Greenville bank robber ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation
Glenn Allen Harmon a 28 year old man accused of taking seven hostages during an attempted Greenville bank robbery was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. He appeared Monday before a federal magistrate and faces armed bank robbery charges with possible additional charges after a grand jury review.
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Greenville
Glenn Allen Harmon
U.S
Ste Strom Jr
Armon
Weather Improves Drying Farm Fields Across State
SULUMBIA reports warm sunny weather dried out wet fields statewide. There were 5.5 days suitable for field work. Small grain planting advanced with oats and rye ahead of the five year average while barley and wheat lagged. A separate Myrtle Beach report says John Jerel Gore 19 was arrested for murder in a bar fight outside Live Oak Grill in the Wampee area. Robert Dewitt 26 died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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South Carolina Agricultural Statistics Service
Myrtle Beach
Wampee
John Jerel Gore
Harry Police
Russell Jordan
Robert Dewitt
Jordan
Live Oak Grill
Notable Deaths Listed in Local Notices
Obituaries note the deaths of Harold A. Bud Fricke of Aiken Mary A Marshall of Annapolis Ma Bessie Deas Smith Mayes of Gloverville and Dennis Williams of Charlotte NC with brief notices indicating their passing.
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Harold A
Bud) Fricke
Aiken
Mary A. Marshall
Annapolis
Bessie Deas Smith Mayes
Gloverville
Dennis Williams
Charlotte, NC
Court To Hear McWee Appeal
The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Jerry Bridwell McWee a former Augusta police officer sentenced to death for the 1991 murder in Aiken County McWee challenges the indictment jury makeup and trial rulings while his defense questions the prosecutors eligibility and appointment.
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S.C. Supreme Court
Jerry Bridwell McWee
McWee
Augusta Po
Aiken County
John Perry
Luke Brown
Barbara Morgan
Fund Extends Deadline for Valley Empty Stocking aid
The Valley Empty Stocking Fund extends applications to December 6 at Langley Community Center for Midland Valley families needing help this holiday. Submit social security cards birth certificates proof of income and utility and mortgage bills to qualify. Last year the fund disbursed over $31 000 aiding 305 families and 1 150 people.
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The
Valley Emptys
Midland Valley
Langley Community Center
S.C
Langley
Midland Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Vaucluse
Storm Branch
Tom Tammaro
Mary Etta Walker
Pat Guglieri
Betty Coleman
American Legion
Midland Valley Lions Club
Graniteville Post 77
Midland Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
Valley
P. D
NATO Units Prepare for Danger in Balkans Peace Plan
NATO advance troops arrive in Bosnia and Croatia to set up communications and logistics for 60,000 peacekeepers. Brig Gen Stan Cherrie leads the first U S general toward Kiselak near Sarajevo as 28 NATO soldiers from multiple nations land in a near freezing drizzle.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Balkans
NATO
Stan Cherrie
Kiselak
France
Britain
Belgium
United States
Croatia
Split
Brueggen
Germany
Bosnia
Tuzla
Mannheim
Kaposvar
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Paris
Student thwarted bus hijack at Northwest Middle School
A 13 year old boy was charged with kidnapping after an attempted hijack of a Greenville school bus. He displayed a .40 caliber pistol to another student, aimed to drive to Georgia but was talked out by driver Gloria Stamey. No injuries. The student faces expulsion and multiple gun charges.
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Greenville
Georgia
Northwest Middle School
Skip Fredrickson
Gloria Stamey
Ms. Stamey
Fredrickson
Travelers Rest Police Department
Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Thurmond Keeps 93rd Birthday Low Key in Senate Day
Senator Strom Thurmond, turning 93, will not mark the occasion with a party. Aides said his day will be filled with official duties including preparations for Wednesday's Bosnia hearing as he works through a busy schedule in Washington.
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Lina Republican
Thurmond
Chris Cimko
Bosnia
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Jim Huff
Ms. Morgan
Senate
Scott Webster
Aiken County Public Library
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Susan
Dan Jepson
Northwest
PTA
He Aiken
Chamber of Yommerce
Washington
Strom
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