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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2001
Page
6
Gerald Read found a gym bag containing two skulls and other human bones when fishing in Saluda Lake during the holiday weekend. A life size Jesus head sculpture was inside. Investigators plan forensic analysis to identify age race and sex. remains appeared skeletized and not two complete individuals.
In Spartanburg, United Methodists held a two hour service of repentance for racism as part of the statewide meeting. More than 1,000 participants walked to stations at Wofford College to receive symbolic sackcloth and bracelets, paired black and white, emphasizing ongoing work toward equity in education health care and criminal justice. The South Carolina Conference, with about 242,000 members and a black share around 20 percent, notes the historic Central Jurisdiction merger and vows continued action beyond repentance.
William Junior Downs, held at the Aiken County Detention Center, awaits a competency evaluation to begin his capital murder trial in South Carolina. Prosecutor Barbara Morgan notes the lengthy delay since his 1991 and 1999 alleged crimes against James Porter and Keenan O Mailin, with extradition issues and pretrial proceedings cited as factors.
Letters discuss how hearing loss depends on dose not just loudness, with eight hour day limits at 90 decibels set by OSHA. Advice urges sound level measurements at work, use of ear protection, and public petitions to reduce noise from media productions.
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