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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 2000

Page

6

Dorn pleads guilty from in jail sentencing details

Dorn pleads guilty while in jail to involuntary manslaughter and assault in the Musgrove case after a plea deal. Relatives, including Rob Musgrove's mother Mrs. Strautmann, attended the sentencing as prosecutors described the knife attack last July 9 and related charges. Dorn's lawyers argued the plea reflects an appropriate outcome given the investigation.

Rob Harte Dorn Musgrove Gibbons Jeffrey Higgenbotham James Williams Higgenbotham

Fireworks Demand Soars Despite Drought Here

Peterson Fire Works on Pine Log Road reports drought relief boosted demand as customers plan big weekend sales. Owner says 17 years of business with drought driving early orders and anticipation of a busy July 3 rush, with peak shopping from Friday night through late Saturday.

Peterson Peterson Fire Pine Log Road Waters

Disputed land sale tied to steeplechase facility plans

Mrs. Faulkner denies knowledge of plans to sell part of her land for stables and support facilities for a steeplechase. Wetzel and Duchassois say they have a contract with Mac, seek more property for 200 stalls and a year round equestrian facility near Millbrook Church, aiming to train and race in Aiken. Miller in Kentucky awaits paperwork. talks continue with Millbrook Church.

Faulkner Mac Wetzel Millbrook Church Aiken

Building set to begin in the country spokesman says

LeDuc notes the project links the city the play house and the Aiken Corporation with Westinghouse. He calls it a nontraditional lease that advances a goal larger than any single party could achieve alone.

LeDuc Playhouse Aiken Corporation Aiken Corpora Tion Westinghouse

Lawmaker cheers homestead exemption expansion

State officials had $900 million in new money and funded existing programs rather than start new ones. Smith said the budget did not use a Robin Hood approach and the homestead exemption gain benefited senior citizens in his district, with the legislature increasing the goal by $10,000 after years of struggle.

Smith Enues

Death penalty doubts raised in Skinner case

Northwestern professor Mark Protess and students probe Henry Skinner's 1995 Texas murder conviction amid claims of inadequate defense and incomplete forensic tests. Prosecutors link Skinner to the 1988 killings of Twila Busby and two sons in Pampa. defense argues potential misjustice with ongoing federal appeal and no execution date set.

Livingston Texas Northwestern University Illinois Henry Watkins Skinner Twila Jean Busby Texas Panhandle Mark Protess Skinner George W. Bush Protess George Ryan Hank Skinner Pampa Busby Elwin Caler Gray County John Mann Mann Thad Caler

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