Clemson Football Player Danforth Charged With Burglary
Kenneth Danforth a 23 year old former Clemson safety and three varsity letter winner was charged with first degree burglary linked to an incident at another Clemson apartment. He was released on his own recognizance and the university will decide his status after more information becomes available.
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Clemson
Kenneth Danforth
Danforth
Manning Lomax
Aiken
Maryland
Lewis Askew
Memorial Stadium
South Carolina
FBI Report Says Crime Up In U S
The FBI said crime reported to police rose 5 percent last year marking the first year-to-year increase since 1981. The Sunbelt led the gain with migration to the South and West and a rebound in the 16 to 24 age group cited as contributing factors.
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Washington
FBI
Sunbelt
Partly Cloudy and Hot with Afternoon Thunderstorm Risk
Partly cloudy and hot with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the 70s. A chance of afternoon thunderstorms is forecast. See Page 8A for details.
Local Obituaries Highlight Area Residents
Death notices list Lynn Earl Boyd of North Augusta Leatha E Bryant of Aiken Elijah Dobson of Aiken Gary W Duches of Aiken William Morgan Sr of Belvedere Lynne E Redmond of Aiken Joseph W Taylor of Graniteville Sadie Brown West of Wagener Details continue on Page 7A.
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Lynn Earl Boyd
North Augusta
Leatha E. Bryant
Aiken
Elijah Dobson
Gary W. Duches
William Morgan Sr
Belvedere
Lynne E. Redmond
Joseph W. Taylor
Graniteville
Sadie Brown West
Wagener
Kingsmore at Bat for Graniteville Co. Chief Operating Officer
GRANITEVILLE—Harold Douglas Kingsmore, 53, was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Graniteville Co. on June 2. He moved from a family textile background after a short baseball career, later earning a Clemson degree and rising through textile operations to top executive ranks. His son Mike holds a similar role at Riegel Textile Corp. in Trion, Georgia.
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Graniteville
Graniteville Co
Harold Douglas Kingsmore
Ted Turner
George Steinbrenner
Textiles
Kingsmore
The
Victor Posner
Baltimore Orioles
Kings
Mike
Riegel Textile Corp
Trion
Clemson University
Buffalo Mill
Buffalo
Union County
Mercury Levels In Langley Pond Declared In Need Of Caution
The South Carolina DHEC issued a health advisory for Langley Pond advising against eating fish from the pond due to elevated mercury in fish tissue. Officials note prior cleanups improved water quality but sediments remain contaminated and further sampling will continue to locate the mercury source.
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Langley Pond
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Kin Hill
Lower Savannah
Hill
Horse Creek
County City Attorneys Debate Letter Contest
The city of Aiken asks the State Ethics Commission to monitor questions from the county Public Service Authority PSA about whether PSA members who are city employees conflict with ethics laws. PSA chair William F. Thompson recently retired from United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. and the board includes five members employed by the entities they serve. Robert M. Bell, the county attorney, gave an opinion that the PSA is not a regulatory body, allowing customer employees to sit on the board, with an updated ruling anticipated at the August meeting.
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City of
Aiken
State Ethics Commission
County Public Service Authority
PSA
Robert M. Bell
William F
Bo) Thompson
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc
Horse Creek
Graniteville Co
North Augusta
Bell
Regulatory Commission
Thompson
American priest Jenco freed by Islamic Jihad captors in Lebanon
Rev. Lawrence Jenco, 51, of Joliet Illinois, freed after 19 months in Bekaa Valley eastern Lebanon. He arrived at the U S Embassy in Damascus with a headache. A video from hostage David Jacobsen criticized Washington while Islamic Jihad threatened further actions if Kuwait frees jailed associates. Jacobsen compared his plight to Custer.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
U.S
Lawrence Jenco
Joliet
Ill
Bekaa Valley
Beirut
Islamic Jihad Organization
Peggy Say
Terry Anderson
Jenco
Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
David Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Custer
George Armstrong Custer
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Jacobson
Reagan
Washington
Islamic Jihad
Kuwait
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Herb Marshall Page
Cae
New York Times
By Phil Jones
Gaylen Duskey
John Boyette
Robert F. Marino
Marino
Environmental Protection Agency
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Savanah River
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