Fire at Lancaster County Jail Kills 10 Prisoners
A blaze in Lancaster South Carolina killed 10 inmates on the second floor of the 156 year old Lancaster County Jail. Three prisoners survived the Thursday night fire as smoke filled the building slated for closure. Authorities described the jail as a white two story masonry structure designed by the architect who planned the Washington Monument.
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Lancaster
S.C
Lancaster County
Washington Monument
Washington, D.C
Andrew Jackson
Ten Die in 156-Year-Old Lancaster Jail Fire
A fire at the Lancaster jail killed 10 inmates and left two inmates and a firefighter hospitalized. Investigators await autopsies at the University of South Carolina while authorities plan to move the jail and sheriff offices in two weeks to a new building on the outskirts of Lancaster. Autopsy results and fire origin remain undetermined.
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the County
Sheriff's Department
Lancaster
The
University of South Carolina
Charleston
Gasoline Price Fixing Convictions Upheld
A federal appeals court upheld illegal price fixing convictions of independent gasoline marketers in the mid Atlantic. The court kept the verdicts against Amerada Hess Ashland Oil Continental Oil Crown Central Petroleum Kaye Oil Co the Meadville Corp and SIGMA for coordinating price increases. It overturned SIGMA Director Robert R Cavins conviction due to an immunity promise.
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Richmond, Va
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court
Baltimore
Independents
mid-Atlantic
Amerada Hess
Ashland Oil
Continental Oil
Crown Central Petroleum
Kaye Oil Co
The
Meadville Corp
Petroleum Marketing Corp
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers
SIGMA
Robert R. Cavin
Gavin
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Munn
Gasque
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Charleston, S.C
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Flavor of
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Winchester
Virginia
Shervandoah Valley
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HO Jo’s
Wayside’s Hotel
Queen & Holliday
Strasburg
Wellington
Rt. 50
Delco Plaza
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Bonanza Ll
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Mr. Ed
Valley Ave
Augus
Lee-Jackson
ASON
Holida
Millwood Ave
Williamsburg
mMine MacNeil
Berryville Ave
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Sunnyside
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