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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2000
Page
1
The USS Cole bombing in Aden killed seven confirmed and left 10 missing presumed dead, with about 35 injured. Explosive ordnance experts concluded the blast came from an external source, indicating a deliberate terrorist act.
More than 100 family friends and USC Aiken students and staff gathered in the Penland Administration Building to bid farewell to Jason Bernard Cook, a first semester freshman found shot to death. His father Deacon Robert J. Cook spoke, pleading for information and tearfully recalling hopes for holidays at home.
James Gallman opened the 59th annual convention of the South Carolina Conference of Branches of the NAACP in Charlotte. He urged members to persist with sanctions until all conditions for removing the flag are met, and referenced parallels with flag supporters and anti veto tactics. The convention also addresses a proposed state lottery to fund education with voters to decide on November 7.
The second annual One Fine Night drew art lovers through Historic Downtown Aiken on Thursday. Galleries including Arnold Gallery and Court Yard Studio showcased works by Trish Arnold Ginny Southworth and Pam Verenes while Aiken Center for the Arts featured The Art of Tyrone Geter and USCA Student Works. The event highlighted community diversity and generous turnout at new and existing venues.
Investigators in Aiken and Richmond counties with the FBI pursue clues after Reinaldo J. Rivera 37 was arrested in connection with a Tuesday sharp object attack and alleged sexual mistreatment of an 18 year old woman. Rivera's arrest triggers a joint probe by Aiken County Sheriff Office Richmond County Sheriff's Department and the FBI.
Five individual obituaries list infant Rio Lamont Dobey of Aiken and Justine Council Edwards of New York alongside Doralee Helen Hite of Littleton George Doralee Helen Hite? organized by Jackson-Brooks and Shellhouse funeral homes. Loren Abbott Ivey Jr. of Aiken, Furman Muns of Girard, and Kelly Ross of Elko are noted with respective funeral homes DeLoach Jenkins Memorial Chapel and Jenkins Memorial Chapel.
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