S.C. inmate may choose electrocution
James Neal Tucker could become South Carolina’s first electric chair execution since 1996. He had until Friday midnight to choose lethal injection. as of 5 p.m. he had not filed paperwork. Tucker was scheduled to die May 28 for killing Rosa Lee Oakley in Sumter County.
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Columbia
James Neal Tucker
South Carolina
Tucker
Corrections Department
Rosa Lee
Dolly” Oakley
Sumter County
Teresa
United States
Eric Bramblett
Virginia
Death Penalty Information Center
Oakley
Local leaders plan CSRA Boosters trip to Washington
Dozens of business leaders from the CSRA prepare to travel to Washington D C for the CSRA Leadership Conference in May 1920. The group aims to promote Fort Gordon, Savannah River Site and the Palmetto Parkway, with about 50 participants and self funded travel.
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CSRA
Washington, D.C
Fort Gordon
Savannah River
Palmetto Parkway
Survivors honor life at Aiken Relay for Life
Elizabeth Sorge beats cancer and joins about 150 survivors in a walk at Aiken High School. Over 50 teams and individuals raised more than 100000 for the American Cancer Society. Family members, teachers, and volunteers praised the event and its supporters.
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Elizabeth Sorge
Aiken
Aiken High School
American Cancer Society
Sarge
McKenna Zielke
Sofge
Nancy Martin
Warrenville Elementary
Bonnie Ryan
Martin
Lynn Drinkwater
Holly Woltz
Drinkwater
Waltz
Smoke detector rule in S C rental properties
Local officials stress state law requires a working smoke detector in rental homes. In Crosland Park a fire injured eight year old James Jenkins and four year old Millie Fenner, who remain in critical condition. Firefighters found no indication the landlord was informed of a faulty detector and no charges were filed.
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Aiken
Crosland Park
James Jenkins
Millie Fenner
Aiken Department of Public Safety
South Carolina
Public Safety
Inflation Could Force Fed Rate Hike Next Month
Inflation accelerates in early 2004 with prices rising faster than in 2003. Payroll gains and brisk manufacturing point to a strengthening economy and mounting inflation pressures. Analysts say the Fed will likely raise rates to curb rising prices.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Mark Zandi
Economy.com
Fed
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Norris
Hank Ehlies
Greenville
Associated Press
Boosters
Charlie Weiss
Greater Aiken
Rob Novit
Ginny Southworth
Relay For Life
Hagood Stadium
Sgt
David Turno
Celeina Bradley
Beatriz Sambrano
Yene
Federal Re
Peggy Cramer
Bath
Leonard Willby Johnson II
Edith M. Simons
Vincentown, N.J
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