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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 2001
Page
1
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld tells AP he wants Congress and communities to accept mothballing or partial shuttering of bases as an alternative to total closings. He aims to gain cooperation for a more flexible approach than the all-or-nothing battles that followed the Cold War.
ACP's downtown building campaign features a character dinner on Wednesday September 19 at the Mafia Restaurant. Favorite ACP production characters will serve as waiters to raise funds for the Aiken Community Playhouse's new home.
Brief notice reports the deaths of Thelma Elis Jackson and William D Kratey in Jacksonville Florida with references to Tommy Edward Walker fiken as part of the obituaries.
Aiken leaders form an AS member task force to examine downtown and the Old Aiken district before addressing the controversial southside. Chairman Ed Woltz says county cooperation on an overlay district is needed first, and the effort is a guideline, not law. The panel aims to avoid hindering growth while reviewing the Comprehensive Plan.
First Baptist Church Montmorenci celebrated 131 years of existence with a New Jerusalem Singers concert from Hepzibah Georgia and a homecoming dinner after Sunday service. Pastor Gary Youell noted strong attendance and many members returning, some in period dress from the church’s founding year 1870.
Election officials forecast a record turnout for Tuesday’s Republican primary in Aiken with 6000 of 15712 registered voters expected to vote. As of 2 pm Friday 215 absentee ballots were cast, mostly from seniors and travelers, while polls run 7 am to 7 pm. Voters will choose one of three candidates for the District 4 seat and two at large positions.
Educators anticipate improved PACT results as the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test scores will influence elementary and middle school ratings this fall. Dr. Frank Roberson of Aiken County Public Schools expects gains, noting a trend of rising scores over the past two years. Annie Nkwocha, whose eighth grade son attends Hand Middle School, calls the period anxious.
The Aiken Planning Commission will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. to review Coun try Home Builders of Aiken’s proposal for an 8 percent lot project on 78.14 acres. Stratford Hall resident opposition centers on a dead end road length limit and the Twin Lakes access between Stratford Hall and Woodside Plantation. The 214 Park Ave. S.W. venue hosts the meeting.
A former security guard linked to a mass killing spree in Sacramento was killed himself after a 40 minute chase and gunfight with police in Rancho Cordova. He had just claimed a fifth victim late Sunday and exchanged fire before crashing near a fast food outlet. The suspect, 20 year old Joseph Ferguson, was armed and had warned he would kill himself if cornered. His ex girlfriend and three former coworkers were among the victims.
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