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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2004
Page
1
Aiken County man Hastings Arthur Wise, convicted for the 1997 four‑way plant killings, will proceed to the death chamber after a judge accepted his waiver of further appeals. Three psychiatrists testified Wise understands the crime and can aid his attorneys. The execution date remains uncertain.
Five Silver Bluff High School students were among motorists injured Friday when a 1995 red Camaro traveling west on Green Pond Road left the roadway and collided with an oncoming Ford Expedition and a green minivan. The crash occurred at 3:30 p.m. on the day before Christmas break, with debris and skid marks along the highway.
Shoppers flock to buy digital cameras as a favored holiday item. Chris Lydle notes cameras as the season’s gift of choice with instant viewing and email sharing driving demand. David Stegall cites Kodak and Canon as popular brands at Target as buyers rush in.
The Savannah River Site faces staffing reductions as cleanup progresses and fuel consolidation concentrates work. WSRC plans 1200 layoffs this year and 600 to 800 next year, while Global Containment Systems pursues a new plant hiring 350 to 400. Local officials warn of ongoing economic impact.
Four Aiken residents are implicated in the September attack and October slaughter of a local cattle rancher's Jersey bull. Brent A. Aiken, 19, faces two counts of ill treatment of animals, joining prior charges of burglary, malicious injury to property, arson, and livestock theft. Jerry R. Bell, 20, and Barbara J. Rogers, 37, also face ill treatment of animals amid related burglary and theft counts.
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