Defense seeks juror notes taint in York race riot case
In York Pennsylvania lawyers for two men convicted in the 1969 race riot slaying of Lillie Belle Allen argue juror notes given to others with judge approval may have tainted recollections. They seek juror testimony to overturn the Oct. 18 verdicts of Robert Messersmith and Gregory Neff as prosecutors push to keep the convictions.
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York
South Carolina
Robert Messersmith
Gregory Neff
Lillie Belle Allen
Aiken
S.C
City of
Charlie Robert
Messersmith and Neff
York County
Jon C. Uhler
Charles Lavy
Uhler
Messersmith
Arthur
Allen
Hattie Dickson
Law
Pow wow tradition sustains heritage and craft
The Pow Wow circuit is described as a meeting place and church where social dances occur. Moon Fire, head lady from Miscikkugee Creek, discusses leadership, family, and keeping heritage alive while noting jobs held by participants and the dying language as beadwork and leatherwork fade.
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Moon Fire
Alabama
Little Hawk
Traffic deaths down in Aiken County officials say
Officials note a 14 percent drop in traffic fatalities in Aiken County from last year at this time. Troopers beefed up enforcement since June using crash data to guide patrols, and cooperation among agencies is cited as boosting road safety. In 2001 the county recorded 50 deaths, with lower totals in recent months.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Kelley Hughes
Hughes
Jones Bowen
Tri-Development Center
Bowen
South Carolina
AAA
Carolinas
Official: Young girl electrocuted under bizarre circumstances
In Williamston, a 9-year-old girl died after touching exposed wires draped across a rocking chair. Authorities say no criminal intent is suspected, with investigation ongoing and the Department of Social Services assisting. The mother’s live-in boyfriend, David Dwayne Ertzburger, was re-wiring tools and left uninsulated wires across the chair.
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Williamston
Anderson County
Katassa Cantrell
Greg Shore
Shore
Dale McCard
Department of Social Services
David Dwayne Ertzburger
McCard
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