Hate crimes rise in South Carolina before KKK arrests
FBI spokesman Charles Shepard in Columbia said preliminary 1995 figures show 26 hate crimes reported to the U.S. Justice Department from South Carolina, contrasting with 20 reported last year as Klan activity tied to church burnings and drive by shootings drew attention.
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Message on face sparks debate at Pepperhill Elementary
In Charleston a teacher is suspended with pay after scrawling Where are my glasses on a five year old girl’s face with a blue marker. The family’s lawyer says the act was racist and an abomination as a lawsuit looms.
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Gary Ling
Nina Campbell
Nina
Phyllis Adelsflugel
Chip Zullinger
Charleston County
Pepperhill
Recruit reveals sexual harassment at Army base
An 18 year old Army recruit from Maryland says a drill instructor harassed her and threatened to kill her if she spoke out. Jessica Bleckley, a Belton-Honea Path graduate, alleges similar advances by about nine other higher ranking soldiers at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
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Jessica Bleckley
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Bleckley
ABC News
South Carolina remembers Cardinal Bernardin origins
South Carolina religious leaders praise Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, born to a Columbia stonecutter and a seamstress, as a beloved son of the Palmetto State. He led the Chicago Archdiocese and died of cancer at age, with memories of his South Carolina roots and early years in Richland District 1 and Columbia churches.
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Aiken
Lucas executes after cold blooded murder reaches final act
Cecil Lucas was a coldblooded killer and was executed as Rayfield announced justice. Lucas told his wife Norma Jean he loved her before the drugs and died about 15 minutes later. Prosecutors noted he was the third inmate to relinquish appeals this year in South Carolina, with four others already executed. A Friday death is scheduled for Frank Middleton, and tensions rose as about 40 protesters gathered to pray.
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South Carolina
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Thomas R. Duffy
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St. Peter's Catholic Church
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