Jury to Begin Trial in Slayings of Root Doctor Harkless
In Columbia AP reports jury selection starts in the 1981 execution style killings of Edward R Harkless 62 and three others. Defendants Charles Livingston Willie Stroman and Frank McDowell face four counts of murder kidnapping armed robbery and safecracking with potential death penalties sought by Solicitor James Anders. Victims Felder Sykes Hemphill were named locals including a live in domestic worker and a truck driver.
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Columbia
Edward R
Doc) Harkless
Dan Laney
James Anders
Charles
Bo-Left) Livingston
West Columbia
Willie James
Blood) Stroman
Charlotte
N.C
Frank Emmanuel
Frank O) McDowell
Harkless
Ralph Felder
Salley
Maximia Sykes
LeRoy Hemphill
Chester
Agreement On N Waste Signed
The NRC and South Carolina health and environmental control agencies signed a formal pact regulating the Chem Nuclear disposal facility in Barnwell. The agreement allows NRC access to state inspector information for enforcement actions and grants SC greater control over radioactive waste shipments under its act.
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Columbia
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Barnwell
NRC
South Carolina
Man Wounded In Gunbattle With Police
A 72 year old man angry over Frisbee tossing fired a rifle at youths and wounded a neighbor in a gunbattle with police. He refused to surrender for more than two hours, taunting authorities to enter. Negotiators persuaded him to surrender Sunday evening and he was placed on a stretcher for transport.
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New Orleans
Reagan Pushes House On Budget
President Reagan seeks House support for a behind the scenes budget path, after clinching a Senate blue print. As the House opens votes on seven outlays and 68 amendments neither party leadership commands a majority, and party leaders warn of tough election year choices to hold the 1983 deficit under 182 billion dollars.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
House
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Reagan to send plan to dismantle Energy Department
Reagan intends to transmit a plan to Congress to dismantle the Energy Department. The administration seeks Cabinet agency elimination, a campaign issue cited by Reagan as worsening national energy problems. White House ceremony to sign the letter will be attended by key senators and Cabinet members.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Energy Department
Cabinet Agency
Carter
Ronald Reagan
White House
Iran claims siege moves to Shatt al Arab border waterway
Iran says its troops have reached the Shatt al Arab after encircling Khorramshahr and surrounding Iraqi forces in the port. Iraq maintains control of the last stronghold in Khuzistan as fighting continues at approaches to the city. Iran claims 2650 prisoners including seven Iraqi commanders though no independent verification is available.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Shatt-al-Arab
Iraq
Khorramshahr
Khuzistan
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