Conroy Makes Surprise Citadel Autograph Appearance
Novelist Pat Conroy, once despised at The Citadel, signs copies at Holliday Alumni Center during homecoming weekend. Crowds line up as Conroy discusses his new memoir My Losing Season while Col. T. Nugent Courvoisie and alumnus James Nelson reflect on his controversial past at the military college.
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Lucky coin to join Hunley exhibit in Charleston
Charleston officials announce the addition of a $20 gold coin linked to Lt George Dixon to the Hunley submarine exhibit on November 16. Forensic tests on Dixon’s left thighbone suggest a bullet struck the bone. the coin spared his life at Shiloh in 1862 and saved him again when Hunley sank in 1864. The coin, recovered last year from the Hunley, bears a four line inscription and Dixon’s initials. The submarine and coin are open during weekend tours at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center.
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Robbery at Aiken Family Bowl leads to bloodhound search
A handgun wielding masked robber struck Family Bowl in Aiken Friday night grabbing cash before fleeing. Witnesses described a six foot tall, 150 to 160 pound Black man in a hooded jacket and Halloween mask. Police and sheriff deputies searched with bloodhounds for about two hours before calling off the chase. Call 642-7620 with tips.
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Former S C congressman arrested for shoplifting toiletries
Former 6th District Rep. Robin Tallon, 56, was arrested Oct. 25 in Dillon after a clerk found less than $13 in unpaid items including razors and dental floss at Eckerd. The misdemeanor case will be in Municipal Court. Tallon served in Congress from 1963 to 1988 and later worked as a tobacco lobbyist.
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Washington
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