NBC Anthrax Letters Prompt Federal Probe in Sept 25 Alert
Authorities opened a federal criminal investigation to locate the anthrax source and retest powder samples after ambiguous tests. The NBC letter and a Times letter postmarked from St. Petersburg, Florida, sparked public security warnings as hospitals saw more inquiries for tests and antibiotics. President Bush pledged ongoing protective efforts.
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New York Times
St. Petersburg
Fla
Barry Mann
FBI
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Times
Mann
World Trade Center
Connecticut
Nevada
Florida
Bush
Edgefield History Meet Highlights Local Industries and Figures
Historians discussed Edgefield and Horse Creek Valley with notes on Vaucluse mill Gran itsville Co. Bath paper mill and local porcelain plants. Speakers included Dr. Lander and Dr. Downey with talks on figures like William Gregg and Gov. Francis Pickens alongside Edgefield pottery and Reconstruction era topics.
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Lander
Aiken
Edgefield
Vaucluse
Graniteville Co
Bath
Charleston
William Gregg
James Jones
Ridge Spring
Gregg
Jones
South
Benjamin Perry
Henry Schulz
Hamburg
South Carolina
Savannah River
Augusta
Tom Downey
University of South Carolina
Antebellum
Gov
Francis Pickens
Lucy Holcombe Picken
Edgewood
USC
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Preston Brooks
Stephen Ferrell
Old Edgefield Pottery
Vernon Burton
University of Illinois
Julian Mims
Bill Moore
Graniteville
Bush offers olive branch to Taliban amid Pakistan role
Officials say no new diplomatic push to Kabul has been launched and Washington has not urged Pakistan to act as intermediary. Bush hopes extending an olive branch may reassure Arab states of U.S. patience while Taliban leadership is aware of international demands. Islamabad spokesman notes contact point via the Afghan Embassy.
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Taliban
Bush
Kabul
bin Laden
Pakistan
White House
United States
Islamabad
Foreign Ministry
Mohammed Riaz Khan
Lipizzan Stallions Return Highlight Hapsburg Heritage
Ottomar Herrmann explains the Lipizzan lineage as the last bloodlines from the House of Hapsburg. The troupe performs a ballet like art seen by kings and presidents and featured in The Miracle of the White Stallions. The breed traces to Lipizza in Yugoslavia with ties to Ferdinand II and Ritter von Schoevelan ancestors.
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Ottomar Herrmann
House of Hapsburg
Lipizza
Yugoslavia
Hapsburg
Ferdinand II
Ritter von Schoevel
Empire
State budget trimmed as tax receipts miss projections
State budget talks hinge on a plan to balance funds for the new fiscal year starting July 1 with across the board cuts up to four percent. Revenue officials report July and August retail tax receipts dropped over four percent, about 7.2 million dollars, from last year. Economists say cautious spending reflects subdued confidence after a global downturn and terrorist attacks.
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Board of Economic Advisors
Barry
Calendar celebrates grandmothers in 18 month tribute calendar
Aiken community photo project features dozens of grandmothers with sepia portraits. Chuck Armour led the calendar shoot assisted by Celeste Cromer Tanton as Honeck praised the results. Backers include Aiken Regional Medical Centers and Shellhouse Funeral Home with more details at wwwstillmagnolias.org.
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Aiken
Chuck Armour
Celeste Cromer Tanton
Armour
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
British Nuclear Fuels Limited
Cumberland Village
Shellhouse Funeral Home
Chesterfield Interiors
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Aiken Chamber of Commerce
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Chuck
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Fey
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Africa
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Har Block
Wrightsboro Road
Peta
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