College Ordered To Pay In Wrongful Death Suit
Providence R I AP a Johnson and Wales University cafeteria error led to James Brown Jr receiving a shrimp roll instead of a vegetarian egg roll triggering a fatal allergic reaction. A U S District Court jury ordered the school to pay Brown s estate 434 000 with a possible appeal pending.
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Providence
R.J
James Brown Jr
Johnson & Wales University
South Carolina
Brown
Williston
U.S. District Court
Johnson & Wales
Artist Brings Banned Exhibit To Columbia
Atlanta artist Robert Sherer brings his show of nude men to Columbia after Barnwell County Museum ban. The solo exhibit at Motor Supply Co. runs through May 23, organized with The Point monthly, aiming to provoke public dialogue and debate. Barnwell board cited inappropriateness due to venue events.
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Columbia
Barnwell
Atlanta
Robert Sherer
Barnwell County
Motor Supply Co
Sherer
the Point
Brett Bursey
Barnwell Museum Board
Obituary notices on page 2B list several deaths
The page 2B obituary column records the deaths of Katherine Holmes, Trenton Sylvester Roper, Johnston Lloyd G. White, and Patricia Newman Wright. Formal notices provide brief biographical details and surviving relatives.
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Katherine Holmes
Trenton Sylvester Roper
Johnston Lloyd G. White
Aiken
Patricia Newman Wright
North Augusta
SRRDI Adopts Budget Plan To Diversify Five Counties
SRRDI members approve a $4.7 million budget to fund federal community grants across Aiken Allendale Barnwell Richmond and Columbia counties. They create an Enterprise Fund with $2 million to back manufacturing and defense tech firms, aiming to diversify the regional economy amid DOE REMI forecasts of job losses at Savannah River Site through 2003.
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Savannah River Regional Diversification Initiative
Ment of Energy
REMI
Savannah River
South Carolina
Georgia
Sardi Board
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
Richmond
Columbia Counties
Bright outlook from USC Aiken graduation address
Alan B. Miller urged graduates to build life after college with three elements: work, love, and hope. As president of University Health Services, he noted a brighter job outlook, cautioned that love requires ongoing nurturing, and expressed optimism about the future as graduates enter a promising world.
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USC Aiken
Alan B. Miller
Miller
University Health Services
FBI Details Bombing At Hearing
FBI affidavit outlines the Oklahoma City federal building bombing plot. It traces storage unit rentals in Herington and Council Grove Kansas, purchases of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, diesel fuel, and a letter Nichols wrote to McVeigh. Evidence includes fingerprint on a receipt and planned “Liquidate 40” actions before the April 19 blast. Nichols appeared before U.S. Magistrate Ronald Howland in El Reno.
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Oklahoma City
Kansas
FBI
Terry Nichols Weis
Timothy Meveigh
Nichols
Herington
Kan
Shawn Rivers
Wight
Mike Havens
McPherson
McVeigh
Joe Kyle
Council Grove
Ted Parker
Philippines
Nichols Nichols
Manhattan
Junction City
Federal Building
U.S
Ronald Howland
Federal Prison
el Reno
Prosecutors Weigh Reenacting Drownings in Smith Case
A Columbia newspaper report says prosecutors in the Susan V. Smith case seriously consider re-enacting the drownings of her two children using a 1990 Mazda Protege, weighted seats, and possibly a video camera to show the car’s final minutes. The plan aims to test whether the vehicle floated or sank, potentially affecting whether she watched the car sink and the murder charges she faces.
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Columbia
Susan V. Smith
Mazda
John D. Long Lake
Michael
Alex
Ms. Smith
Tommy Pope
Susan Smith confession recounts tragic child loss on ramp
In a stark confession Susan Smith describes letting her children drift toward water and slipping to her lowest point as they went down the ramp into the fountain. The account portrays a mother’s anguished response amid the disappearance of her two young sons.
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Aiken High
Pate
SRRDI
Shannon E
Lewis Attardo
Department of Energy
Scott
Bright
Terry Nichols
Hugh Munn
Pope
Susan Smith
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