Phelan shooter indicted for 1997 mass killings
Aiken County Grand Jury indicted Arthur Hastings Wise 44 on four counts of murder and weapons possession for the September 1997 Phelan Co. plant shootings. Four workers died and three were injured. Wise, a former employee, was captured inside the plant after the attack. The solicitor may seek the death penalty.
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Aiken County
Arthur Hastings Wise
Wise
Barbara Morgan
R E. Phelan Co
University Parkway
S.C. 19
Ernest Leonard Filyan
Warrenville
David Moore
North Augusta
Charles Griffeth
Lexington
Esther Sheryl Wood
Bath
Stan Vance
Jackson
John Mucha
Aiken
Lucius J. Corley
Granteville
Aiken County Dodges Bonnie as Hurricane Passes Way Offshore
Meteorologists at the Savannah River Site Weather Center say Bonnie skirted offshore, bringing only hot dry weather and a light breeze. Hurricane Danielle also looks unlikely to threaten the east coast, with stateside conditions expected to stay in the mid nineties and dry for several days. Meanwhile residents James and Mary Trust relocated from near Myrtle Beach to Aiken seeking relief and shopped downtown after the governor’s announcement.
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Bonnie
Aiken County
Chuck Hunter
Savannah River Site
Hunter
James
Mary Trust
Myrtle Beach
Wilmington
N.C
Obituary notices for Mildred L. Redish Jackson and Lula P. McDonald
Obituaries appear on page 2B for Mildred L. Redish Jackson of Bath and Lula P. McDonald of Williston. Lottery results list Wednesday winnings Cash 8 Midday 17-3 and Cash 3 Evening 5-18 and Cash 4 85-5 Pantagy 6 14-21-22-29.94
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Mildred L. Redish Jackson
Bath
Lula P. McDonald
Williston
Cash
Pantagy
Bonnie Lashes North Carolina Coast Flood Threat Grows
Hurricane Bonnie churned across North Carolina with 85 mph winds and threatens the coastal plain with severe flooding as it moves toward Virginia. Officials warn of up to 16 inches of rain and widespread flooding, with evacuations of about half a million people. New Bern reports river flooding and 771 shelter occupants while Wrightsville Beach saw limited damage and lingering high winds.
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Wilmington
N.C
Bonnie
Punch
North Carolina
Virgini
William Salling
Wrightsville Beach
Bertha
Fran
Everett Ward
Dotty Freenland
New Bern
Neuse
Woody Maness
Craven County
Bridgestone/Firestone plant rolls first test tire in Aiken
The Bridgestone/Firestone South Carolina plant produced its first test tire exactly one year after the plant announcement. BFSC President Nobuo Kawakami thanked team members and local supporters as 450 people watched the ceremony. Masatoshi Ono praised the milestone and strong North American tire demand. Aiken native Jay Holston helped assemble the tire, with two autographed samples destined for display and Hikone, Japan.
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Bridgestone
Firestone Corporation
Aiken County
Bridgestone/Firestone
South Carolina
Jackie Rotan
BFSC
Nobuo Kawakami
Firestone
Masatoshi Ono
North America
Aiken
Ono
Jay Holston
Holston
Hikone
Japan
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Phelan
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Abby
Bonni
Nina J. Nidiffer
Ron Baxley
Bill Bengtson
Danielle
Dani
Atlantic
Thomas Smith
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