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City council budget gets green light

Jerry Allred, director of John K. Crosswell Home for Children, falls into the water while participating in the dunking booth at the home’s Summer Kick-Off Celebration on Saturday. Besides the pleasure of dunking the director, the children were treated to a visit from an ice cream truck, swimming, a giant water slide and a barbecue chicken meal.

No property tax millage increase in $56.8M plan

BY KEN BELL Special to The Item

PHOTOS BY RHONDA BARRICK / THE ITEM

Sumter City Council unanimously approved its $56.8 million budget for fiscal year 2013-14 budget at its meeting Tuesday, doing so without a property tax millage increase for city residents.

Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen lauded the efforts of city employees, department heads and the city staff for working to keep costs down so the city could approve a budget for the fifth consecutive year that did McELVEEN not include a millage increase.

“That’s quite an accomplishment,” he said recently. “But it would not have been possible without everyone working together to make it happen. We are fortunate to have the caliber of employees and staff who will work hard to make it happen.”

The new budget goes into effect July 1.

Council also approved first reading of an ordinance to amend the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Budget.

The city had previously approved a budget of $310,358, based on the previous year’s allocation. However, the U.S. Department of SEE BUDGET, PAGE A8

Rodko found dead in jail 42-year-old was awaiting trial on murder charges

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Robin McLeod can still hear her sister’s screams.

The man who caused those screams, and Ginger McLeod’s death on a hot July afternoon in 2011, died Sunday at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center shortly after he was found unconscious and not breathing in his cell. Sumter Coroner Harvin Bullock said Christopher Bryan Rodko, 42, died of natural causes.

RODKO “There was no foul play that we could find,” Bullock said.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charged Rodko with murder July 3, 2011, after he shot Ginger McLeod, 31, of Pinewood six times at point-blank range as a terrified Robin McLeod, his then-girlfriend, watched. Two of the woman’s wounds were ultimately fatal, and at least three shots were taken by Rodko as he stood over her

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BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com A 66-year-old Olanta man faces possible life in prison after being charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, including one child under the age of 11.

Melvin Mack McElveen, of 4161

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McElveen also faces three counts of committing or attempting a lewd act upon a child younger than 16. He is being held at the Clarendon County Detention Center on a $5,000 surety bond set Wednesday by a Clarendon County magistrate judge.

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S.C. Legislature passes 2013-14 budget compromise COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina Legislature passed a $6.7 billion spending plan for state taxes Wednesday that supporters praised as fixing roads and bridges statewide and educating more poor pre-school children.

The budget compromise squeaked by the House with a 54-52 vote, followed by a 39-5 vote in the Senate.

State law gives Gov. Nikki Haley until late Tuesday to issue her lineitem vetoes. Legislators plan to return and deal with them before the fiscal year starts July 1.

Only two House Democrats voted for the plan. Democrats protested three major issues: tax credits for private school tuition, Republicans’ refusal to expand Medicaid eligibility to more poor adults under the federal

health care law and no cost-of-living increase for state employees.

“We’re doing a lot of bad things in this budget,” said Rep. Harry Ott, D-St. Matthews, urging his colleagues to vote no.

Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler said he disagrees with aspects, too.

But he encouraged passage, pointing to the expansion of full-day kindergarten for 4-year-olds and money to fix roads and bridges.

The plan provides $26 million for expanding the state’s full-day preschool program to 17 high-poverty school districts, increasing availability in 53 districts total. Senators hope to phase in the remaining 30 in coming years. The program created in 2006 in response to a court order has been

limited to school districts that sued the state over education funding. Democrats have pushed for expansion ever since.

“It is the best way to increase opportunity, improve public education, help children learn and responsibly invest in South Carolina’s economic future,” said Sen. Vincent Sheheen, DCamden.

The compromise splits the money, with 65 percent supporting full-day slots in public schools and 35 percent going toward private preschools.

