Smiths Family Betrayed in Drowning Case
The grandmother of Michael and Alex Smith says the family was baffled yet trusting when the boys were reported missing. Susan V. Smith, charged with murder, admitted that she let the car with the children in their seats fall into a Union County lake after initially claiming a carjacker kidnapped them. Mrs. Smith’s mother and relatives spoke on Dateline NBC about the nine days of false pleas for the boys’ return and the family’s shock at the later confession.
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Leigh Harrison
Williamsburg Man Charged In Stabbing
A Williamsburg County man Larry Watson 36 of Greelyville was arrested and charged with murder burglary and armed robbery in the stabbing death of Mary Lloyd. Lloyd aged in her mid 80s was found dead in her Florence County home Wednesday morning after multiple stab wounds.
Obituary notices listed for several individuals
Obituary notices appear on Page 7A for Robert William Ash Jr of Edgefield Ronnie Cowart of West Columbia Robert E Crenshaw of Laurens Lila Bell Simpkins of Warrenville and E B Burnett Weathersbee of North Augusta with brief bereavement notices and memorial details.
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Robert William Ash Jr
Edgefield
Ronnie Cowart
West Columbia
Robert E. Crenshaw
Laurens
Lila Bell Simpkins
Warrenville
E.B. Burnett Weathersbee
North Augusta
Fort Wayne case closed in 1990 child murder
Investigators conclude Roy Hensley, a former Fort Wayne neighbor now deceased, killed 7 year old Sarah Bowker in 1990. Hensley died January 28 1994 in Aiken of heart and lung disease at 75. Officials planned to discuss the case with the Bowker family.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Sarah Jean Bowker
Bowker
Roy Hensley
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Hensley
Aiken
Fran Gull
Sarah
Grassy Creek
Allen County
Robert Gevers II
Buchanan renews vow to place social issues on par with economy
Television commentator Patrick Buchanan returns to the campaign with a reinforced pledge to advance social and moral causes alongside economic concerns. He spoke to supporters in Aiken for two hours, accusing liberal Democrats of a liberal social agenda and signaling a broader push if elected.
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Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
George Bush
Aiken
Rose Hill
Gramm Wins Straw Poll in South Carolina Dinner
Senator Phil Gramm won a South Carolina straw poll at a $120 dinner in Columbia drawing about 2,500 attendees. Former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander contested Gramm's victory, while Bob Dole did not attend and remains the public polling front-runner in the state.
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Columbia
Phil Gramm
Texas
South Carolina
Gramm
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Alexander
The
United States
Pat Buchanan
California
Bob Dornan
State Department
Alan Keyes
Washington, D.C
GOP
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Republican Party
Simpson Alibi Tattered By Witness Account
Rosa Lopez, the Salvadoran maid key to the defense, defended her alibi as 100 percent truthful while her testimony undermined O J Simpson’s planned timeline. Her cross examination delayed the trial as jurors awaited the outcome of a taped interview and the judge fined two defense lawyers for late disclosure.
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Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Rosa Lopez
Lopez
Simpson
el Salvador
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Ito
Johnnie Cochran Jr
Carl Douglas
Judge Sets New Ellenton Water Control Deadline
Judge James W. Johnson Jr. gave New Ellenton and its Public Works Commission two weeks to propose orders on who will run the town's water service amid a suit tied to a misfunded $5 million sewer project. Former mayor Randy Shaw received a two year jail sentence. The town owes Nations Bank on a sewer bond and sought to enforce a mandatory sewer tap for residents.
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James W. Johnson Jr
Town of
New Ellenton
Commission of Public Works
Randy Shaw
Shaw
Nations Bank
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Palmetto Review
Smith
Williamsburg
Abby Penaee
Renee Arene
Aikenite
Associated Press
April Marie Tinsley
April
DeKalb County
By Scott Webster
Ellenton
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