Gunman captures at Logan after hijacking plane and shooting ex wife
Alfred James Hunter III killed his ex wife as their 5 year old son watched. He then commandeered a plane at Logan International Airport and flew along the Massachusetts coastline diving over runways. The airport was closed for an hour and the control tower was evacuated twice amid the chase.
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Boston
Logan International Airport
Alfred James Hunter III
Logan
Hunter
Massachusetts
Kenmore Square
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
U S visa lottery to pick 20000 winners by computer
The State Department announced that a computer will randomly select about 20 000 applicants from a pool of over 3.2 million to be eligible for visas to enter the United States in 1991 or 1992. Spokesman Richard Boucher outlined the plan amid broad interest in the program.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Richard Boucher
Partly cloudy forecast for tonight and Thursday
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy skies, a low in the upper 40s, and a high in the lower 70s. Details are continued on Page 11A.
Obituary notices list six regional deaths
Deaths reported include Fred L. Baker of North Augusta Leroy T. Bonnette of Springfield Helen Hiday of Aiken Zetta J. Miller of Allendale Mary O. Peebles of North Augusta and Boyd R. Scott of Buffalo. The notices provide names and home towns with no further details on services or dates.
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Fred L. Baker
North Augusta
Leroy T. Bonnette
Springfield
Helen Hiday
Aiken
Zetta J. Miller
Allendale
Mary O. Peebles
Boyd R. Scott
Buffalo
Legislature May Settle School Zoning Grid in Aiken County
Sen. Thomas L. Moore has proposed a bill giving the Aiken County Legislative Delegation authority over school district attendance zones. The measure, passed by the Senate, sits before the House delegation as a statewide move stalls for district boundary clarity between Area 1 and Area 3 near Hitchcock Bypass. School officials note the exact border remains contested amid misleading landmark names and shifting enrollments.
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Thomas L. Moore
S.C. General Assembly
Aiken County
Senate
House
Aiken
County Board of Education
Sen. Moore
Hitchcock
U.S. 1
Wilson Pond
Joseph R. Brooks
Aiken District Plans $35.5 Million Five Year Facility Program
The Aiken County School District outlines a five year facility plan to spend over 35.5 million dollars on renovation construction and maintenance from this year through 1994. Eight schools will receive funding next year including Oakwood Windsor East Aiken LeaVelle McCampbell and Aiken High renovations. The plan covers long term financing with a new school set for 1993 94 in Area 1 with 750 seats costing 4.4 million, plus Warrenville and Gloverville renovations and a 3.6 million new Warrenville elementary starting in 1992.
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Aiken County
Oakwood-Windsor
East Aiken
Leavelle McCampbell
A.L. Corbett
Schofield
Greendale
Jackson
Aiken High
Aiken High School
Area 1
Gloverville
Warrenville
Noriega pressured to resign as Panama vote disputed
In Panama City the opposition urges Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega to enter talks and accept defeat after a presidential election the regime says they won two to one. Endara opposes US intervention and seeks international pressure while church groups break silence on the regime.
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Panama City
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Noriega
U.S
White House
Guillermo Endara
Endara
Washington
Miami
Carlos Duque
Colina
Senate Told To Find Own Budget Cuts
South Carolina Senate opens budget debate as Sen. John Lindsay calls for parties to propose specific cuts to the $3.4 billion state budget amid proposals for a $56 million tax increase. He urges colleagues to identify reductions rather than merely oppose the levy. Senators Alex Macaulay and Glenn McConnell participate in the session.
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Senate
Columbia
John Lindsay
Senate Finance Committee
Bennettsville
Lindsay
South Carolina
Victim Identified Sims Before Dying in Domino's Slaying
Two witnesses testified that Gary Dean Melke identified Mitchell Carlton Sims as his assailant before dying from four gunshot wounds after the Dec 3 1985 Domino's Pizza attack in Hanahan. The killing also claimed Christopher LeRoy Zerr, 24, as police moved the trial from Berkeley County.
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Gary Dean Melke
Mitchell Carlton Sims
Sims
Melke
Christopher LeRoy Zerr
Richard E. Fields
Fields
Domino’s Pizza
Zerr
Hanahan
George David Pledger
Pledger
Hanahan Fire Department
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NBA
Abby
FERRO
Brooks
Valley
Area 3
Area
Sharon McLaughlin
Alex Macaulay
D-Valhalla
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
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