Bell Waives Preliminary Hearing in Saluda Case
Larry Gene Bell waives his preliminary hearing in Saluda County for the kidnapping and murder of Shaun Smith. Magistrate refused to close the session as Bell faces grand jury indictment possible. Bell also faces charges in Lexington County for the abduction and murder of 9 year old Debra Helmick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Bell
Miss Smith
Lexington County
Red Bank
Saluda County
Debra Helmick
Columbia
Dennis Back At Work Returns To Budget Board
Sen. Dennis, 69, the powerfully influential Berkeley County Democrat, returned to the State House for a Budget and Control meeting after a near fatal truck crash in December. He spoke of being back in the harness as colleagues welcomed him and he joined in a plan to close an $11.9 million revenue shortfall for the 1984-85 year. Dennis had surgery for spleen removal and liver pancreas tears and a broken foot, with later throat surgery for breathing. He was released January 28 and has been in therapy at his Moncks Corner home.
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Columbia
Rembert Dennis
State House
Dennis
Budget Board
Pinopolis
Dick Riley
Riley
Berkeley
South Carolina
Earle E. Morris Jr
Berkeley County
North Trident Regional Hospital
Charleston
Moncks Corner
Sen. Rembert Dennis
S.C. Senate Finance Committee
Grady Patterson
Budget and Control Board
Helicopter Purchase Cut as Budget Gaps Narrow South Carolina
South Carolina Budget and Control Board halted a $2.9 million helicopter purchase and 14 school buses to balance the 1984-85 budget gap. The board also trimmed 798 new positions, delaying asbestos removal projects at the University of South Carolina and Francis Marion College and funding shifts tied to the 1985-86 surplus. Governor Riley said funds would come from reserves or surpluses, keeping a steady path without depleting the general reserve. The action preserves critical positions in corrections and social services while avoiding across the board cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Budget and Control Board
General Assembly
House
Senate
Dick Riley
Riley
University of South Caroli
Francis Marion College
Department of Education
Department of Corrections
Department of Social Services
Jesse A. Coles Jr
Ways and Means
General Reserve Fund
South Carolina
Board of Economic Advisors
Slain Georgia Elderly Worker Surprised Burglary Fatal
Abbie Sue Mullinax, 76, was killed in her Cherokee County home when a burglar crawled through an open window and slashed her throat with a butcher knife after she surprised him. Police say another woman in the house heard the scream and the intruder fled. Her family recalls her forgiving, loving nature.
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Gaffney
Joan McCraw
Abbie Sue Mullinax
Cherokee Memorial Hospital
Mack Jolley
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Michael Daniel
John Drummond
Greenwood
Donald V. Myers
State Supreme Court
Saluda County Grand Jury
Charles McNeil
Marshall Williams
Orangeburg
James Waddell
Beaufort
Ava
Whiskey Rd
Mitchell Shopping Center
Visa Master
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aiken Peace Movement
Tors
Shoneys
Shoneys America
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