Elderly Woman Fends Off Intruder With Hatchet
A 71-year-old woman and her great-granddaughter were attacked by a female acquaintance Terry Westbrook. The woman knocked Westbrook unconscious with a hatchet. Westbrook, hospitalized with a fractured skull and facial cuts, faces armed robbery and aggravated assault charges.
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Miami
Elizabeth Butts
Terry Westbrook
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Metro-Dade
Richard Carey
Westbrook
Butts
Nicole Wilhine
City To Rework Franchise Ordinance
During an executive session the Aiken City Council voted to rewrite a power supply ordinance after an injunction by Aiken Electric Cooperative blocked action. The State Supreme Court overturned that injunction, prompting a fresh draft to address the co op fears. First reading slated for November 13 with a public hearing if approved.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Whic
South Carolina Electric & Gas
State Supreme Court
Weekend Weather Forecast Sees Sun and Mild temperatures
The outlook promises a clear weekend with a high around the mid 70s today and a cool mid 40s night. Expect sunny and mild conditions Saturday with continued pleasant weather.
Deaths Louise W Barnes and Others Listed
Obituaries list Louise W Barnes and several others including Augusta Mrs Norman Bates Blackville Buna Beaudrot Union Lewis F Boatwright Aiken James H Owens Jr Graniteville Dillie Phinizy Aiken Bernard A Stone Jackson Wallace Waldo Johnston John H Walker Greenwood with page directive for further details on page 6B.
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Louise W. Barnes
Augusta
Norman Bates
Blackville
Buna M. Beaudrot
Union
Lewis F. Boatwright
Aiken
James H. Owens Jr
Graniteville
Dillie Phinizy
Bernard A. Stone
Jackson Wallace Waldo
Johnston
John H. Walker
Greenwood
Padlocked properties tied to local chop shop case
Authorities padlocked three sites tied to convicted operator Edward F. Willing as part of a joint investigation with SLED and the National Auto Theft Bureau. An automobile once driven by former House candidate Ralph Gunter was turned over to investigators. Gunter says he borrowed the car and has not been charged. Willing, now in custody, was convicted of tampering with vehicle serial numbers and swapping parts, with further charges pending. his son Edward F. Willing Jr. faces related convictions and fines.
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State
Aiken County
Edward F
Pee Wee
Gunter
James Roland Smith
Aiken- Augusta Highway
Willing
Gregg Avenue
Eureka
Wayne Huff
Sheriff’s Department
National Auto Theft Bureau
Huff
B&w
Automobile
Edward F. Willing Jr
Prison Riotissimi at Camp Hill Prison Seizes Control
In Camp Hill Pennsylvania inmates overwhelmed a medium security prison during a second night of riots. Over 1 000 inmates seized cages attacked facilities and started fires as 500 troopers and local responders moved to retake the facility. At least 84 were injured and eight hostages remained held. Officials said 12 of 31 buildings were destroyed. Negotiations with authorities and Amnesty International began as guards endured threats. Governor Casey and others were sought by hostage holders.
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Camp Hill
Ken Robinson
State Corrections Department
A Hill
John Palakovich
Robinson
National Guard
Palakovich
Robert P. Casey
Amnesty International
Cpl
Raul Ramos
Waste Dump Opening Delayed by Longer Test Period Plan
Advisers urge Energy Secretary Watkins to extend the testing phase before opening the nation’s first permanent long lived radioactive waste dump. The plan would require temporary storage for up to about 20 years as seven states resist accepting additional waste from weapons programs. Environmental and political hurdles delay a New Mexico site and the planned operations demonstration slated for September 1992.
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Washington
Energy
James D. Watkins
Watkins
Energy Department
Leonard Slosky
Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
New Mexico
Tennessee
South Carolina
Cecil Andrus
Congress
Bush to join Ortega dialogue at Costa Rica democracy event
President Bush will participate in a dialogue with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega during the Costa Rican democracy celebration. President Arias says no private meeting will occur and a table discussion will include 19 hemispheric leaders at the Summit of the Americas. Security includes a long bulletproof glass barrier for the Democracy Plaza inauguration.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Bush
Daniel Ortega
Oscar Arias
Ortega
Arias
U.S. Secret Service
National Museum
Democracy Plaza
Health Facility Proposal Still In Infancy
Aiken County explores extending University Hospital across the Savannah River. Controller Robert M. Taylor says plans are in early stages and could range from an education center to a larger facility with physicians. He refutes earlier reports calling it an outpatient clinic.
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Aiken County
University Hospital
Savannah River
Robert M. Taylor
Ed Gillespie
Taylor
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