Senators push desk session over near $2900 desks
Four Republican state senators urge Sen. John Drummond to call a special Senate meeting to debate buying desks at about 2900 each without per diem costs. Drummond said the vote favors new desks and mocked the move as political posturing while noting options include retrofit or do nothing.
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John W. Drummond
Senate
Drummond
Greg Ryberg
C.K. Gregory
Harvey S. Peeler
Joe Wilson
Aikenite Ryberg
Columbia
Greenwood County
Deaths in Blackville Hutto and Flowers Obituaries
Obituary notices list Carol Jean Hutto and H. Tommy Flowers of Blackville. The mm page 2B column records their deaths with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements.
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Carol Jean Hutto
Blackville
H. Tommy Flowers
Westinghouse retirees clash over health care costs
A dispute at Westinghouse Savannah River Co. and Bechtel Savannah River Co. centers on health insurance premiums for more than 1,000 retirees. The company plans to deduct premiums from pensions starting Jan 1, 1998, reversing past practice. Retirees say Westinghouse promised lifelong coverage. the company denies a lifetime obligation, citing policy terms. Two days of private meetings followed, with broader fallout expected. Also, a radiation alarm at the Savannah River Site triggered a worker sheltering response, later deemed a false alarm tied to x-ray checks in F-Area. Site officials emphasized caution and safety priority.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Savannah River
Westinghouse and Bechtel Savannah River Co
West Inghouse
Bruce Cadotte
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Cadotte
Son of Kel Lie Roe Parkes Arrested in Gastonia
John Augustus Parkes, 43, of 3336 Colonial Drive, was captured without incident in Gastonia North Carolina early this morning at a pay phone. Authorities linked him to the murder of Kel lie Roe Parkes and recovered the victim's vehicle near a local hotel. Major Jody Rowland said the case focused on the son from the start and investigators found evidence at the Parkes home. Parkes had prior legal troubles including a probated weapons sentence and a breach of trust charge for a rental car. Deputies believe he had a drug problem and he will be arraigned to face the charges.
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John Augustus Parkes
Colonial Drive
Gastonia
N.C
Jody Rowland
Aiken County
Rowland
Parkes
Teen suspect's name released in pawn shop murder case
Police identify Curtiss Vance Bruce Kess, 19, of Charlotte as one of three murder suspects in the shooting death of Carlton Ennis, 57, at a Aiken Southside Pawn and Gold case. Two juveniles, ages 15 and 16, also charged. warrants and extradition await rulings. Weapons linked to the pawn shop recovered.
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Aiken
Curtiss Vance Bruce Kess
Jones St
Charlotte
N.C
Carlton Ennis
Owens St
Jody Rowland
Aiken County
Milner settles million dollar lawsuit in Columbia crash
Milner Super Gas Inc agreed to a 1 million out of court settlement Tuesday over the July 1994 accident in Columbia. A Milner driver Stephen Mark Jones hit a van carrying Heathwood Hall students, killing 6-year-old Jacob Streblin. The Streblins had filed a 22 million suit in December 1994, with the school and dealership already contributing undisclosed sums.
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Aiken
Columbia
Milner Super Gas Inc
Milner
Stephen Mark Jones
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Jacob Streblin
Jacob
Lisa
Mike Streblin
Pulliam Ford
Streblins
G.A. Milner II
Milner Super Gas
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Senators
Abby
Scott Webster
Kellie Roe Parkes
Teen Suspect
By Michael W. Gibbons
South Carolina
Roy Atkins
Belvedere
Marshall Lawless
Dixie
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