituary Notices
Obituary notices list Willie Lee Abney James G Carr Jr Laurens Shirley R Creech Siken elene Derrieck Aiken Jewell F Edwards Warrenville Virginia L Grace Taladega Ala Christopher P Royal Clearwater and others in 5A notices across multiple communities.
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Willie Lee Abneysken
James G. Carr Jr
Laurens
Shirley R. Creech
Siken
Elene Derrieck
Aiken Jewell
F. Edwards
Warrenville
Virginia
L. Grace Taladega
Ala
Christopher P
Royal Clearwater
Baldwin gets life for robbery and murder trial looms
Baldwin, labeled by a state prosecutor as the architect of a late 2000 crime spree, received a life sentence without parole after a jury convicted him of armed robbery, grand larceny and related charges. He remains facing a separate murder trial as investigations continue into the case.
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Tonnie Nathaniel Baldwin
James C. Williams Jr
Bill Weeks
Strom Thurmond Jr
South Carolina
Norman Coleman
Saluda
Northern alliance regains Kabul posts amid Taliban pressure
Northern alliance moves to consolidate Kabul control taking defense interior ministries and key government offices as Taliban fight to stem southern troop movements toward Kandahar. Obedience to a UN plan cited. chaos in Pashtun south.
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Thurmond moves into the hospital in Washington
U.S. Senate veteran Strom Thurmond has moved into Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for doctor monitored care. The 96 year old remains active in voting and committee work while his move is described as temporary and not a resignation.
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Hurmona
Virginia
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Senate
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S.C
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Washington Group opens new downtown building in Aiken
Washington Group International opens the headquarters for its government services unit on Newberry Street in downtown Aiken near the Savannah River Site. About 25 employees moved in this month with expectations to double within a year, and the facility will also host the Aiken Community Playhouse.
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Aiken
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WSRC
Newberry Street
South Carolina
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CSRA
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Washington Group
Data recorder to settle cause of Flight 587 tail breakup
Investigators analyze the Airbus A300 data recorder found after American Airlines Flight 587 crashed near New York. Officials seek to determine if tail separation occurred during takeoff or as the aircraft disintegrated later, with NTSB chair Marion Blakey calling the discovery a major breakthrough.
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