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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 2002
Page
2
A reader letters blasting Republicans for proposing reductions to First Steps and the Silver Card, arguing seniors and needy residents would suffer. The writer supports ending blue laws, urging choice to shop or worship, and notes Sunday shopping hours after 1:30 pm affect workers.
After the Friday night match between Aiken and South Aiken, a fan reports South Aiken players congratulated Aiken High while Aiken High players left the field. The observer recalls jeers toward the trio leaving the stadium and remarks on school attire.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to share remembrances of Strom Thurmond, the longtime U S senator from South Carolina who retires next January. Submit stories to Strom Thurmond Recollection, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 2980, or by email editorial@aikenstandard.com or fax 6486052.
Westinghouse Savannah River Co President Bob Pedde tells employees in a memo that no large scale layoffs are planned for the near term. He cites ongoing restructuring and a shift to an ebb and flow workforce model with transfers for critical needs and earlier reductions totaling about 550 positions, plus 124 filled via hiring or transfers.
Delois and Jimmie Young, who raised four biological children and eight total as foster parents, were named Adoptive Family of the Year for South Carolina by the Department of Social Services. The Moneta pair describe a 24 hour home filled with cooking, washing, and care as they kept Carlton Cody and Denzel with their brothers, plus Shemika, now 20, and other adult children.
The House approved a provision within the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008 to prevent South Carolina from becoming a permanent plutonium storage state. It imposes penalties if MOX shipments lag, requiring tonnage to leave the state and MOX production milestones with hefty daily fines up to $100 million per year if unmet.
In York Pennsylvania six white men told court they were sorry for the 1969 race riot killing of Lillie Belle Allen a 27 year old Black woman. They received up to three year sentences, none the maximum, with only one to a state prison. Victims family members condemned the outcomes as a slap in the face amid a city still haunted by the riots.
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