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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1996

Page

5

Inmate Escapes Leave Two at Large in South Carolina

Two South Carolina inmates remain at large after weekend escapes. Michael Timothy Hall, 26, escaped from a work release program at a Graniteville mill while near the end of a five year term for grand larceny. Officials describe Hall as 5'11", 165 pounds, light brown hair, brown eyes. Thomas Edmunds, 65, fled the Manning facility around midnight, after constructing a ladder to scale the fence. Edmunds is 5'5", 141 pounds, gray hair, blue eyes, serving 21 years for burglary. Contact local law enforcement with information.

South Carolina Michael Timothy Hall Hall Graniteville Department of Corrections John Barkley Savannah Aiken Barkley Columbia Thomas Edmunds Edmunds

Head Start program praised for shaping social skills and learning

Community members across Gloverville Beech Island HepHZibah and Williston laud Head Start for building social interaction basic hygiene nutrition and cognitive and motor skills. Teachers note goals include personal data literacy and 911 awareness while parents cite improved alphabet numbers and writing and strengthened parenting skills.

Vertin Coulter Mary Felder Gloverville Beech Island Patricia Brown Felicia Greene Hephzibah Joy Shealy Busbee Elementary School Williston Stephanie Z. Jones

Josephine Storm Affects Southeast Georgia to South Carolina

The storm Josephine moves from southeastern Georgia toward the Atlantic near Beaufort and drifts through the region with heavy rain. Forecasters expect 3 to 5 inches of rain in South Carolina, isolated flash floods, potential 40 mph winds, and 10 foot seas with minor coastal flooding and beach erosion as tides rise.

Stephanie McMurray Jacksonville Fla Josephine Georgia Atlantic Ocean Beaufort Beven South Carolina National Hurricane Center Mike Hopkins Miami Tom Matheson National Weather Service Wilmington Charleston County Bud Badr Southeast Climatology Center Columbia Weather Service

North Augusta Mayors Says Anti Crime Efforts Show Gains

Mayor Greene notes marked declines in crime from 1993 to 1994 after protective measures by the city. Sex crimes down 33 percent, robberies 50 percent, aggravated assaults 48 percent, motor vehicle thefts 31 percent, burglaries up 13 percent. He calls the DSS workers shooting an anomaly.

North Augusta Greene Department of Social Services

Food Lion to open new 24 hour store in Aiken

Salisbury based Food Lion will open a 35,000 square foot, 24 hour grocery on Rutland Drive at Wire Road in Aiken with a ribbon cutting at 8 a.m. Wednesday. A Whiskey Road store will close and staff transfer to the new location. The North Aiken store will hire 45 to 60 workers and offer ready made sandwiches and hot foods. Food Lion operates 102 South Carolina stores and 6,141 employees.

Aiken Salisbury N.C Food Lion Inc Rutland Drive Wire Road Whiskey Road North Aiken Cecily Durrett Food Lion & Fast Ms. Durrett

New investigation begins at crash site

SMITHTOWN NY As the Navy nears the end of its debris search for TWA Flight 800 another investigative team uses computers and microscopes to inspect wreckage in Calverton. Two Navy salvage ships with 100 divers and 450 crew will depart within two weeks. FBI and Army investigators re examine thousands of pieces for telltale marks that could indicate a cause.

Smithtown N.Y Navy TWA Edward Kristensen Kristensen FBI James Kallstrom Agency Lockerbie Scotland Kallstrom

Real life crime bleeds into TV set on murder drama set

NBC police drama Hom icide encountered a real crime when a suspected thief fleeing a drug store turned onto a street of actors dressed as cops. He dropped stolen film and surrendered. Beavers in jail on burglary charges amid mixed remarks from cast and guards about the incident.

Baltimore Homicide Beavers John Strandell Mrs. Beavers Strandell Clark Johnson Richard Belzer Terrill Lawrence

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