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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 2001
Page
1
Government documents reviewed by the Associated Press show 608 people detained by U S terrorism investigators. Among them a Palestinian with a kit to make box cutters and a Pakistani seeking hunting near a nuclear facility. Others held for alleged violations with no clear link to past or planned attacks.
A sub committee of an education reform panel proposes districts tax residents at lower levels than others and must increase funding for schools. The executive director of the Education Oversight Committee asks if districts are doing enough for students before seeking state aid.
Death notices from 5A report multiple obituaries including George L. Allen Jr of Pascagoula Mississippi. Clara Green of Aiken. Jeriel T. Guess of Summerville. Mary Zell W. Heath of Clearwater. Jillian A. Livingston of North Myrtle Beach. Myrtle P. McCluney of Warrenville. Jemy E. Mays of Warrenville.
Readable entries include small ads and puzzles such as a crossword and cryptoquote. Dear Abby and Horoscope items provide daily guidance. Sports and stocks sections summarize scores and market moves with brief notes.
Wackenhut Services and the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America union agreed to extend the current contract at Savannah River Site until December 9 with a union ratification vote set for December 6. No immediate strike is planned as negotiations continue under federal mediation.
The United Way of Aiken County approves 2002 allocations totaling 2,452,054 dollars for 57 health and human service programs across 31 agencies. The agency funding process involved about 60 volunteers who reviewed finances, toured facilities, and interviewed directors to ensure funding matched community needs.
The Aiken County School District's independent audit report for 2000 2001 is an unqualified success, the accountant coordinating the report said Tuesday. The Elliott Davis firm states auditors found no non compliance issues required to be reported under government auditing standards.
Edgefield authorities pursue identification of a young man found dead more than a week ago. A Newberry pathologist reports a bullet to the head, a .40 caliber projectile, with investigators labeling the case a homicide. Remains were scattered over about an acre near Edgefield.
The Real Estate Shoppe and Meybohm Realtors announce a partnership to form a top firm in Aiken and the Augusta North Augusta area. Ruth Alexander and Shirley Felak sell their Aiken partnership to Meybohm but remain active in the local operation. The Real Estate Shoppe, formed in 1985, held 46 percent market share in 2001.
London reports that while proof is lacking, many international analysts say Osama bin Laden has pursued nuclear weapons for years and may be close. Experts urge assuming possible possession and preparing for use amid the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Gen. Tommy Franks cites 40 Afghan sites under study for weapons programs.
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