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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2008
Page
1
Thousands of spectators cheered Olympic medalists Michael Phelps Dara Torres and Kobe Bryant in Chicago on Wednesday as the city boosts its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Administrators and local representatives review traffic around the new school as changes aim to ease congestion. The Aiken Standard announces a 50 cent single-copy price, citing higher newsprint costs and no viable cheaper options, with Sunday calls unchanged and home delivery unaffected.
Authorities plan for thousands of visitors as Aiken’s Makin festival proceeds despite Hanna. Downtown traffic reroutes on Park Avenue with detours and lane restrictions, pedestrian areas opened to vehicles, reduced speeds posted, and public safety urges caution.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin accepted the vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention amid thunderous applause. She vowed a tough fight as the first woman on a Republican ticket faced scrutiny over her qualifications and background.
Susan Swanson of North Augusta attends the RNC as a guest alternate while delegates are reduced. She notes the speakers at breakfasts including Mayor Giuliani Cindy McCain and General Ellis and praises T Boone Pickens energy proposal.
Forecasters expect Hanna to intensify while tracking toward the Southeastern coast and near Myrtle Beach. Meteorologist Andrew Ulrich of Accuweather says the storm should make landfall around daybreak Saturday, with the Aiken area receiving heavy rainfall as Hanna’s west side passes overhead.
Ulrich noted the hurricane’s reach inland as Hanna strengthens toward category 2. Officials along the southern Atlantic coast delayed evacuations amid path uncertainty while Hanna battered the Bahamas and Haiti, causing at least 26 deaths. Disaster planners consider one way evacuation routes for about 1 million residents between Savannah and Wilmington.
The poll combines reactions to John McCain selecting Sarah Palin as running mate with Clemson Tigers football prospects. Voters split on Palin favorability and confidence in McCain, while options project a rocky Clemson start or mid pack finish with Bowden’s fate debated.
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