Campaign Rally Opens United Way Drive With Music and Memory
Campaign leaders introduced the cabinet and division heads as volunteers performed a 50s to 90s music set to energize donors. Dan Wood, aka Walter Cronkite, guided the audience through decades of hit songs and shows before a campaign video closed the event. The drive reflected a 134 percent funding request increase as the group mourned late supporter Arra, who died in May.
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Bill Haley
the Comets
Madonna and Hootie and the
Blowfish
Walter Cronkite
Dan Wood
Memory Lane
Tim Danger
Field
Arra
Wood
DNA testing plan eyed to cover all inmates in state
Frommer outlined a plan to mandate DNA testing for every inmate once the General Assembly reconvenes. SLED and the lab have processed about 20 000 inmate samples with 10 000 more in progress and 500 active cases, while annually handling roughly 600 cases overall. He stressed DNA as the top police tool and noted tests target crimes including murder kidnapping armed robbery and sexual offenses involving minors. The plan would require all inmates to submit to DNA testing to strengthen case building and courtroom explanations.
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Frommer
General Assembly
Aiken County
SLEC
Robert Stewart
Scientists weigh Hunley face test and museum sites
Hunley researchers plan computer analysis of a tintype thought to show a sub crewman possibly Dixon. If the face matches, it would be a breakthrough. The commission eyes proposals from Charleston North Charleston and Mount Pleasant for a Hunley museum with a decision likely by October, but any choice may be delayed.
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McConnell
Dixon
Sally Necessary
Queenie Bennett
George Dixon
Commission
State Budget and Control Board
Charleston
North Charleston
Mount Pleasant
Controversial Still Magnolias Calendar Draws Council Interest
In a heated exchange the Still Magnolias calendar, featuring photographs of Aiken in discreet nude poses, sparks debate. Jen nings notes the backlash while Dee observes the newspaper headline The Naked Truth as the area council on aging sees potential sales.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Jennings
Still Magnolias
Aikenee
Dee
Area Council On Aging
Rae
Employment gains buoy stocks amid upbeat jobs report
Mayland notes last month saw job seekers not discouraged while many found positions fueling growth. Dow climbs over 100 points, Nasdaq up 35, as White House calls for Congress action on terrorism insurance and retirement protections to spur hiring. Analysts revise unemployment peak hopes amid steady Fed rate stance and a housing driven rebound. Employment in services jumped by 100,000 in August, outpacing prior months.
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White House
Congress
Bush
Ari Fleischer
Joe L. Naroff
Naroff Economic Advisors
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