It also allows people and businesses to claim tax credits for supporting private-school scholarships for children with disabilities. Donors would give to nonprofits to dole out the scholarships. The law sets an $8 million cap

on credits claimed.

The idea of using the tax code to help parents send their children to private schools has died repeatedly over the last decade and divided Republicans who control both chambers.

Opponents lambasted the budget compromise for opening the door.

“Don’t pretend this is not just a start,” Ott said. “Don’t pretend we’re trying to help the handicapped children and that’s all we’re going to do.”

But Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, DCharleston, said he wasn’t willing to vote no and potentially shut down government over $8 million in tax credits.

“There was more good in it than harm,” said Stavrinakis, among the two House Democrats that voted for the budget.

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Ice cream shop plans to reopen with new owner

FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS

Walk will help with rescue dogs’ care For Belle’s Sake Rescue/Rehabilitation is sponsoring another Bully Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. June 29 at Dillon Park.

The entry fee is $5 per dog, and all proceeds go directly to treatment of heartworm-positive dogs at the rescue.

Games and prizes will be available as well as water for the dogs. All breeds are welcome, and dogs must be up to date on vaccinations and not aggressive. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets.

For more information, visit facebook.com/SumterBullyWalk.

BY JAMIE H. WILSON Special to The Item Longtime Broad Street ice cream restaurant Baskin-Robbins stood lonely in its spot on Broad Street in the midst of the lunchtime rush hour. The doors were locked with no other explanation than that written on two pieces of cardboard flanking the door: “Closed.”

The freezers that usually hold the business’ famous 31 flavors have been empty for about two weeks, much to the chagrin of the Sumter community who have voiced their surprise on social media. Since 1979, the parlor has been a local favorite for ice cream.

But fans of the creamery will be pleased to know that the business will only be closed for about three more weeks, according to its former owner, Kari McKibbin.

A statement sent on Tuesday from Dunkin Brands Group Inc., BaskinRobbins’ parent company, said the business was not closing permanently but undergoing a change in ownership.

“The Baskin-Robbins restaurant … is currently closed, as a result of a mutual decision with its previous franchisee owner to end our franchising agreement,” the statement said. “We are actively recruiting a new franchisee for the location and hope to reopen the shop so we can continue serving our guests in Sumter our wide range of ice cream flavors and frozen treats. We apologize for any inconvenience this closing may have caused to our loyal guests.”

On Wednesday, McKibbin confirmed that the store had been sold to Hugh Williams, a businessman from Atlanta, and will eventually reopen.

McKibbin said she had owned the store since 1991 and was sad to be leaving the ice cream business. She cited a need to care for an ailing family member as the motivation for retiring.

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JAMIE H. WILSON / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Baskin-Robbins, 1106 Broad St., has been closed for about two weeks as the ownership of the local ice cream retailer changes hands. According to the store’s former owner, the local BaskinRobbins should reopen in about three weeks.

“It does make me sad,” she said. “It’s just one of those things.”

Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Canton,

Mass. The company currently has roughly 7,000 locations in 50 countries, according to the Baskin-Robbins website.

Local professor chosen for AP program reading FROM STAFF REPORTS University of South Carolina Sumter professor Salvador Macias was selected to participate in the College Board’s annual Advanced Placement Reading in Psychology.

Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score the free-response sections of the AP exams. The AP Reading is a

forum in which an academic dialogue between educators is both fostered and encouraged.

“The Reading MACIAS draws upon the talents of some of the finest teachers and professors that the world has to offer,” said Trevor Packer, senior vice president, AP and College Readiness at the College Board. “It fosters profession-

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Macias has extensive experience in this area and now trains others to read essays.

BEAUFORT — Authorities said a South Carolina Highway Patrol cruiser has struck and killed a pedestrian in Beaufort County.

Beaufort County deputies are investigating the wreck that happened on U.S. 21 about 5 a.m.

Wednesday.

The 68-year-old man who was struck and killed was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies said the 41-year-old trooper driving the cruiser was not injured. He was driving a marked car.

