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STATE BRIEFS Convict, girlfriend caught after escape RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) — Police have captured an escapee from the York County jail and his girlfriend who authorities say aided in the escape. Michael Shaun Greene, 23, and Shelley Corinne Denton, 17, were taken into custody Wednesday af ter they were found at an aban doned house in Chester County. Police had not charged the two as of Wednesday night. Greene fled Aug. 28., from a prison transport van that was tak ing him to Piedmont Medical Cen ter in Rock Hill. Jail officials said he had faked a shoulder injury. Investigators say Denton, of Rock Hill, helped him escape after he ran from the hospital. One other arrest was made in connection to the escape. Eliza beth Anne Bacon, 18, was charged with aiding a prisoner to escape. York County Capt. Glenn Williams said there might be more arrests as officers investigate help the pair may have received in hid ing from police. A registered sex offender, Greene was in jail on multiple charges, including lewd act on a minor, resisting arrest, violation of probation and several counts of forgery, according to the York County Sheriffs Office. Hawkins will defend ‘Choose Life’ plates COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -Repub lican Sen. John Hawkins of Spar tanburg said he would continue an avid defense of the state’s new “Choose Life” license plate if he’s elected South Carolina’s next at torney general. These newly approved plates prompted Planned Parenthood of South Carolina to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging the plates are unconstitutional. The group says the law is one-sided be cause no plates that advocate abor tion rights were created. Hawkins said, “The state has every right to set a public policy that says life is the preferred re sult of a pregnancy. I won’t allow Planned Parenthood to abuse our federal courts to change the poli cy of South Carolina’s elected of ficials.” Jewelry salesman robbed in Lexington LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Four men in masks and matching jump suits shot a traveling jewelry salesman with a stun gun and swiped about $300,000 worth of jewelry, police said. Wednesday’s robbery was the second jewelry heist in the Mid lands in as many months. Police suspect professionals did both jobs. The men confronted the sales man about 10:00 a.m. near the en trance of Moseley’s Diamond Showcase. The store, which had not yet opened, was part of the man’s sales route, Lexington Po lice Chief Mike Roth said. Police would not identify the salesman, but said he had just dri ven from Georgia. Paramedics treated him at the scene and he had no serious injuries. Hodges concerned about shark attacks COLUMBIA, S.C.— Gov. Jim Hodges sent a letter to the South Carolina Natural Resources De partment Wednesday concerning the growing number of shark at tacks along the South Carolina coast. He said “We must be pre pared to protect our citizens as well as the millions that visit our coast every year.” Hodges called for a comprehensive review of South Carolina’s polices and pro cedures dealing with shark-relat ed incidents. Hodges gave DNR 30 days to complete this review. S.C. First Lady faces short hospitalization COLUMBIA, S.C. — First Lady Rachael Hodges was admitted to Providence Hospital Thursday morning for treatment of diverti culitis. NATION BRIEFS Russian spacecraft reaches end of ride DELAWARE (AP) - A Russian rocket that had orbited the Earth since 1975 re-entered the atmosphere Thursday, its fiery debris creating a spectacular early-morning light show along much of the East Coast. The SL3 rocket body re entered the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean about 100 miles off the Delaware coast, said Navy Cmdr. Rod Gibbons, a spokesman for the U.S. Space Command at Colorado Springs, Colo. “The object was not designed to survive re-entry” and probably burned up before any pieces could reach the ground, Gibbons said. People from Massachusetts to North Carolina reported seeing the fiery return of the rocket that took up a satellite 26 years ago. Dartmouth facing housing shortage HANOVER, N.H.