Police capture suspected slayer linked to National Enquirer reward
Police traced pager numbers and tracked down the suspect last week after a bid to claim a $100,000 reward. The Cosby family thanked the LAPD through a Los Angeles publicist as detectives credited hard work and a bit of luck for the arrest. Investigators had suspected robbery at the time of the slaying.
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Cosby Death Sparks News, Rewards Across California
The death of Cosby, 27, a Columbia doctoral candidate, drew massive sympathy and hundreds of tips. California and two tabloids offered nearly $400,000 for information, later reduced by the Cosby family. A woman, en route to visit Cosby, drove to illuminate the road as he changed a flat tire near Mulholland Drive, then found him shot dead. Police released a sketch of a white man in a knit cap. payphones carried signs seeking tips, and Bill Cosby called his son a hero.
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Columbia University
California
Sherman Oaks
Mulholland Drive
Cali
Senate debates cost on renovated State house desks
The Senate delayed action on buying new desks for the State house chambers to review a cost evaluation. House members approved desks at 2300 each, while Senate desks could cost about 2900 each plus rewiring for a new sound system or PCs, with chairs around 1000.
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Thomas Moore
Clearwater
Moore
House
Kay Patterson
Dcolumbia
Local racing show grows since 1995 with sponsors and guests
The program airs 20 times from December to March and has expanded from six to ten sponsors. Notable guests include Bill Shoemaker and D Wayne Lukas, with a new tri area version in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Darlington notes six sponsors in the first year and quick sales. Sonny Randall is now co-host replacing Atchley.
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D. Wayne Lukas
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Atchley
Darlington
Tri-Area State
Sonny Randall
McWee argue trial lacked independent probe and cross examination
Joni McWee contends his lawyers failed to conduct an adequate investigation to counter state witnesses. Scottt, a key witness who pleaded guilty and received life, testified McWee shot Perry and later killed Willis in separate robberies. McWee claimed Scott forced him to shoot and that he stood by stunned and ashamed after Perry was shot while Scott took money. Attorneys Huff and Bryant represented McWee. he now has state appointed lawyers Hardaway and Kimbrough. An indictment remains for the Willis murder with other charges pending.
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Perry
David D. Willis
Willis
James B. Huff
Carrol Bryant
John F Hardaway
Lisa Kimbrough
Ms. Morgan
Downtown council weighs parking plan and land bids
Downtown development committee members report the parking situation is being addressed and bids on certain parcels of land are pending. Those parcels would be used to alleviate some of the parking problems.
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Miss Aiken County Angela Gibson Plans Community Service
Angela Gibson, Miss Aiken County, a Silver Bluff High School graduate now at USC Aiken, balances college, Belk work, and duties as titleholder. She promotes breast cancer awareness, leads character education camp activities, and will compete at the state level in July with Miss America ambitions.
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Clyde Bulfinch
Jackson
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Williston
Silver Bluff High School
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Belk
Helen C. Still
Miss Aiken County
Angela
Still
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Atlantic City
N.J
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