21 Oct 2003
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 2003
Page
1
Student night special offers $3 off Pay One Price with school coupon at the Bridgestone Arena. Attractions include Balloon show at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Kiddy land operates from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. See page 10A for full schedule of fair events.
Aiken native Janie Mines and 10 other Black South Carolinians will be honored at BellSouth’s 2004 South Carolina African American History Calendar at the Roger Center in Columbia. Mines, who inspired Boys to Men from Fort Mill, left a high-level post in 2002 to focus on mentoring. She credits her parents for instilling drive and notes her Naval Academy path with support from U.S. Rep. Butler Derrick.
Janie Mines becomes the first African American woman to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis marking a landmark milestone in military education and civil rights. Her achievement opens pathways for future generations of Black women in the armed forces.
The MERCI Retriever pulls clots from brains through blood vessels in stroke patients. In early tests it restored flow in about half of treated patients, offering hope beyond existing medications. Doctors describe dramatic recoveries and renewed optimism for severe strokes.
Fire in Jackson Middle School bathroom was put out with no serious damage. Two 12 and 13 year old boys are due back in Family Court Thursday on charges they tried to burn down the school. They are held at the youth detention center in Columbia after an Oct. 16 hearing.
The federal deficit rose to 374.2 billion dollars in 2008, a record that more than doubled the prior year’s red ink and signaled a likely higher figure ahead. White House officials cited the result as proof economic measures were working, while Democrats pressed the broader numbers.
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