Bell Murder Kidnapping Trial Enters Second Week
Bell, a 36 year old Gilbert electrician, faces murder and kidnapping charges in the slaying of 17 year old Shari Faye Smith who was abducted from her Lexington County home May 31. Her body was found in a Saluda County wooded area five days later with authorities citing asphyxiation as the cause.
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Moncks Corner
Larry Gene Bell
Bell
Gilbert
Shari Faye Smith
Lexington County
Miss
13 Are Killed On S.C. Roads Over Weekend
Authorities report 13 people died in South Carolina road crashes over the weekend including a Hartwell woman injured en route to hospital. The list covers incidents in Chester Irmo Spartanburg Cherokee and Berkeley counties with multiple fatalities and contributing factors like speed and head-on collisions.
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S.C
South Carolina
Hartwell
Anderson County
Wilton Mackey
Ferrell Dean O’barr Burgess
Anderson Memorial Hospital
Herman
Vivian O’barr
Gail Robinson
Chester
Peden Bridge Road
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Carl James Barber
Irmo
Matthew Anthony Sheheen
C.E. McNair
State Highway Patrol
Cherokee County
Fort Millman
Spartanburg
Donna Bell Young
Taylors
Mark Alton Young
Timothy Paul Sullivan
Campobello
Kershaw
Thomas L. Catoe
Kershaw County
Summerville
Robert T. Beverett
Parkway Village
Berkeley County
Charles Langston
Chairman Alleges Power Play in State Industrial Commission
James J. Reid, chair of the state Industrial Commission, accuses fellow commissioners Virginia L. Crocker and John R. Tally of plotting a coup to take control of personnel and finances. He cites a meeting set for today, a state holiday, as key evidence and notes he will be out of town. The two officers could not be reached for comment.
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Bell
John Hamilton Smith
Smith
Wendy Grimes
Alice Counts
Eastern Airlines
Charlotte
Columbia
James J. Reid
State Industrial Commission
Reid
Virginia L.) Crocker
John R
Tally
Miss Crocker
Schwartz May Resign as Speaker Before Session Ends
State Rep. Ramon Schwartz says he may resign as Speaker of the House before the session ends to let colleagues elect a successor. A Sumter Democrat who will not seek re election, Schwartz notes he would likely not endorse a future speaker. Potential successors include Rep. Bob Sheheen and Rep. Jack Gregory, with others like Sterling Anderson and Jack Rogers mentioned as possibilities.
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Columbia
Ramon Schwartz
Schwartz
Greenville News
Sumter
Bob Sheheen
Camden
Jack Gregory
D-Colleton
Sheheen
House
Gregory
House Judiciary Committee
Ramon
Sterling Anderson
D-Spartanburg
Jack Rogers
D-Marlboro
Rex
South Carolina Lawmakers Clash Over Tort Reform Bills
Lawmakers in Columbia debate landmark malpractice damage limits as doctors push for lower costs and lawyers warn against caps. The proposal would cap non-economic damages at 100000, restrict attorney fees, and apply to health care professionals. Debates pit Medical Association against Trial Lawyers Association amid lobbying and mixed claims of an insurance crisis.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
Mike Collick
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Courson
R-Richland
South Carolina Medical Association
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Senate
Collick
House
General Laws
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Charles Green
Cheraw
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N.C
Central Correctional Institution
Larry Walker
Charlotte Police Department
Jack Swerling
Swerling
Walker
Ellis
Sharon Sheppard
Lake Murray
Marion Elizabeth Curry
Maulden
Wheelwright Auditorium
Coastal Carolina College
Conway
Miss Curry
Ann’Margarete Hughes
Clemson
Power Play
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Greenville
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al Bafood
LeaAne Luubber
Bobby Gean Walker
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Mother, Sister & Brothers
Janet B. Pope
Associated Press
Hugo Spitz
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