Canadian youths scare Spartanburg bank after water pistol scare
Two Canadian youths traveling with a church group spooked staff at Citizens & Southern National Bank Outlet Park in Spartanburg by approaching with water pistols. Deputies found the youths armed only with water pistols and warned them not to repeat the incident. No charges were filed. The bank had been robbed twice in two years, heightening staff nerves.
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Spartanburg
Citizens & Southern National Bank
Outlet Park
Sheriff’s Department
Jim Gamble
Gamble
Mouse On British Airways Flight Delays Bangkok Trip
A British Airways L 1011 flight from London to Bangkok was delayed two hours after a passenger spotted a mouse aboard near Kuala Lumpur. After inspection and fumigation the plane continued to Bangkok and no hazard was found. The fate of the rodent was not announced.
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Bangkok
Thailand
British Airways
Far East
Kuala Lumpur
London
Weather Outlook: warm nights and hot days persist
Forecast calls for fair, warm nights and blistering days with a 20 percent chance of isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Lows near 72 tonight, then a scorcher tomorrow with sunny skies and highs around 100. Details on Page 8B.
Deaths in Several States and Cities Noted
Obituary notices list Dorothy M. Cunningham Clearwater Rev H J Dicks Aiken William D Driggers Warrenville James T Franklin Aiken Robert R Kennedy Fort Sill Oklahoma Carol Ann Lucas Bath Myrtis W Smart North Augusta Eunice Williams Aiken with details continued on Page 12A.
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Dorothy M. Cunningham
Clearwater
H.J. Dicks
Aiken
William D. Driggers
Warrenville
James T. Franklin
Robert R. Kennedy
Fort Sill
Okla
Carol Ann Lucas
Bath
Myrtis W. Smart
North Augusta
Eunice Williams
Nuns Freed After Abduction in Marawi Philippines
Moslem militiamen released 10 Filipino Carmelite nuns unharmed after six days of captivity in Marawi. A freed nun compared return to a picnic. Bishop Capalla confirmed no ransom. US missionary Brian Lawrence remains hostage amid ongoing negotiations.
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Manila
Philippines
Fernando Capalla
Iligan City
Brian Lawrence
Associated Press
Capalla
Juan Ponce Enrile
Enrile
Ed Pangilinan
Madison
Wis
Marawi
Iligan
Min
Heatwave Persists As South Carolina Ends 11 Straight 100s
The Associated Press reports South Carolina endures record drought with little relief while forecasters warn the heat will continue. Temperatures should hit the low 90s in the mountains and upper 90s in the Midlands with a chance of afternoon storms. The Columbia area faces near 100 as a new hot spell returns. USC logged 103 degrees as the state endures 11 straight 100 degree days.
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South Carolina
Dick Mathews
National Weather Service
Midlands
Columbia
Mathews
University of South Carolina
Charlotte Camp
U S troops join Bolivia anti drug operation in jungle labs
U S troops ready to support a Bolivia coca lab raid campaign based in Beni near Trinidad. About 80 Leopards and 100 American soldiers are to assist a two month operation with six Black Hawk helicopters and diplomatic immunity for officials.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
U.S
Beni
Trinidad
Leopards
New Jersey
Chapare
Black Hawk
Panama
Edward Djerejian
White House
Reagan
U.S. Army
U S
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at SRP F-Area and NIM alarm
SRP evacuated about 1,000 workers from the F-Area after an anonymous caller warned of a bomb. No device was found and staff returned at 1:15 p.m. A separate NIM radiation alarm in the F-Area canyon prompted the evacuation of about 100 workers, with one man contaminated lightly on the cheek and decontaminated.
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Savannah River
SRP
Wackenhut Services Inc
U.S. Department of Energy
Carl Nandrasy
Nandrasy
Canyon
James Felder
du Pont
DOE
Defense
Naked homeowner captures burglar in Dayton shop
In Dayton Ohio a naked electronics shop owner Hurlburt woke to prowlers, grabbed his gun and ordered the suspect to freeze. The intruder fled with no clothes while a 11 year old suspect was taken into custody and a $400 video recorder was reported missing.
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Dayton, Ohio
Mises
Hurlburt
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Lanao del Sur
Francisco Cruz
Danao Island
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Army
Drug Enforcement
Paz Estenssoro
Greenville
Upstate
Wes Tyler
Are Smith
Clemson University
Smith
Felder
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