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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2005
Page
1
Amid disaster relief efforts troops move into the city while residents seek shelter and aid. Volunteers organize to house horses from the devastated region and amateur radio operators prepare to assist in communications.
A food and water drop off point at the Green Boundary Club on 780 Whiskey Road operates daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jack Wetzel organized the effort with the Aiken Red Cross accepting only monetary donations, call 649-2549 for details.
Aiken Standard highlights current readers and titles with a daily book feature. Michelle Rahenkamp notes John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as a recommended read in a compact community book discussion segment.
Barbara Denise Owensby Green of Graniteville and Ray Robert Tanton of Trenton are listed in the region deaths and funerals notice. The brief item notes their deaths and funeral notices without further detail.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies at his Arlington home surrounded by his three children after a battle with thyroid cancer. Appointed by Nixon in 1971 and elevated to chief in 1986, he shaped a conservative shift and oversaw landmark cases and an impeachment trial. The death opens a Senate confirmation fight for his successor and prompts funeral plans.
Aiken County Habitat for Humanity loaded two Penske trucks with water, canned goods, and nonperishables at Kroger and Whiskey Road McDonald’s to aid Katrina relief. Volunteers numbered 25 to 30, with Don Sprawls donating 500 dollars and volunteering. shipments head to Atlanta regional center to support relief.
Aiken County couple Bob and Jean Necessary want Union Academy Road closed between Windsor and Thistle due to drug dealing and gunfire near their home. Sheriff Hunt predicts crime will drop 80 percent after arrests, while officials cite access and detour concerns.
Sheriff Michael Hunt says six drug agents handle about 50 complaints weekly and courts must keep offenders jailed longer. He notes a murder in southeastern Aiken County and two suspects at large, predicting crime drop of at least 80 percent once the remaining suspects are captured. Hunt urges stiff sentencing for dealers and warns offenders to turn themselves in.
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