South Carolina sentencing trial opens for Perry murder case
A Richland County jury convicted Donald Ray Perry, 21, on kidnapping, rape and murder charges in the death of University of South Carolina assistant professor Mary Heimberger. The verdict precedes a sentencing phase deciding life or death.
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Columbia
Donald Ray Perry
University of South Carolina
Mary Heimberger
Richland County
Perry
Gaston Farey
Ed Mullineaux
Jack Sullivan
Child's Death In Dorchester County Remains Undetermined
The body of 4 year old Stephen Oleszczuk was found Sunday afternoon about three quarters of a mile from his Pepperidge Apartments home. Dorchester County Coroner Dr Robert Clayton said autopsy at MUSC Hospital would determine cause. Sheriff Carl Knight reported 100 searchers had scanned nearby woods after the boy was reported missing Saturday night.
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Summerville
Dorchester County
Robert H. Clayton
Stephen Oleszczuk
Gerard
Becky Oleszczuk
Pepperidge Apartments
Carl Knight
Clayton
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
Youth Services Fires One After Cottage Abuse Probe
In SCS Youth Services Santee Cottage abuse probe one employee was fired and two reprimanded after findings by the State Law Enforcement Division and the attorney general. Allegations emerged from two youths who escaped in April, with reports of beatings chemical sprays and forced naked lying on concrete floors.
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Columbia
South Carolina Department of Youth Services
Juvenile Corrections Agency
State Law Enforcement Division
South Carolina Attorney General’s Office
Santee
Russellers OK After Shooting
Three Clemson students shot by an Anderson County deputy were released from Anderson Memorial Hospital. They planned to confer with private attorneys before turning themselves in on charges of attempting to steal a papier mache cow from Pendleton Bi-Lo. The incident occurred during a burglary probe. the trio were hit by a shotgun blast as they fled. Michael Gregory Jones and Steven G. Potts, both 20, planned to return to classes soon. Douglas Adams, of James Island, was also charged.
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Anderson
Clemson University
Anderson County
Anderson Memorial Hospital
Pendleton Bi-Lo
Bi-Lo
Pendleton
Jim Cleveland
Cleveland
Michael Gregory Jones
Steven G. Potts
Douglas Adams
James Island
Irmo Okra Strut Draws 15000 In Community Parade
The Irmo Okra Strut celebrated the vegetable with a ball a 59 unit parade and about a ton of fried okra. Columbia radio figure Gene McKay, honorary grand marshal, helped spark the annual event now in its eighth year. Police Chief Jerry Cameron praised the festival as building community spirit.
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Irmo (Ap
Okra Strut
Columbia
Gene McKay
McKay
Irmo
Jerry Cameron
Charleston DSS Under Fire Over Salary Supplements
Charleston County social services officials face state scrutiny for using 86518 of county funds to supplement the salaries of the county director and about 30 local workers. The county also allocated 170000 for day care centers and 127500 for administrative purposes, prompting state concerns.
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Charleston
Charleston County Social Services
Charleston County Council
John D. Reuter
Stanley Kohn
State Department of Social Services
DSS
Pine Beetle Outbreak Subsides in South Carolina
The most severe Southern pine beetle outbreak in five years has subsided in South Carolina. It began in August 1979 and caused 72.1 million board feet of sawtimber and 148000 cords of pulpwood loss worth 10.4 million dollars, per State Forester Leonard A. Kilian of the Forestry Commission.
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Columbia
South Carolina
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Leonard A. Kilian
Adjourment A Relief For Patrol
The General Assembly recess allows patrols to fetch absent lawmakers. In Columbia Captain Addy leads a statewide plan to locate missing legislators and escort them to the State House. Absentees may be tracked to homes or haunts, with costs cited but rarely charged.
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Columbia
General Assembly
State House
House
Senate
Harry
Maj. J.H. Lanier
Addy
Lanier
Slain Teacher's Funeral Shuts Greenville School
Greenville High School canceled classes for the funeral of Henry Chiariello, 30, stabbed in a doorway near his social studies class. Jewel Loraine Garrett, 18, was charged with assault with intent to kill after a court-ordered psychiatric exam and a later murder-warrant filed. principal Don Dempsey vows a hard review of campus security.
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Greenville
Greenville High School
Henry Chiariello
Prince of Peace Catholic Church
Greenville County
Chiariello
Robert Dillon
Greenville General Hospital
Jewel Loraine Garrett
South Carolina State Hospital
Columbia
Miss Garrett
Don Dempsey
Dempsey
Napier backs extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act
Representative John Napier of South Carolina says he would support extending the Voting Rights Act if reasonable release provisions are added. He argues states showing progress in minority participation and DOJ approval could gain exemptions, easing prior approval requirements. Sections are set to expire in 1982 without renewal.
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Washington
John Napier
R-S.c
Napier
U.S. Justice Department
South Carolina
Congress
Eight Die On S C Roads In Weekend Crashes
Eight people died in weekend traffic accidents across South Carolina. The victims include Keith Harold Norman 27 of York a motorcyclist killed near York and Richard Clayton 25 of Hanahan fatally struck in Goose Creek. Other fatalities include Tony B Houch 42 of Fleetwood N C in Jasper County and Hayward Brown 24 of Salters in Kingstree. Two drivers died in single vehicle crashes William Lane 23 of Timmonsville Ronald King 21 of Whitmire and Duangpheth Chamkaykee 34 of Gray Court while William McBride 68 of Awendaw died after being struck while walking in Charleston County. James Carter a sailor aboard the U S S Santa Barbara faces charges in an unrelated incident.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Keith Harold Norman
York
Norman
Richard Clayton
Hanahan
Berkeley
William Smith
Clayton
Goose Creek
James Carter
U.S.S. Santa Barbara
Smith
North Carolina
Jasper County
Tony B. Houch
Fleetwood
N.C
Hardeeville
Hayward Brown
Salters
Kingstree
William McBride
Awendaw
U.S. 17
Charleston County
William R. Lane
Timmonsville
Ronald C. King
Whitmire
Laurens County
S.C
Duangpheth Chamkaykee
Gray Court
Clinton
Nuclear engineer touts safety of energy in Greenville
Westinghouse scientist Bill Leggett spoke in Greenville to reassure residents about nuclear energy amid low electricity demand and NRC concerns over reactor vessel cracks. He argued nuclear power remains the only viable option and said public fear is the main obstacle to broader acceptance.
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Greenville
Bill Leggett
Westinghouse
Carolina
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Leggett
Westinghouse Speakers’ Bureau
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