South Carolina Labeled Worst in Billboard Violations
Greenville AP reports Sierra Club claims SC has the most varied billboard violations, including close placements and zoning breaches. State highway engineer counters the charge, noting compliance. The suit seeks to withhold federal highway funds to push stricter outdoor advertising enforcement.
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Greenville
Sierra Club
Rick Middleton
Washington, D.C
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
State Highway Department
Herman P. Snyder
Middleton
Federal Highway Administration
Georgia
The
Highway Administration
Charles Floyd
University of Georgia
Salisbury
N.C
I-26
Walterboro
Hardeeville
Spartanburg County
Reader’s Digest
22 Die as Bus and Train Collide at Israeli Crossing
A collision at a railway crossing near Moshav Habonim in Israel killed 22 people, most teenagers en route to a beach school outing. Police said 17 were injured. The dead were all aboard the bus, including the female driver.
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Moshav
Habonim
Israel
Mediterranean
Arie Guren
Haifa
Israel Railways
Zvi Tsafriri
Mengele's Son Claims Remains Likely His Father
Rolf Mengele asserts the exhumed body in Brazil is his father Josef Mengele. Spokesman Herbert Bauermeister said Rolf will present evidence to Frankfurt prosecutors and explain past silence to investigators.
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Munich
West Germany
Josef Mengele
Rolf Mengele
Brazil
Herbert Bauermeister
Frankfurt
Bauermeister
Sao Paolo
Clemson Narrows Field To 50 For University Presidency
About 50 candidates remain in the running for Clemson University president from an initial 200. A 12 member screening committee conducted a nine hour session to trim the pool. Several Clemson deans are named as potential candidates, with others discussed as nominees or previously considered contenders.
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Ryan Amacher
College of Commerce and Industry
Henry Vogel
College of Sciences
Benton Box
College of Forest and Recreation Resources
T. Bruce Yandle
Luther P. Anderson
College of Agricultural Sciences
Anderson
Bill Atchley
Family Of Campers Reported Missing Near Torture Case Site
Detectives pursue leads after a five person family vanishes near a Calaveras County campground. Investigators link potential victims to Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, with remains at a three acre site and torture tapes found at a cabin. FBI involvement flagged as searches expand. Ballard notes many missing linked to Lake and Ng.
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Calif
Claud Ballard
Calaveras County
Leonard Lake
Lake
Ballard
Charles Chatt Ng
FBI
Wilseyville
San Francisco
Canveras
Ron McFall
Agca links Soviet order to Pope assassination
Mehmet Ali Agca testifies that Soviet diplomats ordered and funded the 1981 Pope attack in St Peter's Square. He named Bulgarian and Turkish defendants, said the Soviet Embassy in Sofia paid 3 million marks via Bekir Celenk, and identified Grey Wolves leaders in Rome.
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Mehmet Ali Agca
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Agea
Sofia
Agca
Grey Wolves
Aivazov
Kolev
Antonov
Bekir Celenk
Celenk
Bulgaria
Gray Wolves
Musa Serdar Celebi
Celebi
FBI Joins Search For Hess In Missing Persons Case
FBI joined the investigation into the disappearance of former Columbia Police chief Arthur Hess and Mary Davis McEachern. Hess and McEachern, last seen Thursday morning, with McEachern’s Mazda also missing. Hess’s blood stained car found early Friday near a supermarket, with a blood trail leading away but ending abruptly.
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FBI
Arthur Hess
Trevor Hampton
Hess
Mary Davis McEachern
McEachern
Clarence McEachern
Authorities Seek Clues In Shari Smith Death
Authorities probing the death of 17 year old Shari Smith say the abductor may have known the girl but investigators note the suspect could be a stranger. Detectives focus on Lexington People's Market where Smith worked as a concession staffer and follow reports of a man ejected from the flea market that may connect to her case.
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Shari Smith
Lexington County
James R. Metts
Lexington High School
Saluda County
Metts
Smiths
Red Bank
Miss Smith
Smith
Salu
da County
Lexington People’s Market
Aiken Standard Contact Numbers and Office Hours
The Aiken Standard lists contact lines for subscriptions classified ads and news tips: 648-2311 for subscriptions and news ideas and 649-1555 for classifieds. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Dispatch Contacts List for South Carolina Areas
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard cover Jackson Graniteville Police, New Ellenton Fire and Police, North Augusta Fire and Police, Wagoner Fire and Police, Salley Fire and Police, plus long distance sheriff, fire, and ambulance lines for statewide urgency.
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Shari
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