Susan Smith to face death penalty in sons' deaths
Prosecutor will seek the death penalty against Susan V. Smith charged with two counts of murder in the drownings of her sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months. She previously claimed a carjacker took her car and children, then confessed after police found the bodies submerged in John D. Long Lake near Union, 60 miles northwest of Columbia.
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Two Boy Scouts Drowned After Bridge Collapse in North Carolina
In Lenoir North Carolina two Boy Scouts were found dead after a footbridge collapsed sending three scouts into a flooded creek. The four survivors were part of a group of seven scouts and three adults from Atlanta camping in Wilsons Creek area. Weekend floods statewide closed roads caused mudslides and downed trees, with dozens evacuated.
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Weekend house fires kill 24 in four states
In Burbank Illinois an immigrant family of seven perished when flammable liquid splashed through living and basement spaces fueling a fast spreading fire. The blaze was part of four Saturday fires that killed 21 nationwide. An electrical blaze in Missouri killed a child. a police chief called the Burbank case a potential multiple homicide as dogs sensed an accelerant whose source remained unidentified.
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Episcopal bishop dies by self-inflicted gunshot in Boston
Bishop David E Johnson, leader of the nation’s largest Episcopal diocese, was found dead at home from a personal safety related gunshot wound. He had announced retirement and a sabbatical next month. Police said the death was a single rifle shot and the motive remains unknown.
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French abortion protesters grow militant but not violent
In France a core of anti abortion militants increasingly break the law with hospital and clinic intrusions and equipment tampering. The October Grenoble hospital incursion led by a Benedictine monk, Gerard Calvet, drew a test court date and the activist Claire Fontana and her Truce of God group advocate civil disobedience modeled on the American movement.
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Russians Press Grozny Assault as Chechen Resistance Holds
Waves of Russian helicopter gunships attacked western Grozny amid renewed bombardment and a stalled central push. Chechen fighters claimed partial retakes of the northern railway station while the presidential palace remained in Chechen hands. civilians and a Channel 5 cameraman were reported killed as Russian air power intensified and infantry conscripts faced stiff resistance.
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Papal security tight as pope tours Pacific islands
Officials foiled a plot to kill Pope John Paul II in the Philippines while Papua New Guinea police denied a manhunt for assassins. The pope arrived in Papua New Guinea after a Philippine visit, predicting a new springtime for Christianity in Asia and urging faith spread across the continent. Security for the pontiff remained high amid fears of extremist threats and a bomb scare involving US carriers. Crowds welcomed him with drums and chants, though they were quieter than in the Philippines.
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Hazel M Sigler Estate Auction Teeters on Time Change
The HAZEL M SIGLER estate auction by HOCKMAN AUCTION BEANE is moved to 10 AM on Monday January 16 at the Shepherdstown fire hall instead of 10 PM as listed in the Saturday January 1 News-Post Classified ad by Sosa.
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