Accidental Shooting Kills Army Private in South Carolina
Patrolman William Bowen says his revolver discharged accidentally when he stopped a speeding car. Jodie Gilliam, 19, Lexington, was shot in the neck and died within minutes. Bowen, 26, suspended amid investigation after chasing the vehicle on Interstate 20 for 12 miles.
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Columbia
William Bowen
Bowen
Jodie Gilliam
Lexington
Charlotte Observer
Gilliam
Kershaw-Richland County
Kershaw
Cecil Bowers
Milk Price Hike Approved By South Carolina Dairy Board
The South Carolina Dairy Commission approves a 0.90 per hundredweight milk price increase, effective February 1, raising the price about seven cents per gallon. Farmers had sought $1 per hundredweight, and the higher rate surpasses the Consumer Advocate’s estimate.
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Columbia
State Dairy Commission
South Carolina
State
Consumer Advocate
South Carolina Council of Milk Producers
Mills Ruling Upholds Dust Standards Challenge
Circuit Judge Francis Nicholson upheld a state labor order finding Clinton Mills in violation of cotton dust standards. The decision may influence Greenwood Mills as two cases use the same defense. Attorney Carl B. Carruth said the suit questions how dust is measured and could lead to appeals.
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Greenwood
Francis Nicholson
State Department of Labor
Clinton Mills
Carl B. Carruth
Greenwood Mills
U.S. Department of Labor
Carruth
E.L. McGowan
Neighbors in Bennettsville feud ends in gunfight
Marlboro County deputies say a weekend dispute over pets escalated to gunfire. Don Ball’s St Bernard Hoss allegedly ate cat food in Steve Strickland’s yard after Strickland’s dog killed three Ball chickens. Ball faces charges in the dog killing. one man was seriously wounded.
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Bennettsville
Marlboro County
John Carabo
Don Ball
St. Bernard
Hoss
Steve Strickland
Strickland
Ball
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Aiken, S.C
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