Nine Punished After 16-Year-Old Prison Escape
Three South Carolina juvenile prison employees were fired and six others reprimanded after a 16-year-old inmate escaped from the Broad River Road complex on August 8. The youth, held on drug charges, scaled a fence and hitched a ride to his mother’s home in Aiken. officials learned of the escape three days later.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Department of Juvenile Justice
Broad River Road
Aiken
Flora Brooks Boyd
Lexing ton seeks disaster aid after tornado damage
Gov. Carroll Campbell asks President Clinton to declare Lexington County a disaster area citing over 36 million dollars in damage to homes, businesses and public buildings from Tuesday's tornado. Campbell requests various federal aids including Individual and Public Assistance and disaster loans.
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Columbia
Lexington
Carroll Campbell
Clinton
Campbell
Sam
Department of Agriculture
Obituary notices list several local deaths on 7A
Lillie Rose Brown of Barnwell L W Hazel Elke Winchester C Simmon Ernest P Thomas Kayla Renae Weaver of Blackville Seymour Williams Jr. obituary notices appear on Page 7A detailing the passing of these residents with standard funeral notices and family notices in the regional obituary column.
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Lillie Rose Brown
Barnwell
L.W. Hazel
Elke Winchester C. Simmon
Ernest P. Thomas
Graniteville
Kayla Renae Weaver
Blackville
Seymour Williams Jr
President Halts Flow of Refugees
President Clinton abruptly ends the three decade open immigration for Cuban refugees citing concerns over exporting Castro’s political mess. He orders the Coast Guard with Navy support to intercept boats at sea amid a growing Cuban exodus to south Florida.
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Washington
Clinton
Fidel Castro
United
South Florida
Coast Guard
Navy
Refugees to Guantanamo Bay as regional reloca tion plan outlined
The administration proposed sending refugees to the U S Navy base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba then relocating them to other regional countries. Refugees reaching U S shores would be detained while their eligibility to stay is reviewed. Attorney General Janet Reno said details on detention length and ultimate fate would be addressed later.
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U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U.S
Janet Reno
Thurmond urges aid to halt nuclear waste plan
Senator Strom Thurmond asks Aiken County residents to oppose DOE plans to store spent nuclear fuel at Savannah River Site. He cites an environmental impact statement guiding 40 years of waste management and urges attendance at Thursday public meetings at North Augusta Community Center to voice opposition.
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Sen
Strom Thurmond
Aiken County
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Sen. Thurmond
DOE
North Augusta Community Center
Brookside Drive
Department
South Carolina
Jordan Questions Peeler's GOP Record
Cherokee County dairyman Bob Peeler trails in state politics as he vies in the GOP lieutenant governor runoff. Henry Jordan has solid recognition and Peeler’s upstate gains in the first primary may not be enough. Patterson, a former congresswoman, faces the Republican in November. The race features publicity stunts like a large plastic cow for Peeler’s dairy business and sign ordinance clashes.
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Cherokee County
Bob Peeler
Peeler
Henry Jordan
Jordan
Upstate
Howell Clyborne
House
Liz Patterson
Congress
Theo Mitchell
Inez Tenebaum
Phil Noble
Tordan
Butler Derrick
Republican Party
Jay Holgate
Holgate
Williamsburg County
Riley Sues Theodore in Williamsburg County Court
Charleston mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Joe Riley filed for a restraining order alleging campaign funds used to buy partisan help from Williamsburg election officials. The case targets Lt. Gov Nick Theodore amid a heated primary runoff and circulating ballots showing Theodore’s name.
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Cratic
Joe Riley
Nick Theodore
Pracht Denies Endorsement Deal In Moore Runoff
Debbie Dorn Pracht told voters in Aiken she did not trade an endorsement for a job with Sen. Tommy Moore. She joined his campaign citing shared ideals and noted Moore did not promise a seat. Moore and Pracht urged seniors to oppose Bryan’s COLA proposals during a visit to the Aiken Council on Aging.
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Debbie Dorn Pracht
Tommy Moore
Ms. Pracht
Aiken Senior Citizens Center
Moore
Bryan
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Riley
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Carl Langley
Pracht
Jim Bryan
Lindsey Graham
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