Speedy trial sought in Paul F. Koon kidnapping murder
Solicitor Sylvia W. Westerdahl said she plans to seek a speedy trial for Paul F. Koon in the Valerie White Newsome kidnapping and murder case. She emphasized possible death penalty considerations depending on autopsy findings and legal technicalities.
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Sylvia W. Westerdahl
Paul F. Koon
Valerie White Newsome
Westerdahl
Second Circuit
Medical College of Charleston
South Carolina
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Newsome
Columbia County
National Hills
Koon
Grand Jury
General Sessions Court
Robert J. Harte
Harte
South Carolina State Hospital
U S economy shows 1 percent third quarter gain
Commerce Department reports real GNP rose at a 1 percent annual rate in Q3 due to a sharp rebound in personal spending. Inflation adjusted GNP up to 1.41 trillion, with a 3.7 percent rise in final sales and autos driving durable goods higher.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Pragmatism Teases Boss in Western Town Tale
A diligent supermarket clerk learns he will attend a manager training in a remote western town. He complains about the place to his boss, who reveals his mother lives there and asks which hockey team she played for, highlighting quick thinking in a humorous exchange.
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Ash Little
Rezoning in Aiken County Schools Shows Mixed Gains
Area I rezoning improved some schools and made little difference in others. Laurens Street Elementary saw a more balanced student body with a 20-student second grade and a 31-student fifth grade class. The school is now 49 percent black and 51 percent white.
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Aiken County
Area I
Lynette Rinehart
Laurens Street
Council Reverses Stance on VNA in Aiken County
Aiken County Council voted 4 3 to lift opposition to a Visiting Nurses Association home health service. DHEC denied VNA's certificate of need on Sept 29 amid local resistance. The council set October 29 as the appeal deadline, and discussion noted a competing Belvedere agency Health Help.
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Aiken County
Visiting Nurses Association
VNA
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Council
Lynda B. Austin
South Carolina
For Health Care International
Hitchcock
County Health Department
Medwell Hill
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