Feds hail success of biker gang probe COLUMBIA — Federal authorities are celebrating a successful prosecution of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in South Carolina.

U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles on Wednesday commended state and federal officers for working together on the case that has yielded 16 convictions.

More than a dozen Hells Angels were arrested last year during raids that netted a wide variety of drugs and more than 100 firearms. Authorities said the gang trafficked drugs and guns from Rock Hill to Lexington.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

SENIOR AIRMAN TABATHA ZARRELLA / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Bullet, the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight, or ammo flight, rooster, walks around inside the ammo yard security gates at Shaw Air Force Base recently. Since 2003, a Gamecock mascot like Bullet has been guarding and welcoming ammo troops to work each morning while boosting morale at the unit’s mascot.

Unit mascot keeps morale high

BY SENIOR AIRMAN TABATHA ZARRELLA 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight, or ammo flight, brings a whole new meaning to “man’s best friend.”

About 10 years ago, retired Air Force Master Sgt. Leonard Shields, a University of South Carolina Gamecock fan, decided to bring ammo a mascot. Since South Carolina is a Gamecock state, why not a rooster, said Master Sgt. Thomas Childress, 20th EMS munitions accountability officer.

Since 2003, ammo has caught many eyes of passersby. Some have even brought their children to the fence to see Bullet, the ammo rooster.

“He’s pretty friendly to everyone,” said Childress. “But if he knows he intimidates people and gets the best of them (generally women), he’ll chase after them.”

Bullet is actually No. 4 in the history of ammo Bullets, explained Childress.

“The first Bullet was attacked by a wild dog that got underneath the fence, the second got Cobble Foot and the third was attacked by an animal,” Childress said.

Each of the Bullets had their own personalities, and some may have had more spunk than others, but the ammo troops grew fond of them all, Childress said.

“I just got to Shaw about a month ago, and when I first noticed we had a rooster, I found it interesting,” said Airman 1st Class Rebecca Olsen, 20th

EMS conventional maintenance crew member. “First thing I learned about Bullet was to run fast. The first week I was here, he attacked my hat,” Olsen said as she laughed.

For the men and women assigned to 20th EMS munitions flight, Bullet is a part of the family and often provides comic relief during the daily grind.

“The funniest moment I witnessed with our present Bullet was watching him catch a reflection of himself in a truck bumper; thinking it was another rooster, he crouched down and puffed up,” said Childress.

“I also find it absolutely hilarious when I see a grown man running and screaming as Bullet chases them across the ammo yard,” he said.

The ammo airmen are always sure to provide Bullet with an array of delectable eats such as fruit, cracked corn, bugs and food scraps.

“Our first and second Bullets ate everything from chicken nuggets, french fries and burgers. They were even ... able to recognize white paper bags when the airmen brought in their lunch,” said Childress.

Having Bullet in the ammo flight has helped the airmen out in many ways.

“He eats a lot of the bugs, keeps morale up and keeps airmen on their toes. He also keeps airmen ready for their physical training tests,” Childress said.

Though many may agree that having a rooster as a friendly pet or mascot is unusual, Bullet has produced some fond memories with the airmen in ammo flight.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES: Brigitte Desiree Rogers, 32, of 2810 Jericho Road in Sumter, was charged June 12 with first-degree burglary after allegedly going to a home in the 2500 block of U.S. 521 South without permission and taking a purse, its contents and a cellphone. According to reports, Rogers was identified by surveillance footage taken from a camera located outside the home.

CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT:

A child and her mother told sheriff’s deputies about 7:37 p.m.

Sunday that the mother’s 36-year-old boyfriend had “dry humped” her more than 20 times in January and had touched her in inappropriate ways. The

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mother told police that there was never any penetration, and the girl said sometimes she would “just wake up, and (he) would be on top of her.” He always waited until the mother went to sleep, the girl said.

EMS CALLS:

On Sunday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 30 calls.

Twenty-seven were medical calls, one was a motor vehicle wreck, and two were listed as “other trauma.”

