Greenwood District 50 sued over school security failures
Alfred Thomas filed death and survivor actions against Greenwood County District 50 alleging negligence for inadequate security and lack of trained staff at Oakland Elementary during James Wilson's 1988 spree. The suit seeks funeral, medical expenses and emotional suffering compensation, plus a failure to evacuate procedures and design flaws cited. Wilson appeals his death sentence in the murders of Tequilla Thomas and another child.
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Eenwood
Adeuate
Alfred Thomas
Greenwood County District 50 Board of Trustees
Thomas
Tequilla Thomas
James Wilson
Okland
Wilson
Miss Thomas
Discovery To Blast Off Saturday From Cape Canaveral
NASA says the shuttle Discovery is set to launch the nuclear powered Ulysses solar probe on a 1.86 billion mile, five year mission. Countdown began Wednesday with no mishap as safety critics press to cancel the $750 million project due to plutonium use.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Discovery
Ulysses
NASA
Space Agency
Edward Smith
Last Shaker Eldress Dies At 93 In Canterbury
Bertha Lindsay, the last eldress of the Shakers, dies at 93 in Canterbury New Hampshire. The longtime leader died Wednesday leaving only a handful of Shakers in New England and Maine as the sect winds down after halting new membership in 1965. Lindsay born July 28 1897 in Braintree Massachusetts was among the final members once totaling thousands across 24 communities.
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Canterbury
N.H
Bertha Lindsay
Lindsay
Maine
Ann Lee
United States
Braintree
Mass
Eldress Gertrude Soule
Shaker Vile
Ethel Hudson
New Hampshire
Sabbathday Lake
Aiken Standard Mail Rate Plans Listed
Aiken Standard outlines subscription pricing with options for 3 months 6 months and 12 months. The notice emphasizes affordable options for readers seeking longer commitments and stable delivery.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Lobbyist Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge in Statehouse Probe
James M. Brown V, a 20 year old lobbyist and USC student, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana charge in a plea deal tied to the FBI led Operation Lost Trust probe into legislative vote buying. Prosecutors say the case arose amid drug allegations involving lawmakers and lobbyists, though the charge itself did not involve vote buying. Brown admitted past marijuana use and agreed to cooperate. his sentencing range includes up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. The judge, Falcon Hawkins, presided, with a gag order affecting related cases. Brown declined comment.
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Charleston
James M. Brown
FBI
Statehouse
Brown
U.S
Falcon Hawkins
Tommy Davis
South Carolina
Davis
Bart Daniel
H. Stanley Feldman
Princess Casiraghi’s husband dies in offshore race tragedy
Princess Caroline of Monaco becomes widow at 33 as Stefano Casiraghi dies when his speedboat capsizes during a world championship race. Casiraghi, who had shown a restless youth, had planned a quieter future after this event, according to Italian journalist Franco Bartolini.
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Caroline of
Monaco
Stefano Castraghi
Caroline
Casiraghi
Pattice Innocenti
Franco Bartolini
Bartolini
Philippe Junot
Germany Reunified Parliament Opens in Reichstag
Chancellor Kohl addressed lawmakers in Berlin as Germany’s long divided parliament met for the first time in the Reichstag since reconstruction. The session united 664 deputies 520 from the West and 144 from the East with vows to remember Nazi crimes while rebuilding the nation and economy.
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Berlin
Helmut Kohl
Germany
Reichstag
Rita Suessmuth
SED
East Germany
Berlin Wall
Kohl
Adolf Hitler
Veaders
One Arms Pact Almost Done, Superpowers Turn To Another
The United States and the Soviet Union report substantial agreement on reducing non-nuclear weapons in Europe and aim to finalize a second pact cutting nuclear arsenals. Leaders Baker and Shevardnadze announce progress toward a comprehensive arms treaty, with signing eyed at a 34 nation Paris summit.
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United States
Soviet Union
Europe
James A. Baker III
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Baker
Shevardnadze
Paris
Washington
U.N. General Assembly
Store Owner Convicted Over Obscene Album Sale
A black record store owner in Fort Lauderdale was convicted of obscenity for selling a sexually explicit album by the rap group 2 Live Crew. He condemned the all white jury as unrepresentative and unfair. Luther Campbell said he was not surprised by the verdict.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Live Crew
Charles Freeman
Luther Campbell
2 Live Crew
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