Witnesses recall starts of murder trial in Gatti case
Witnesses described odd clues in the Gatti case as the trial opened. Mrs Helminiak and Fields testified about Mrs Gatti’s lifestyle and neighbors helping each other. Prosecutors argued Council raped, robbed and killed the elderly woman, while defense urged careful consideration of the evidence. Counts testified to drama of the crime scene and fibers and other evidence found, noting Council’s fingerprints were not present.
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Council
Whittle
Donnie Council
Greg Harlow
Aiken County Detention Center
Aiken County
Alicia Bodie
Charles Counts
Counts
Newberry Police Department
Spartanburg Visit Highlights Manhattan Project Defender
Gene Rutledge recalls joining the Manhattan Project at 19 after leaving Clemson to work in Oak Ridge. Speaking in Spartanburg, he defends his role in building the atomic bomb, urges yearly candlelight honors for Truman and Hiroshima, and supports Byrnes and Hirohito in memorial lighting.
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Spartanburg
Gene Rutledge
Drayton Mill
Clemson
Drayton
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Rutledge
Manhattan Project
Odometer tampering probe extends to Baltimore dealers
Nine Baltimore area wholesale used car dealers and two NC and SC state vehicle clerks face federal charges in an odometer fraud ring. Indictments unsealed in Baltimore allege a East Coast and Indiana network rolled back 25 odometers, including one by nearly 90,000 miles. Sandra Hoffman, 39, of Baltimore, is charged with conspiracy securities fraud and money laundering for allegedly funding the scheme.
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Baltimore
North Carolina
South Carolina
Lynne Battaglia
Indiana
Battaglia
Sandra Hoffman
North Charleston woman charged in deadly arson case
In Charleston area news a North Charleston woman Mildred Jenkins aged 47 was charged with first degree arson for a fire that damaged a dilapidated house and killed Johnny White a 42 year old man who suffered burns over 90 percent of his body and died at Medical University Hospital Saturday officials said Chief investigator C Benjamin Norris of the North Charleston Fire Department reported the death and the charge was filed Wednesday.
Cheer Makes War Eagles Cheer On Despite Injuries
Barbie Lott bears a broken leg yet will join the War Eagles on the sidelines cast and all. Coach Susie Navarro, second coach this year, is praised as unsung but vital for motivation and team spirit as players battle through bruises and setbacks.
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Barbie Lott
War Eagles
Susie Navarro
Wagener-Salley High School
Ms. Navarro
Steve Dufour
Shanese Cauthen
USC Aiken
District reaction to drug and weapon incidents in schools
Mrs Proctor notes concern over rising drug related incidents in schools and states adults are not kept in possession. she calls for clear discipline and parental involvement to ensure students are monitored and not involved with alcohol or weapons.
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Proctor
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Hiroshima
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Hirohito
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Pitter Patter Children’s Boutique
Centre South
Mon
Aiken
Ue Tae
United States
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Alltel Mobile
Alltel
Asalltel
Ona Plaed
Augusta
Washington Crossing
Washington Rt
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Grove Park
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