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BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bondbuying program later this year and end it next year if the economy continues to improve.

The Fed’s bond purchases have helped keep long-term interest rates at record lows. A pullback in the Fed’s purchases would likely lead to higher rates on mortgages and other consumer and business loans.

Bernanke said the reductions would occur in “measured steps� and that the purchases could end by the middle of next year. By then, he said he thought unemployment would be about 7 percent.

The chairman likened any reduction in the Fed’s $85 billion a month in bond purchases to a driver letting up on a gas pedal rather than applying the brakes. He stressed

that even after the Fed ends its bond purchases, it will continue to maintain its vast investment portfolio, which will help keep long-term rates down.

The ultra-low borrowing rates the Fed has engineered have been credited with helping fuel a housing comeback, support economic growth, drive stocks to record highs and restore the wealth America lost to the recession.

Anticipating higher rates, investors reacted Wednesday by selling both stocks and bonds. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 206 points. The yield on the 10year Treasury note shot up to 2.33 percent from 2.21 percent. “There’s fear you’ll see an expanding economy, which has a tendency to push up interest rates,� said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer of BMO Private Bank.

Some investors worry that higher rates will cause investors to shift money out of stocks and into higher-yield-

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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s news conference is seen on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve offered a hint Wednesday that it’s moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.

ing bonds. Others fear that the economy might not be ready to absorb higher rates and that consumers and businesses could pull back on borrowing.

The Fed issued an updated economic forecast, which sketched a brighter outlook. It said the “downside risks to the outlook� had diminished since fall.

The more upbeat forecast

helps explain why the Fed thinks record-low rates may soon no longer be necessary.

Low rates help fuel economic growth. But they also raise the risk of high inflation and dangerous bubbles in assets like stocks or real estate.

Speaking of the economy, Bernanke said, “The fundamentals look a little better to us.�

He spoke at a news conference after the Fed ended a two-day policy meeting. After the meeting, the Fed voted to continue the pace of its bondbuying program for now.

Timothy Duy, a University of Oregon economist who tracks the Fed, called the statement “an open door for scaling back asset purchases as early as September.�

Report: Smooth launch unsure for health law WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no guarantee that President Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.

But in a report released Wednesday, the congressional Government Accountability Office also sees positive signs as the Oct. 1 deadline approaches for new health insurance markets called exchanges to open in each state — in many cases over the objections of Republican governors.

Additionally, the report discloses that the administration had spent nearly $400 million as of March to set up the infrastructure of a sprawling system involving major federal agencies, every state, hundreds of insurance companies and millions of citizens, among them many individuals seeking coverage for the first time. “Whether (the administration’s) contingency planning will assure the timely and

smooth implementation of the exchanges by Oct. 2013 cannot yet be determined,� the report concluded. A copy was provided to The Associated Press.

The administration is taking the lead in setting up the markets in 34 states, the report said — a heavy lift unforeseen when the law was passed. The computerized clearinghouse for the entire system — a federal “data hub� designed to deliver realtime eligibility rulings — has only undergone initial testing. And states have yet to complete many of their assignments. “Much progress has been made in establishing the regulatory framework and guidance required for this undertaking, and (the administration) is currently taking steps to implement key activities of the (exchanges),� the report said. “Nevertheless, much remains to be accomplished within a relatively short period of time.�

Translation: Most of the specs have been

written, but the wiring hasn’t been laid, and what will happen when they flip the switch nobody really knows. And remember, Oct. 1 is less than four months away.

GAO also issued a similar assessment for small-business health insurance markets scheduled to open concurrently.

The study shows “this law isn’t ready for prime time, and come October millions of Americans and small businesses are going to be the ones suffering the consequences,� Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said in a statement. Hatch is the

ranking Republican on the Senate committee that oversees health care financing.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has steadfastly maintained the new insurance markets will open on schedule in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Middle-class people with no access to jobbased coverage will be able to buy private insurance, in most cases with new tax credits to help pay premiums.

