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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 2008
Page
1
Raw footage captures widespread damage as Ike carves a path through the Galveston area. An aerial survey documents collapsed structures and debris in the aftermath, with video hosted on the local site.
Inxthem reports thousands of Ike victims settle in shelters for potentially weeks while lines form for food water ice and gas. Pearce named Aiken assistant city manager to oversee inspections and special assignments.
Apple held the top position in U.S. digital music player sales for the first half of 2008. Market share details show Apple leading among buyers as the segment evolves.
Obituary notices list several individuals including Ethelyn Hutto Carpenter of North Augusta and Barbara Cooper Coleman of New Ellenton. Additional names include Roger Terry Kneece of Stallings North Carolina Sybil Ann Irick Ready of Warrenville and Brian Andrew Yanak with unspecified details.
Three men are jailed and set to face murder charges in the Monday shooting death of Frederick L. Tucker 39 at his Old Barnwell Road home. A neighbor found Tucker shot, and she saw three men in dark clothing fleeing from the modular house.
Gaye Pappas, special education teacher at Paul Knox Middle in North Augusta, was named Aiken County teacher of the year at a banquet honoring district educators. Over a 34 year career across seven SC districts she praised keeping up with younger teachers and her work with students.
A sweeping financial crisis hits markets worldwide as Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch agrees to a Bank of America sale. The Dow plunges about 500 points in its steepest one day drop since 2001, signaling a broad hit to consumers and the economy.
Micheline Slattery, Haitian born and activist with the American Anti-Slavery Group, described years of abuse from age five at USC Aiken. She outlined forced labor, beatings, and a harsh punishment with a rock salt cheese grater, noting slavery exists often in the United States and cites her 13 years of servitude including a $2,500 sale in Connecticut.
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