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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2005
Page
1
Steve Gipson, longtime cartoonist, sketches caricatures of ATC students and staffers. Don Adams, star of Get Smart, dies at 82 from a lung infection. USC-Aiken golf team ranks second after first day of Adams Cup play.
Obituary blurb lists 50 area deaths including W. C. Boyd Jr of Barnwell Rosa Marie Phillips of Pelion Esther J. Richardson of Aiken and Alden F. Whitehead of Aixer with Deaths and Funerals 5B section marked for details.
The Savannah River Site reports off site radiation exposure fell to 0.15 millirems in 2005, under the DOE limit of 100 millirems. The Environmental Report 2004 shows a drop from 0.19 in 2003 and notes monitoring over a 2,000 square mile area within 25 miles, extending to 100 miles, with thousands of samples analyzed for radioactive and nonradioactive contaminants. Last year no Clean Air Act or Safe Drinking Water Act violations were reported, and site related doses declined 21 percent overall.
Knox Platt family square at Graniteville Cemetery loses an ornate wrought iron gate sawed from hinges. Diane Gunter of the Horse Creek Historical Society notes multiple gates missing over years with two remaining damaged. Gate thefts blamed on vandalism and resale at flea markets.
Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton says DNA from the decomposed body found off Springfield Church Road may be sent to an independent lab rather than wait for SLED results. Lt. Ira Jeffcoat notes decomposition slows analysis and bone samples may require private or FBI testing. Authorities describe the death as suspicious with no foul play evident so far. Preliminary work suggests a petite black female, 50 to 60, dead for weeks. an anthropologist may be needed for specifics.
Young entrepreneurs from Mead Hall led by teacher Susan Wike raised about 200 dollars to buy bookbags and school supplies for hurricane evacuees. Delaney Hopkins conceived the effort after inspiration on TV, and Isabella Hill added a bag. Carolina First Bank will cover postage. items move to targets via Target discounts.
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