Bank robberry arrest shocks Sunday school circle
A Sunday school teacher, William E. King 39, was arrested December 22 after robbing Poinsett Federal Savings and Loan in Greenville. A church friend recalls his name being used in other crimes and the FBI says King confessed to seven more robberies starting June 19.
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Banks
Carolinas
Georgia
William E. King
Poinsett Federal Savings and Loan
Greenville
van C. Porter
King
FBI
Northeast jail crisis meeting to address inmate overcrowding
US marshals report crowded federal facilities as they search for empty beds and transport inmates across states. Officials from BOP and various districts cite projected prison population doubling and long transfers to hold offenders, with women prisoners sometimes moved hundreds of miles weekly.
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Providence
U.S. Marshals
Alexandria
Pasquale A. Manfin
Connecticut
Bureau of Prisons
Jel Flip Lorenzoni
New York
Ciy
Alderson
Weather Outlook Cloudy with Rain Chances Intensify
Tonight is cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and possible thunderstorms. Lows will be in the 40s. Tomorrow remains cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms and highs in the 60s. See Page 8A for details.
Deaths of regional figures detailed on Page 3A
Obituary brief lists notable deaths including Allene B. Broadwell Chapin Moses Butler Bonnie G. Dick Diana Freeman Eddie Lee Hill Eli Holmes Thomas Isaac Katherine A Kaney William T Marbert Alice N Norris Lt Col William L Sanders and Dr James H Suhrer all connected to Aiken Langley Orangeburg Ridgeland North Augusta and surrounding areas. Details appear on Page 3A.
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Allene B. Broadwell
Chapin
Moses Butler
Langley
Bonnie G. Dick
Orangeburg
Diana Freeman
Eddie Lee Hill
Ridgeland
Eli Holmes
Aiken
Thomas Isaac
Katherine A. Kaney
William T. Marbert
Alice N. Norris
North Augusta
William L. Sanders
James H. Suhrer
Noriega Surrenders to U S Forces Ending Dictatorship
Fallen Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega arrives in the United States to face drug trafficking charges after surrendering to U S troops outside his Vatican Embassy refuge in Panama City. He is flown to Homestead Air Force Base near Miami and expected in Miami federal court to plead innocent. Panamanians celebrate, exiles cheer as detention details remain undisclosed.
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Miami
Manuel Noriega
United States
U.S
Vatican
Panama City
Noriega
Homestead Air Force Base
U.S. District Court
Panama
Manuel Arana
Berlin Wall
Bob Barca
Air Force
Noriega Leaves Vatican Embassy in Panama City
Panamanians celebrate as Gen. Manuel Noriega exits the Vatican embassy and surrenders to U.S. troops after years of intimidation. President Endara calls the event a peace, while crowds jam streets and hug soldiers, shouting the monster is leaving.
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U.S
Noriega
Panama City
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Vatican
Guillermo Endara
SCE&G plans rate cut tied to plant license extension
South Carolina Electric and Gas will lower residential bills by about 57 cents monthly after the NRC approves extending the V C Summer Nuclear Station license. Depreciation costs will be spread over 10 more years, reducing a previous rate increase and cutting a typical bill from 70.27 to 69.70.
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Columbia
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
V.C. Summer
Bsset
Kevin Marsh
Sce&g
Rea
NRC
Jenkinsville
State Public Service Commission
Cities Gear Up For Local Option Tax Push
The South Carolina Municipal Association says cities are reloading to push a local option sales tax bill this year. The bill passed the House last year but stalled in conference over property tax rollback. Hugo’s damage to counties boosts the case for passage, with Sunbeam details noted.
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South
House
Robert J. Sheheen
Senate
Hugo
Sid Hugo
Rail disaster in Pakistan kills hundreds near Sukkur
A passenger train was diverted onto a wrong track and crashed into a stationary freight train near Sukkur 225 miles north of Karachi. Officials say about 200 dead and around 400 injured as rescue teams work amid overwhelmed hospitals. Prime Minister Bhutto expressed shock and ordered aid and an investigation.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Pakistan Radio
Muktar Ahmad Abassi
Pakistan Railways
Abassi
Sukkur
Hazul Baksh
Baksh
Multan
Vilage
Sangi
India
Benazir Bhutto
Associated Press of Pakistan
Ms. Bhutto
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Afghanistan
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