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Friday, June 21, at the South HOPE Center, corner of South Lafayette Drive and East Red Bay Road. All area veterans are invited.

The Lincoln High School Alumni Association will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser noon-8 p.m.

Friday, June 21, at 24 Council St. Dinners are $6 each. Contact J.L. Green at (803) 968-4173 or Essie Richardson at (803) 775-2999.

The Kiwanis Club of Sumter Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 21, at Carolina Lakes Golf Course at Shaw Air Force Base, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.

Entry fee is $50 per golfer or $200 for a four person team.

Contact Bill Hoge at (803) 795-9299, (803) 895-8543 or bhoge@ sc.rr.com.

The Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will hold its 50-year reunion Friday-Sunday, June 21-23 as follows: 7 p.m. Friday, drop-in at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St.; 7 p.m.

Saturday, banquet at the Sunset Country Club, 1005 Golfcrest Road; 10:30 a.m. Sunday, church services at First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

First United Pentecostal Church will hold a flapjack fundraiser 8-10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2497 Broad St. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the door or by calling (803) 795-2879.

Fuller Gardens Health and Wellness Fair will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at South HOPE Center. There will be doors prizes, free blood pressure checks, free glucose checks, Zumba with Jamie Hudson-Wilson, and much more.

Call Senthia Conyers at (803) 406-2218.

In observance of homeownership month, a housing fair will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Find out if you qualify for a home. There will be refreshments, door prizes and fun for children.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wilfredâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., FX, TVMA) enters its third season. Elijah Wood (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lord of the Ringsâ&#x20AC;? franchise) stars as Ryan, a depressed young man on the verge of suicidal despair when he is visited by a talking version of his neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog (Jason Gann), who provides counseling and the kind of lessons in manning up that can only come from a free-spirited canine.

A remake of an Australian comedy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wilfredâ&#x20AC;? presents itself as a meditation on guy culture, with a dialogue between a stoner hedonist (and public urinator) and a neurotic wimp. As season three begins, the story takes on elements of a cosmic mystery as Ryan begins to see evidence that Wilfred was part of his life as early as childhood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wilfredâ&#x20AC;? offers proof that not even an A-list star can turn a deliberately small comedy into something bigger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or better.

And it reminds us that Hollywood stars donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always lend themselves to television comedy. â&#x20AC;˘ Some comedies start out small and stay there. Proof of that comes with â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Hodgman: Ragnarok,â&#x20AC;? a standup special streaming on Netflix beginning today. Hodgman is a familiar face. You may know him from such movies as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Mamaâ&#x20AC;? or from his appearances on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Daily Show.â&#x20AC;? But chances are youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen him as the de-

liberately unhip PC Guy on a series of Apple computer commercials that ran some years back.

On â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ragnarok,â&#x20AC;? he maintains his so-straight-heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-weird persona. For starters, he sports an obviously fake mustache. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essentially a standup routine disguised as a series of seminars lecturing an unseen audience on what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to survive the looming Mayan Apocalypse.

The fact that doomsday didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t arrive last December doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to matter. Look for his usual low-caffeinated delivery and mastery of arcane knowledge and challenging analogies, such as a long digression on hockey, which he describes as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;minor sport * the mixed-martial arts of curling.â&#x20AC;?

The appearances of Woods, a really big star, and Hodgman, a decidedly modest one, on two different, strenuously â&#x20AC;&#x153;smallâ&#x20AC;? comedies on the same night are completely coincidental. And the fact that one is â&#x20AC;&#x153;broadcastâ&#x20AC;? on cable while the other is streamed is also incidental to their content. But, these facts point to the ever-changing face of television programming.

Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Other Highlights â&#x20AC;˘ On two episodes of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parks and Recreationâ&#x20AC;? (NBC, r): a government bailout (8 p.m., TV14); recognition (8:30 p.m., TVPG). â&#x20AC;˘ An early edition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC) an-

ticipates the NBA Finals, if there is a Game 7. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NBA Countdownâ&#x20AC;?

