Aftermath of McDonald’s massacre haunts San Ysidro families
Survivors and relatives describe ongoing trauma after the 21 killed when James Huberty opened fire at a San Ysidro McDonald’s. Police and psychologists warn of guilt, nightmares, sleeplessness, and long recovery as officers recall imagining their own children among the victims. A 12-year-old boy, Guillermo Flores, can't sleep alone after his brother David, 11, was killed nearby.
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San Ysidro
Calif
McDonald’s
James Oliver Huberty
Arlen Versteeg
U.S
Versteeg
Michael Mantell
San Diego
Guillermo Flores
David
Guillermo Flores Sanchez
New Senate remap proposal filed in district court
A new plan to redraw the South Carolina Senate into 46 single member districts was filed with a three judge federal panel. The proposal seeks nine black majority districts and smaller population variances while challenging nine previously approved districts. The hearing date in the case is set for October 22 in Washington.
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Columbia
Senate
U.S. District Court
South Carolina
Republican Party
Terrell Glenn
GOP
Washington Court
General Assembly
Glenn
Washington
U.S. Justice Department
Woodring seeks detailed accounting of out-of-state trips
Aiken County Councilwoman Mim Woodring has begun a campaign to obtain full records of county funds spent on out-of-state travel by department heads and officials. She notified County Administrator Scott Barnes that since July 1 she wants a department by department expense listing and descriptions of meetings attended. She also asks for post trip reports detailing lessons learned applicable to county service.
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Aiken County
Mim Woodring
Woodring
Scott Barnes
Barnes
NPR NPR NPR: DOE Hodel reviews NPR site options
Secretary Hodel discusses safety environmental and cost studies for a new generation plutonium and tritium production reactor at Savannah River Plant. He aims for a 1985 recommendation while NRDC ERF sue for an late EIS and public participation.
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NPR
Hodel
Cochran
Savannah River
South Carolina General Assembly
Department of Energy
Barbara A. Finamore
Natural Resources Defense Council
DOE
NRDC
Columbia-based
Energy Research Foundation
SRP
ERF
Congressional
Coaches say current supplements suffice despite extra season work
The coaches contend they already work the extra time without more pay beyond standard supplements, which they deem inadequate. Superintendent Dr. Robert W. Paskel says the letter was reviewed by administrators, not the board, and funding focused on teacher salaries and maintenance. Coaching supplements were raised two years ago and will not rise this year despite new Education Improvement Act funds.
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Robert W. Paskel
Paskel
Consumer Prices Rise Adjusted for Seasonal Changes
The CPI rose 0.2 percent after seasonal adjustment with a 12 month run of steady gains. The department’s annual rate reached 2.0 percent, with the index at 310.7 in June indicating prices would have been 31.07 for a $10 item in 1967. The urban wage earners and clerical workers index edged up 0.1 percent, commonly used in cost of living adjustments.
Jackson Foster doubts SC Senate bid rumor against Thurmond
Jesse Jackson Foster challenges the idea that a Jackson Senate race could succeed in South Carolina by splitting the white vote. He cites Thurmond's strength and funds, the limits of Purvis as a spoiler, and Jackson's need to go commercial to stay politically active.
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Foster
South Carolina
Jackson
Purvis
Sen. Thurmond
Thurmond
PUSH
People United To Save Humanity
Chicago
Democratic Party
Energy Department to Expand Training Academy
The program, requested by Energy Secretary Donald Hodel, will create a permanent academy with anti-terrorist maneuvers and law enforcement segments. DOE guards will gain arrest powers and host hostage rescue and containment drills at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.
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Energy
Donald Hodel
Energy Department
Riculum
Jackson
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Westmoreland Seeks Jury Trial in Libel Suit
Retired Gen William C Westmoreland seeks a jury trial over his 120 million libel case against CBS News. His lawyers argue the evidence irrefutably shows he did not deceive anyone about troop strength in Vietnam. The 365 page filing responds to CBS request to dismiss without trial and accuses CBS of fabricating a tale in The Uncounted Enemy program.
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New York
William C. Westmoreland
CBS News
Vietnam
U.S. District Court
Westmoreland
CBS
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