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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2001
Page
1
Muammar Gaddafi declares the condemned suspect for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing innocent, while welcoming the acquitted man home with a bear hug. The leader frames the outcome as unjust and vows further action.
President Bush moves to widen tax cut talks as he joins Democrats at their annual closed-door retreat in Washington. The pairing signals a rare bipartisan moment amid looming policy clashes.
Obituary notices for Melina B Ammatuna Paul Green Zackary D Hambrick Frances N Jones Terry N Joyner Josephine G McKie and Matthew E Taylor appear on page 5A funeral announcements from the local newspaper.
The page features the classifieds section with listings for homes jobs and services plus a 128 crossword puzzle page 108 movies 28 opinions 4A sports 18 stocks 5A and television 5A notes across the pages.
Jury in Beaufort County sentenced Hastings Arthur Wise to die for four murders after he told the court he would not seek mercy. Judge Thomas W. Cooper set an April 3 execution date, with appeals likely delaying any actual carrying out. Wise admitted guilt without remorse and barred defense witnesses earlier in the trial.
Bruce Mundy, a former R E Phelan plant worker, voices fury as Hastings Arthur Wise is sentenced to death for a shooting spree that killed four and injured others. Mundy says Wise will die slowly and miserably, while eyewitness Pat Bush recalls confronting the killer at the plant.
A joint beautification effort by Aiken County City government and the South Carolina Department of Transportation advances a berm with Leyland cypress along US 1 near a salvage yard. City officials note progress while DOT weighs drainage and paving needs and Edwa Willing comments on the screening impact and potential for holiday lights.
Five convicted murderers sit on South Carolina Death Row in Aiken County. Names include Jerry B McVee for the July 1991 Perry slaying, Willie Hicks for the 1993 Hagan killing, J Donnie Council for the 1992 Gatti case, David Mark Hil for three 1996 killings, and Hastings Arthur Wise for four made victims.
Solicitor Barbara Morgan says a Richmond County judge's dismissal of a fugitive warrant for Reinaldo J. Rivera is a formality. She notes extradition can be renewed and that no current bar prevents future action as Rivera faces charges in Georgia and Aiken County for multiple murders. Rivera was arrested in October after a police pursuit.
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