(8:30 p.m., ABC) will follow.

(Check local listings for alternate programming.) â&#x20AC;˘ Faced with unemployment, a suburban couple (George Segal and Jane Fonda) turns to crime in the 1977 satire â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fun With Dick and Janeâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., Oxygen). â&#x20AC;˘ A tangle with the FBI on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Person of Interestâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Andy pursues a dream on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Officeâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., NBC, r, TVPG). â&#x20AC;˘ Fiona tangles with an angry bookie on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burn Noticeâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., USA, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house becomes a film set on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anger Managementâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., FX, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ A woman vanishes after a bad breakup on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elementaryâ&#x20AC;?

(10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Evidence points toward Will on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hannibalâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Russell Crowe and Henry Cavill appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Graham Norton Showâ&#x20AC;? (10:30 p.m., BBC America, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Lauren takes on Russian mobsters on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gracelandâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., USA, TV-14).

Series Notes Rajâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad date on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Bang Theoryâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * Stefan and Klaus conspire on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vampire Diariesâ&#x20AC;?

(8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Walden

tires of duplicity on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two and a Half Menâ&#x20AC;? (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * A picture of Vincent emerges on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty and the Beastâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).

Late Night Tom Brokaw is booked on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Daily Show With Jon Stewartâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Charles Barkley and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conanâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ben Gleib, Arden Myrin and Nico Santos are on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chelsea Latelyâ&#x20AC;?

(11 p.m., E!) * Joss Whedon sits down on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Colbert Reportâ&#x20AC;?

(11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * John Travolta and Japandroids appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Show With David Lettermanâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Kristin Davis, Harvey Fierstein and The Mowgliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Anna Paquin, Brad Keselowski and Muse appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;? (12:05 a.m., ABC) * Elijah Wood, Grant Bowler and Yeah Yeah Yeahs visit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night With Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;? (12:35 a.m., NBC).

Cult Choice Police scour hipster coffee houses in the 1959 thriller â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beat Generationâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., TCM), starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren.

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Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet

BY BRADLEY KLAPPER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon’s $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn’t afford not to build.

Chairing the hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin lamented that the F-35 already has cost taxpayers billions more than what Congress signed up for more than a decade ago. The Illinois Democrat asked military leaders to justify costs that have soared more than 70 percent and estimates that the entire program could exceed $1 trillion over 50 years.

“The Joint Strike Fighter program has had more than its share of problems over the last decade,” Durbin said. “Frankly, its history reads like a textbook on how not to run a major acquisition effort.”

The F-35 is the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, and it has been troubled by schedule delays and cost overruns. The developer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., is building different versions for the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps to replace Cold Warera aircraft such as the Air Force F-16 fighter, the Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and the Marines’ EA-6B Prowler and AV-8B Harrier. International partners, including Britain, also are in line to buy F-35s.

Actor Gandolfini dies in Italy at 51 LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos” helped create one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its GANDOLFINI head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.

In a statement, the cable channel, and Gandolfini’s managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders, said he died Wednesday while on holiday in Rome. No cause of death was given.

“Our hearts are shattered, and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years, and we are all grieving,” said Armstrong and Sanders.

HBO called the actor a “special man, a great

talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect.” The channel expressed sympathy for his wife and children.

Gandolfini played mob boss Tony Soprano in the groundbreaking HBO series that aired from 1999 to 2007.

His film credits included “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Killing Them Softly,” and he amassed stage credits as well.

He shared a Broadway stage in 2009 with Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden in a celebrated production of “God of Carnage,” where he earned a Tony Award nomination for best actor. He had also been in “On the Waterfront” with David Morse and was an understudy in a revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1992 starring Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange.

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“I still have nightmares, if not every night, then every other night,” Robin McLeod said Wednesday. “I feel like this is a fair ending. He won’t have to answer for his actions in a court of law, but he’s getting the ultimate judgment right now. He’ll have to answer for it. He deserves what he got.”