(AP)-A campus housing crunch at schools around the country is so bad that Dartmouth College has offered freshmen the chance to defer their first year in return for a year of free housing. In Spokane, Wash., Gonzaga University couldn’t find enough beds on campus for its 970 incoming freshmen this fall, so it arranged for 80 first- and second year students to live at The River Inn, a hotel next to campus. Gary Schwarzmueller, executive director of the Association of College and University Housing Officers, said the enrollment surge is strongest in the South, New England and parts of the West. IT HAPPENED NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED SHARK FEEDINGS BANNNED: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Thursday to ban the feeding of sharks and other marine animals in Florida waters. The announcement comes days after sharks killed swimmers in separate attacks in Virginia and North Carolina. MORE MOTOROLA LAYOFFS: Motorola Inc. eliminated 2,000 more jobs Thursday as a result of the continuing slump in the telecommunications industry, bringing its job cuts to more than 20 percent of its work force since December WORLD BRIEFS Mother Teresa underwent exorcism CALCUTTA, INDIA (AP) - Mother Teresa had an exorcism performed on her while she was hospitalized in 1997, the Archbishop of Calcutta said Wednesday. The disclosure by Archbishop Henry D’Souza came as hundreds of people in this eastern Indian city paid homage to the renowned caregiver on the fourth anniversary of her death. But the Rev. Richard McBrien, a Notre Dame theology professor, called the exorcism and the archbishop’s explanation for it “bizarre.” D’Souza said the exorcism would not affect the nun’s candidacy for sainthood. He said the exorcism took place in a hospital where the nun was admitted because of heart trouble before her death on Sept. 5,1997 at age 87. D’Souza said he was undergoing similar treatment at the same hospital. The doctor treating Mother Teresa reported that she was having trouble sleeping, he said. “There was no medical reason for that,” the archbishop said. “It struck me that there could be some evil spirit which was trying to disturb her.” He said he had subsequently asked - with the nun’s consent - for a priest in one of the churches to perform an exorcism. Catholic experts said it would be highly unusual for Mother Teresa to have undergone an exorcism. Exorcism is extremely rare in the Catholic church and is used only when no psychological or physical explanation can be found for dramatic changes in behavior, said Scott Appleby, director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of " Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. IT HAPPENED NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED AFGHANISTAN TRIAL: The trial of eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, accused of preaching Christianity in the deeply Muslim nation of Afghanistan began Tuesday in the austere office of the supreme court chief justice. CONCORDE RETURNS: There will be “less than a one in a billion chance” of Concorde crashing again when the supersonic jets return to the skies more than a year after a catastrophic accident killed 113 people, a British aviation official said Thursday. Sanders makes bid for Senate BY BRUCE SMITH ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Former College of Charlestoi . President Alex Sanders mad official Wednesday wha everyonS has known fo: months: He’s a candidate fo the U.S. Senate seat held by re tiring Republican Strom Thur mond. While Democratic official: had said Sanders would run Sanders said he couldn’t ge involved in a campaign whil< still serving as college presi dent. His last day as presiden was Friday. me question is wneinei we can bring practical solu tions to the problems that fact the state and the Union,’ " Sanders said. Then, with his characteris tic dry wit, he added, “I was also honored I was the Democ ratic Party’s ninth choice. That’s a high honor." A number of prominent De mocrats looked at the race and decided against running. The only announced Republi can is 3rd District U.S. Rep. Lind sey Graham. Each candidate is expected to spend as much as $7 million. The 61-year-old Sanders made the announcement in a fax to news organizations statewide and said he likely will later fly around the state making a formal campaign an nouncement. Sanders was a state repre sentative and senator in the 1970s and ‘80s and later first -chief judge of the state Court of Appeals. He has run for lieu tenant governor and consid ered a race for governor in 1998, but decided against it be cause of his commitments to the college. Governor Hodges said, “Rachael is resting comfortably and hopes to be home in a few days.” The First Lady is expected to remain hospitalized through the weekend. Gov. Hodges has cancelled all scheduled activities through Sun day to stay with Rachael. IT HAPPENED NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED CONDON REFUSES TO DROP CHARGES: Charlie Condon will not drop charges against five dock workers, known as The Charleston Five, and is keeping them under house arrest for near ly two years on assault and con spiracy to riot charges. 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