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By Associated Press
SPARTANBURG ? The Rev. Larry
Buchanan said he was afraid when he confrnntPfl
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on four hostages Friday. But the minister
said he relied on his faith in God to talk the
boy into releasing the schoolmates and turning
himself over to police.
"I just prayed to God on the way over
there that he would give me the right words
to say," Buchanan said. "I feel that's why it
worked out."
The 15-ycar-old freshman at Dorman High
School aparently was distraught over an incir
dent with a teacher who suspected him of
drinking before school, school officials said.
UK BROKK AWAY while being escorted
to the principal's office, left the school
grounds, came back with a pistol and seized
four ninth-grade students as hostages, ofmBSEssBsammmamammam
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marine to near sentence
PARR1S ISLAND ? A Marine Corps
sergeant convicted of murdering his infant
daughter by slashing her throat spent the
weekend in the brig and a military jury will
begin deciding today whether he should be
sentenced to death.
Gunnery Sgt. Melvin Turner Jr., described
by his wife as an "all-around father," was
found guilty fo premeditated murder by the 11
jury members Friday after deliberating only 90
minutes.
Turner, 39, bowed his head but showed little
emotion as the jury president read the verdict.
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ficials said.
Buchanan, an associate minister at Peace
Free Will Baptist Church, became involved
through the friendship of his osn with the
student who took over the classroom at
gunpoint.
The boy asked to see the minister's son,
but Buchanan suceested that he bo to Dor
man and talk to him.
"I felt like I could help," Buchanan said.
"I know him and felt he would listen to me.
"WHEN I ARRIVED he had three kids in
the room. One was already let go because he
was sick, he was holding the gun to the head
of the girl.
"He pointed the gun at me and said, 'You
know 1 could shoot you, don't vou?' I told
him, 'Yes, but I don't think you want to do
that.' He told me he felt like no one cares for
him or his situation."
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Dena Turner, who testified for both prt
tion and defense during her husband's fiv
court-martial at I'arris Island Marine <
Recruit Depot, was not in the courtroom
the verdict was returned.
Ga. inmate wins lawsui
SAVANNAH. tia. ? A Georgia
Prison inmate stabbed and beaten in a
race riot has won $10,000 in a lawsuit in
District Court.
A federal jury made the award Frid
27-year-old Edward Eiarl Chambers, whi
mjureu wnen ne was aiiackeu oy other in
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The minister, who is also the Spartanburg
manager of Liberty Life Insurance Co., had
gotten to know the boy well last summer
when he spent one week's vacation with the
Buchanans.
Buchanan talked the boy into letting him
remain in the room as a substitute hostage
for the three remaining students, who were
released unharmed.
I TALKED TO HIM about the Lord and
told him that someone docs care and that I
would help him. We talked some more, he
released the gun to me and we walked out."
The boy was calm and relaxed when he was
escorted without handcuffs out of the school
to the police car, the minister accompanying
him. Buchanan went to jail with the boy also,
reassuring him that he had done the right
thing to turn himself over to the police and
cooperate.
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"He made some bad decisions,"
Buchanan admitted, "but who knows wat
Kina or pressures young kids are under
today."
Superintendent Floride Martin said
students becoming disruptive because they
feel unloved is a problem educators run into
frequently. School systems employ
psychologists and guidance counselors to
work on emotional problems, but it is not a
situation that can be solved at school, shc9
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SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WRAY SMITH
said about 100 to 150 parents came to the
school to take their children home, but many
let them stay once they learned the situation
was under control. Smith said the hov was -a
new student who had enrolled after
Christmas and had shown no signs of severe
disturbance.
Slain major #
buried with
high honors
!By Associated Press
WASHINGTON ? A
hero's grave awaited Maj.
- v Arthur Nicholson, a casualty
A of the Cold War, whose killing
by a Soviet sentry was
R decried by Vice President
George Bush as murder in the
line of duty.
"We can only hope the
Soviet Unionunderstandsthat
this sort of brutal international
behavior jeopardizes
: directly the improvement in
jfrs relations which they profess
^ I to seek," said Bush on Friday
Kj when Nicholson's coffin was
returned from Germany.
J "We grieve with his wife
j and small daughter," said
3 Bush, as Karyn Nicholson
EH and 8-year-old Jennifer stood
v j with their grieving families. ^
1 Secretary of State George
v j Schultz,meanwhile, called in
kflH Qnui#?t AmhoccoHnr A
' - E3 Dobrynin to discuss the
"_T ! Nicholson killing, according
' 111 to a State Department of]
ficial, who spoke on the conj
dition he not be identified,
t J The official declined to give
I ] further details, but CBS news
i quoted Schultz as saying he
'wanted to discuss with
aSSwfflHBB Dobrynin ways to put the
Nicholson kilhng "behind^
us."
_________ Nicholson's funeral Sunday
in A'lington National
~ Cemetary, was six days after
ton's auto < * Anny ma'0'
was slain by a Soviet sentry in
Hast Germany.
The Army awarded
: over Nicholson the l.cgion of
. Merit, one of its highest
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. peacetime honors.
i?? fV\CrC Nicholson was a member
h! a? 3 l'ie USA Liaison Mission
,'c ,a 'n8 jn Germany, a small group
ri Ies s 1 ' that monitors Soviet military
rounding a acuvjiies East Germany.
I Raymond The ?'*er, 15 members,
>or for the wearing black armbands in
mournins for their comrade.
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