High Court Asked To Spare Juvenile Death Row In Oklahoma
The Supreme Court hears appeal in the case of William Wayne Thompson who was 15 at the 1983 murder and faces potential execution. Attorneys debated whether youths under 18 should face death sentences, with arguments referencing international law and national practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Wayne Thompson
Thompson
Oklahoma
Harry Tepker Jr
Norman
Okla
Tepker
Antonin Scalia
High Court
David W. Lee
Jackson Blames Big Firms for Job Losses in South
Rev. Jesse Jackson tells about 200 people in Winnsboro that jobs vanish due to overseas competition and corporate plant closures. He criticizes General Electric and other firms for moving work abroad while workers must organize a new labor movement in the South.
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Jesse Jackson
David Mann
UAW
Kamua Marcharia
Fairfield United Action Committee
United Auto Workers
Winnsboro
Jackson
South Car
Greenville
New South
Spain Says It Will Not Renew Defense Pact With U S
Spain informs the United States of its decision not to renew the 34 year old defense accord due to failure to agree on U S troop reductions in Spain. The expiring pact allows six months notice for changes and follows seven rounds of talks in Madrid.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Francisco Franco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Inocencio Arias
Eudaldo Mirapeix
Adrian Basora
Arias
401St
Torrejon
Maximo Cajal
Reginald Bartholomew
Condition Improves for Bus Crash Survivors in Spartanburg
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center may release 18 year old Dale McCullough of King Street after the Concordia College bus crash that killed four. Jo Lynn Bennett, 18, of Walterboro, upgraded from critical to serious but stable at Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Concordia College spokeswoman Katrina Chandler called the news encouraging.
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Spartanburg
Converse College
Dale McCullough
Kingstree
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Gertrude Stacy
Jo Lynn Bennett
Walterboro
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Katrina Chandler
Aiken Elections Deferred and Southside Road Plans Discussed
Aiken council deferred election actions and the appointment of an ex officio Public Service Authority member to the next meeting. The panel received a status report on Southside road work, detailing Pine Log Road and Silver Bluff improvements with a $2.748 million widening plan and a January 1988 bid date.
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Public Service Authority Board
Southside
Robert Addy
S.C. Highway Department
Augusta Regional Transportation System
ARTS
Silver Bluff
Pine Log
Roland H. Windham
Whiskey Road
Pine Log Road
Houndslake
Silver Bluff Road
Indian Creek Trail
Huntsman and Hitchcock Parkway
Powderhouse
Banks Mill Road
U.S. 78
Democrats Push for Deficit Plan Amid Budget Talks
Lawmakers enter day 12 of deficit talks aimed at trimming at least 23 billion dollars this year. Without a deal Gramm Rudman would trigger 23 billion in cuts on November 20, split between domestic and military programs, as revenues slip and markets reel. Negotiators deny plans to curb Social Security growth while urging action this week.
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Leon Panetta
D-Calif
House Budget Committee
Gramm-Rudman
Weeks Earned Honors in Aiken Politics And Service
South Carolina civic leader Weeks served on Aiken City Council 1955 56 as mayor pro tem. He led council manager government adoption, helped Verenes Industrial Park and Hopelands Gardens, and oversaw police fire consolidation earning the E Allison Farlow Memorial Award. He held roles at Clemson and in local business and charity groups.
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Aiken
Weeks
S.C. Municipal Association
Lower Savannah
E. Allison Farlow
South Carolina
Verenes
Hopelands Gardens
Board of Visitors
Clemson University
Aiken Rotary Club
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Sertoma Club
Lyon-Croft-Weeks
Hunter Insurance
Lyon-Croft-Weeks Real Estate
First Baptist Church of
Ella Byers
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Aiken Elections
Highway Department
Windham
Bradberry
Darlene Hale Glenn Agency, Inc
Millbrook Ave
Shoney's
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Hinors
Porky Bradberry
Tee
Democrats
Hope Plan
Pete V. Domenici
New Mexico
Republcan
Senate Budget Committee
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Senate Appropriations Committee
S.C
Kalmia Mall
Stevens
Augusta
Bridal
Aiken Carriage Co
Sharpe
Marion Street
S.E
Shoneys America
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