Secret Service agent pleads guilty to theft in Vail
A Secret Service agent guarding Vice President Dan Quayle admitted shoplifting a ski jacket from Gart Bros. in Vail. Joyce Fletcher, 39, was arrested December 27 after leaving the store with the unpaid jacket. She pled guilty in Vail Municipal Court with sentencing set for April 11 and potential penalties up to 30 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.
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Vail
Colo
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Dan Quayle
Joyce Fletcher
Gart Bros. Sporting Goods
Fletcher
Venezuelans Die In Boat Accident Near San Juan de los Galdenas
Police report at least 14 people including mothers and children drowned when a small boat hit a reef off eastern Venezuela. The victims had traveled from San Juan de los Galdenas area to Puerto Cabello for a milk distribution program and were returning home when the disaster occurred Thursday night.
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Varacas
Venezuela
San Juan de Los Galdenas
Puerto Cabello
Deaths of listed individuals in various locations
Obituary notices record deaths of Sloria R. Blocker East Orange New Jersey William Compton Decatur Georgia Arnie Y Evans Coward Kayla K Matthews Hephzibah Georgia Gertrude L Pardue Aiken Josephine Parks Augusta Plume Perkins Granitevile North Augusta. Lease see Page 4A for details.
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Sloria R. Blocker
East Orange
N.J
Wiliam Compton
Decatur
Arnie Y. Evans
Coward Kayla K. Matthews
Hephzibah
Gertrude L. Pardue
Aiken
Josephine Parks
Augusta
Plume Perkins
Granitevile
Sseph Schoultz
North Augusta
Homeless Find Friends In Clergy in Aiken County
Homeless residents rely on churches and the Salvation Army Red Lodge as cold weather raises shelter needs. The shelter now offers 12 beds for families and eight for transients, with 13 to 15 people nightly seeking refuge. Local clergy say Aiken faces no large homeless crisis, but the issue exists and is being addressed.
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Clergy
Salvation Army
Aiken County
Bill Young
First Presbyterian Church
Sal
Vation Army
Red Lodge
Aiken
Jerry Lyles
Capt Lyles
Capt. Lyles
Charleston
Greenville
Dr. Young
Looking Ahead To The Aiken Trials
Trainers and owners at the Aiken Training Track monitor conditioning workouts as the Aiken Trials approach. Dogwood Stables prepares four entries while Sandy Cassatt plans two horses. ESPN analyst Chris Lincoln observes, noting Aiken's rising status among Thoroughbred facilities.
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Cat Campbell
Campbell
Aiken
Sandy Cassatt
Cassatt
Mack Miller
Dogwood
Dogwood Stables
Seattle
Chris Lincoln
Lincoln
Espn Sports Network
Florida
California
Lyi Campbell
Petty Escorts Upset Students At USC Exam Policy
At University of South Carolina graduate exams, students report a rule requiring an accompanying proctor for bathroom breaks during a three hour test. Michae Lewis and Toan Nguyen complain the measure targets cheating rather than addressing real problems.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Michae Lewis
W. Pierce Liles
College of Business Administration
Liles
Helen Madden
Fighting spreads in Iraq as U S warns on chemical weapons
In Kuwait City the United States warned Saddam Hussein not to use chemical weapons against rebels. Baker said Washington would act strongly if Iraq uses poison gas, with plans for air strikes under consideration. News described uprisings spreading in Basra and Kurdish areas, mass defections, and repression across the country.
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Kuwait
Iraq
United States
Saddam Hussein
James A. Baker III
Baker
U.S
Thomas R. Pickering
United Nations
White House
New York Times
Bush Administration
Baghdad
Saddam
Republican Guard
Basra
Associated Press
Ayatollah
Taqi Mudaressi
Syria
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Security Council
EPA Waste Rules Threaten Local Budgets and Landfill Costs
Local governments face steep new EPA rules that could raise landfill costs to 60 to 80 dollars per ton, with some estimates topping 16 million dollars for a 100 acre site. Officials warn of broader financial shocks as regulations target groundwater protection and toxic waste disposal. In Barnwell County, groundwater contamination fears echo the national push for stricter waste handling.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Kim Cauthen
Aiken
S.C
EPA
Cauthen
Barnwell County
Barnwell County Vocational School
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Secret Service
Robin Patrick
Paxson Stables
Ginny South
Oress
Susan Bi
Carl Langley
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