USC Professor Discovers Oldest Egyptian Temple in Hierakonpolis
USC archaeologist Michael Hoffman and a 12 member team uncovered what may be Egypt’s oldest temple at Hierakonpolis, dating to 3800 3100 B C. The monument suggests early state formation and centralized power in ancient Egypt.
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Michael Hoffman
Earth Sciences and Resources Institute
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Recess Denial Clears SC Murder Conviction Overturned
U S District Judge Houck ordered the release or retrial of Donald Ray Perry within 70 days for the 1981 kidnapping rape and murder of University of South Carolina professor Mary Heimberger. The ruling found Perry was unconstitutionally denied counsel during a brief trial recess.
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University of South Carolina
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C. Weston Houck
Donald Ray Perry
Mary J. Heimberger
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Dentsville
Julius Baggett
Baggett
Houck
James C. Anders
Drought Worsens in South Carolina Prompts Water Cuts
Western and central South Carolina face the driest January to June in a century as rainfall trails well below normal across cities like Columbia and Charleston. Officials urge water conservation, limit car washing, and shift lawn irrigation to evenings while crops including corn peaches and soybeans endure moisture stress and potential damage.
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Charleston
Greer
Upstate
Dan Cooper
S.C
Laws Take Effect In South Carolina Including Tort Claims Cap
New laws in South Carolina take effect including limits on government liability under the 1986 Tort Claims Act with caps of 250 000 per person and 500 000 per incident no punitive damages. Also higher hunting and fishing license fees apply residents pay 12 10 17 and 44 for combined licenses, with non residents facing larger increases.
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Moviemaker Declares Charleston Unfit for Filmmaking
Robert E. Warner of Entertainment Partners Inc says no film company will find Charleston economically feasible. The CBS Movie of the Week A Special Friendship was filming downtown amid resident complaints and police involvement. Harlan Greene of the South Carolina Historical Society says he was harassed when a company official and a police officer entered his home to lower the volume during filming.
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Three South Carolina Schools Named Model Schools
The U S Department of Education named Keels Elementary Conder Elementary in Richland District 2 and Cowpens Elementary in Spartanburg District 3 among 210 national model schools. State Superintendent Charlie Williams said 28 SC schools applied, eight considered, with four visiting and three given honors.
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