Jacksonville 911 Tapes Recount GMAC Massacre Chaos
Audio of 911 calls from the General Motors Acceptance Corp. office reveals panicked voices as James Edward Pough, 42, weapon in hand, killed eight and wounded five before shooting himself. The shootings spanned a street ambush and the GMAC office rampage in Jacksonville, Florida, with authorities detailing victims, funerals, and ongoing investigations.
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Jacksonville
Ieee
James Edward Pough
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Pough
David Waste
Ray David
Janice
David
Tommy Hazouri
Barry Kimbal
Hugh
Florida
John Delaney
GMAC
Jim McMillan
Pop
Anheuser-Busch
W.W. Gay Construction
Wiliam Lovejoy
Detroit
Atlanta
Traffic plan aims to ease congestion on SRS 1 and Green Pond
ISRS traffic official Cutshall says a new through lane from the administration area to S C 19 will be in place in three weeks to reduce backups from cars turning onto Green Pond Road. Engineers also count for a possible stoplight at Petticoat Junction US 278 intersection and push to move traffic from the 3/700 Area, noting morning flows are better than evening.
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S.C. 19
Cutshall
Green Pond Road
Petticoat Junction
Green Pond
Silver Bluff
Nuisance case heard over abandoned vehicles dispute
The county Planning Department served a citation on De Loache after a petition from about six nearby property owners. De Loache admitted cars remained in his yard but said most were moved. he vowed to keep others and warned they would go to court if moved.
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County Planning Department
de- Loache
DeLoache
Sewer fees and Hall bond fund nursing facility upgrades
Sewer fees and impact fees set at about 1900 per acre finance the Mattie C Hall bond to retire issues and fund nursing care facility improvements. Patient fees will repay the bonds while tax anticipation notes provide operating capital until property tax receipts come in. County treasurer Margie Plunkett presented to council an estimate showing about 4 million needed before tax collections rise.
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Mattie C. Hall
South Carolina
Margie Plunkett
Council
Eleven Dominican stowaways die after pesticide sprayed on cargo
Eleven Dominican men hid in the cargo hold of the SS Humacao as methyl bromide was sprayed on cocoa cargo in compliance with USDA rules. The ship, bound for Elizabeth New Jersey, left Rio Haina and later six died in hospital while two survived. Dominican authorities reported one survivor hospitalized and another arrested.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Humacao
Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Co
Rio Haina
Elizabeth, N.J
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sen Jun Star
Rage Language Daily
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Edgefield
Jackson Bros. Rt
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Bld Heritage Square
Levolor
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