Magistrate Hensley Turns Fines Into Food Aid in Simpsonville
In Simpsonville 8.C magistrate Don Hensley replaces fines with community food aid. Speeding fines and bad checks convert to tuna and baby food donations, raising 34000 in food for two agencies. Five other magistrates seek to start similar programs, supported by State Sen. David Thomas. Hensley notes no revenue loss from fines.
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Simpsonville
8.C
Don Hensley
Henley
David Thomas
Hensley
Logging Truck Crash Kills Five in Arkansas
Randall White 38 of Kingsland drove a logging truck across U.S. 65 center line striking a pickup. Five people died including Anthony Boykin 28, his wife Susan 26, and their children Taylor 4 and Kerri Beth 4 months. Their son Anthony 9 was in school. A mobile home worker witnessed the crash scene.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
U.S. 65
Randall White
Kingsland
Anthony Boykin
Susan
Taylor
Kerri Beth
Anthony
Tom Kerley
Boykins
Kenley
Necarte
Ose
Woman shot in head dies after giving birth in Cleveland
Tara Turner a 27 year old woman seven months pregnant was shot at a family gathering. She underwent a Caesarean section at Mount Sinai Medical Center and died Monday after life support was removed. Her newborn son remained in guarded condition. Police sought a 29 year old man in the shooting.
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Cleveland
Tara Turner
Mark Hastings
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Beth Sweeney
Glenrly Hun
Alcohol leads to deadly I 196 crash killing five
In Grand Rapids Michigan a Camaro crossed the median on I 196 and collided with a van, killing the driver and four others. Jason Walczewski 22 showed a blood alcohol level of 0 25 well above the legal limit. A passenger 23 year old John Hardin also died along with three family members in the van. A 22 year old girl survived. The victims were Fred Markoski 33 Kris 31 and Benjamin 10 months old Molly hospitalized. Walczewski had prior license suspensions and alcohol related tickets.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Jason Walczewsk
Walczewski
John Hardin
Michigan
Highway Patrol
David Robinson
Fred Markoski
Kris
Benjamin
Molly
Man arrested after gun shop holdup and killing
Indianapolis police captured 29 year old Timothy Greer after a car chase ending in woods near his home. He was subdued by a police dog, treated for dog bites and minor head injuries, and police say he took four weapons from Don's Guns to retaliate against a gang that beat him. He claimed justification for his actions.
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Indianapolis
Mornday
Timothy Greer
Greer
Don
Dine
Woman Found Dead in Motel Linked to Kevorkian Lawyer
Geoffrey Fieger identified the deceased as Annette Blackman, 34, of Presque Isle, found Monday in a northern Michigan motel. The note asked police to call Dr. Jack Kevorkian's attorney, with the victim reported to have multiple sclerosis and her mother present at death. Kevorkian's involvement could not be determined.
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Clinton Township
Mich
Michigan
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Geoffrey Fieger
Annette Blackman
Presque Isle
Fieger
Pieger
Ms. Blackman
West Coast braces for El Nino storms across region
A Washington summit with Vice President Gore FEMA chief Witt and Senator Boxer mobilizes to prepare California Oregon and Arizona for a heavy El Nino winter. Mayors and officials urge residents to clear gutters restock emergency kits and reinforce structures while urging inclusion of pets in disaster plans.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Los Angeles
Richard Riordan
al Gore
James Lee Witt
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
California
Oregon
Anzona
Lwarner Brothers
Walt Disney Co
Hollywood
Nobel prize obsessions warp science and progress
Scientists question whether Nobel drama drives research more than discovery. Langston notes prizes skew focus, sometimes delaying correct findings such as Kornberg’s misidentified enzyme in 1959. Prusiner’s prions spark debate on prizes stifling, or spurring, pursuit of truth amid prestige and pressure.
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J. William Langston
Langston
Parkinson’s Foundation
Sunnyvale
Calif
Lee Silver
Princeton University
Prions
Robert G. Rohner
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Baltimore
Prusiner
Laura Manuelidis
Yale University School of Medicine
Ashley Haase
University of Minnesota
Colorado executes serial killer Davis in first state run death in 30 years
Colorado carried out the execution of Gary Lee Davis, 53, the man who abducted Virginia May in front of her two children in 1986, raped and killed her. His wife Rebecca was sentenced to life. Davis declined final words. Rod MacLennan called the act a warning. the case underscores Colorado’s cautious stance on the death penalty amid few inmates on death row.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado
Gary Lee Davis
Davis
Rebecca
Virginia May
Rebecca Davis
May
University of Michigan sued over alleged white-discriminatory admissions
The University of Michigan faces a U S district court suit by the Center for Individual Rights alleging admissions policies discriminate against whites. The case cites FOIA released policies showing white applicants with high grades and test scores rejected while similarly qualified Black or Hispanic applicants admitted. Gov. Pete Wilson vetoes a bill to allow inmate interviews citing potential distraction from rehabilitation. Newark Times News Service.
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Unversity
Michigan
U.S. District Court
Center For Individual Rights
University of Texas
Pete Wilson
California
Department of Corrections
Wilson
Man Dies Running Half Marathon Honor for Daughter in NH
John Pierce, 51, collapsed 10 feet from the Applefest Half-Marathon finish in Rolls New Hampshire during a tribute to his 14 year old daughter Ali who died of cancer less than a year earlier. Pierce aimed for the Boston Marathon next spring to raise funds for the cancer center.
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John Pierce
Rolls
N.H
Pierce
Anna
Ali
Cancer Center
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