Kornharens Executed After 11 Year Death Penalty Case
Fred Kornharens was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 1 23 a m after confessing to killing his ex wife her father and her stepson 11 years ago He apologized saying the death penalty was wrong and God has wisdom A relative of the victims kissed photos and left the chamber while opponents held candles outside the prison and supporters waited for confirmation.
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Columbia
Fred Kornharens
Kornharens
Mother and toddler die in Walterboro mobile home fire
In Colleton County near Walterboro a two year old boy named Lamar Jay Thompson and his mother Gloria Ann Walling died from smoke inhalation in a mobile home fire. A 13-year-old cousin Melinda Copeland was injured and located at the front door.
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Charleston
Colleton County
Walterboro
Lamar Jay ‘Thompson
Melinda Copeland
Willard Long
Gloria Ann Walling
Long
Walling
Obituary Notices Across Several Minor Cities
Death notices for Marzie Brodie Aiken Wilene Gilbert Phillip Gunter Batesburg Leesville Billy Keenan Aiken Wayne Sowers Carlsbad N M listed on Page 2B obituary section detailing names and locations of the deceased.
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Marzie Brodie
Aiken
Wilene Gilbert
North Augusta
Phillip Gunter
Batesburg- Leesville
Billy Keenan
Wayne Sowers
Carlsbad
N.M
Georgia Lottery Thursday Cash 8 Pantang Five Outcome
A Georgia Lottery draw on Thursday produced Cash 8 numbers 7 2 8 and Pantang Five numbers 16 19 21 29 38. No additional details were provided.
Welcome Center Baptists Aid Traveling Olympians
Southern Baptists operated POWER Paks at the S C Welcome Center in North Augusta during the Olympic Games. Volunteers distributed 300000 packets across Georgia and neighboring states, containing faith guides, schedules, games, and travel supplies. Travelers from many states and Quebec stopped for the free bags and water.
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North Augusta
S.C
Interstate 20
Ellen Bush
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
Missouri
Montana
Arizona
California
Quebec
Scott Webster
Geraldyne Bradham
Tiffany Poole
Berkeley
S.C. Welcome Center
Opening ceremony tonight at Atlanta Olympics echoes tradition and change
The inaugural ceremony at Atlanta’s Olympic Stadium begins at 8 30 pm EDT and lasts nearly four hours. The Parade of Nations will include more than 10 000 athletes from 197 countries in a grand but time consuming procession, prompting planners to seek an alternative for future ceremonies.
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America
Global Brotherhood
Atlanta
Olympic Stadium
Afghanistan
Zimbabwe
Babel in Atlanta Olympics translating army grows
Multilingual staff prepare for Olympic coverage in Atlanta with 1500 translators from around the world. Signs in French and Arabic mix with English at venues and transport hubs as reporters and visitors navigate the festival and games in a city of diverse dialects.
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Croisee Des Chemins du Sud
Hartsfield
MARTA
Georgia
Pine Log Road widening to ease drainage near Aiken
A state official said widening Pine Log Road east of Whiskey Road will help drainage though not fully solve south side floods. Plans call for five lanes from Whiskey Road to a new U S 78 intersection with right of way acquisition next year and construction starting in 1998 at a cost of about 5.5 million dollars. The project ties to relocating S C 118 to form the Aiken perimeter bypass with about 6.5 million dollars in right of way and construction. Completion is after 2000, dependent on funding.
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State Department of Transportation
Whiskey Road
E. Wrenn Barrett
District Highway Projects
DOT
Aiken
Army Reserve Center
Pine Log Road
U.S. 78
Barrett
S.C. 118
Owens- Corning Fiberglas
Aiken Plans Strategic Vision for 2010
The 1994 four part Aiken Standard series reviews the 1990s progress on a city Strategic Plan for 2010. Part one outlines the plan’s vision, part two covers group actions, part three reports results so far, and part four discusses future tasks and remaining work.
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Aiken
Lke
Tragic TWA Flight 800 crash shocks East Moriches NY
Rescuers cope as bodies and debris surface from the Atlantic after TWA Flight 800 exploded just after takeoff. Gov Pataki cites potential crime scene amid terrorism talk. Coast Guards search continues for victims among charred wreckage and sea.
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East Moriches
N.Y
Long Island
TWA
George Pataki
Atlantic
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Abby
Georgia Lottery
Baptists
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Southern Baptist Convention
Janice Taylor
Warrenville
Ssociated Press
Chuck Davis
Centennial Olympic Park
Claudia Diederix
Stuttgart
Babel and
Peachtree
New Park
The
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Suffolk County
Charles Wetli
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