Pickens attorney seeks fair jury in Bell murder case
Attorney Jack Swerling says he worries jurors know Bell was sentenced to die for a previous murder. Bell, 38, is charged with kidnapping Debra Helmick from her Columbia home in June 1985 and killing her. Seventy potential jurors were questioned from a pool of 40, with 12 jurors and two alternates to be chosen. Opening arguments and testimony were expected to begin.
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Swerling
Bell
Lexington County
Shaun Smith
Poisonous Liniment in Castor Oil Brands Warned by FDA
The FDA warns that two ounce bottles of castor oil labeled A19A may conceal a poisonous liniment spirits of camphor sold under Rite Aid Gray Drug Fair and Peoples Drug brands. About 1700 possibly mislabeled bottles remain in 21 states and DC Alabama Connecticut Delaware Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia.
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District of Columbia
Food and Drug Administration
Rite Aid
Gray Drug Fair
Peoples Drug
FDA
Bill Grigg
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Pentagon AIDS screening finds over two thousand positives
The Pentagon reports 2139 active duty personnel tested positive for exposure to AIDS after screening 1,274,072 service members, about half of the active force. If trends hold, at least 1000 more cases may be identified as testing continues. Recruits testing positive are barred from entry. current personnel stay on duty if asymptomatic.
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Washington
Pentagon
One-Piece Pacifiers Urged to Improve Baby Safety
Washington AP report cites consumer group warnings that multipart pacifiers risk breakage and choking. Ann Brown of the ADA committee urges tougher federal standards after tests show sharp edges and detached parts. She also warns against tying pacifiers to strings or ribbons to prevent strangulation.
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Washington
Ann Brown
Consumer Affairs Committee of Americans For Democratic Action
Children’s Hospital
National Medical Center
Panel Votes To Close Polls At The Same Time
A House elections subcommittee approved a bill to close voting nationwide at 9 p.m. EST to improve early television projections of winners. The measure moves to the House Administration Committee. The bill also would extend daylight saving time in Pacific states by two weeks in presidential election years to add Western voting time.
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Washington
House
Contiguous States
Future Of Property Is Uncertain FORT MILL
Jim Bakker and Tammy Bakker face unclear asset fate after his PTL resignation. They own Palm Springs homes purchased in 1984, a Gatlinburg mountain house, a Mercedes, and a 1953 Rolls Royce. The couple, now secluded, are reportedly selling one Palm Springs house and buying another.
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Bakker
PTL
Neil Eskelin
Bakkers
Palm Springs
Calif
Charlotte
N.C
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Bakker Described As Man In Agony In Counseling Session
AP reports Rev. Jim Bakker cried and begged forgiveness during a counseling session after an infidelity. Psychologist Fred Gross described Bakker’s extreme distress and his vow to walk the right path, saying the 32 hour process occurred seven years ago on PTL.
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Bakker
Gross
Jim Bakker
Jim
Budget Bill Gets Final House Approval
The $3.1 billion state appropriations bill for 1988 cleared the House in a routine voice vote and moves to the Senate Finance Committee. Gov. Carroll Campbell warned he may veto portions raising taxes, while signaling readiness to veto specific lines if needed and to seek spending cuts to balance the budget. Senate leaders expressed doubts about the proposed tax increases.
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Columbia
Senate Finance Committee
House
Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
North Carolina
Campbell
Budget and Control Board
Senate
James M. Waddell Jr
D-Beaufort
Parents Favoring Home Sex Ed May Get Wish
National study findings indicate many teenagers initiate intercourse at home or relatives' homes with peak activity from 3 pm to 6 pm. South Carolina reports over 5,000 pregnancies yearly among girls 14 to 17, while 42 percent of U S teens have had intercourse. Local officials seek feasible solutions for working parents.
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South Carolina
Health Department
U.S
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Details
The notice lists subscription and advertising phone lines 649 5316 649 1555 and 648 2311 plus a news tip line. It gives office hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m weekdays and Sunday 8 00 to 10 30 a m. Office address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
PBM
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volunt
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
Deceased Reported In Soviet Raids On Afghanistan
Reports from guerrilla officials in northern Afghanistan say Soviet air raids and commando operations have killed hundreds of civilians and fighters near Kunduz after Afghan rockets hit Soviet territory. Pakistan officials quoted varying tallies from 85 to 147 dead and 13 to 176 wounded.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Jamiat-i-Islami
Kunduz
Amu Darya
Soviet Union
Imam Sahib
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Jamiat
Lenox
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