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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2002
Page
1
USA Weekend Musicians gear up for Make a Difference Day next Saturday. Volunteers plan performances and outreach to communities, showcasing local talent and civic pride. The event aims to boost community service and neighborhood improvement projects.
In York Pennsylvania two men Greg Neff and Robert Messersmith were found guilty of second degree murder for the 1969 shotgun slaying of Lillie Belle Allen during race riots. Former mayor Charlie Robertson was acquitted as the case nears a final resolution with remaining defendants to be tried.
In Ashland Virginia a 37 year old man was shot in a steakhouse parking lot Saturday night and authorities weighed a possible connection to the Washington area sniper attacks. Interstate 95 segments were shut and road blocks set as state police searched for a white van.
Leather dust and flying hooves mingle with fair events as riders from Mississippi to Pennsylvania attend the Western Carolina State Fair weekend. Kenny Thomas, coach of USC Aiken, swaps his baseball cap for a cowboy hat to help run the rodeo. See RODEO, Page 7A.
Democrat John F Long, 54, a Newberry County farmer, and Republican Sharpe, 64, a Wagener representative, vie to succeed Les Tin dall as South Carolina commissioner of agriculture and weights and measures regulator in the November 5 election.
Obituary notices published for Josephine Cannon Bertha Lucille Harvey Aiken Thomas J Snier Sr John C Stephens Sr Greenwood Shirley Burdette Watson Langley with brief death notices and family details.
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