Rodko had been awaiting trial at the jail since his arrest. Twelve jurors were selected Jan. 15 at the Sumter County Courthouse, but they were not sworn in after Bishopville attorney Will Wheeler presented a motion that Rodko was acting within a state law that allows lethal self-defense by protecting himself, his now ex-girlfriend and her property when he shot Ginger McLeod with a .44-caliber Ruger after an argument.

Ginger had approached the couple as they returned home from a family dinner to ask for cigarettes, and McLeod said neither she nor Rodko had reason to be afraid of her.

“They started arguing and cussing at each other,” McLeod said.

“We had went to the front yard, and I was telling her she could just come by later to get some cigarettes. He came back around from the backyard, and I went to walk around to the other side of the house, and I saw him shoot her out of the corner of my eye.”

Rodko continued to shoot her sister, McLeod said, walking closer to her after each shot.

“He had only met her on very few occasions,” McLeod said.

“Yet he felt the need to take her life into his own hands and kill her like that. I have no idea why he’d do something like that.

“You know, when you’re dating someone, and they do stuff, you don’t look that deep into it,” she continued. “Me and him used to pick around a lot when he would

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show his (behind) basically. He’d get angry and throw his phone at the wall, and I’d pick at him and say we’re just alike. Never would I have imagined that the thought would even enter his mind to do what he did. I never thought he was capable of that.

“Contrary to what he said in court, he was not protecting me that day when he shot and killed her,” Robin said Wednesday. “I did not need his protection from her. She wasn’t doing anything to where I needed protection. Ginger didn’t do anything to deserve what she got. I didn’t need any protection from her. She was my sister; she wouldn’t hurt me.”

Cothran agreed in January, saying that while he thought Rodko had a right to stand his ground, he did “not have a right to shoot her.” Cothran’s decision was based in part on the General Assembly’s deliberate exclusion of real property outside a home within the framework of the statute.

“I don’t feel like the facts here apply with an argument in the backyard and front yard of a home,” Cothran said. “Even if (a) court later decides that the Legislature meant to include (real property outside a home), then the question still remains of (the victim) being an aggressor or having some form of attack. At the time of the shooting, I find

‘I feel like this is a fair ending.

He won’t have to answer for his actions in a court of law, but he’s getting the ultimate judgment right now. He’ll have to answer for it. He deserves what he got.’

Robin McLeod there was no aggressive behavior on the victim’s part.”

Third Circuit Assistant Solicitor R. Kirk Griffin said Wednesday that he and Deputy Solicitor John P. Meadors were ready to try the case as “soon as the Court of Appeals made its decision.”

“We felt good about the case just from the standpoint that there was no question as to whether Rodko killed Ginger McLeod,” Griffin said. “That he killed her was clear from the outset. He admitted it in statements to law enforcement, and we had two eyewitnesses (Robin McLeod and a neighbor). The biggest issue was whether he was entitled to immunity under the Castle Doctrine. Judge Cothran felt that he wasn’t entitled to that immunity.”

McLeod said Wednesday that she knew Rodko suffered from “blood pressure really bad” while the two dated. He was supposed to take medica-

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She also said Rodko had a habit of vomiting after eating. She was relieved, she said, when she heard Rodko had died.

“It’s relief that we don’t have to go through with a trial, and that her kids (ages 14 and 11) that are left behind won’t have to wonder if he’s going to get out and be walking the same streets as them,” McLeod said.

“They don’t have to worry about running into him later on. Had he not been able to even try to use that (self-defense argument), he’d have already been convicted by now.”

She said she and her family are glad to have a little closure, but that they still “talk about Ginger every day.”

“She was fun and liked to smile a lot,” McLeod said. “She liked to joke around.

She was just really fun to be around. Ginger was the type of person she’d tell you like it is.

She didn’t let nobody walk all over her. She had her moments, but all of us do.”

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Upward mobility — All men are by nature equal, But differ greatly in the sequel.

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ASHINGTON — A quarter of a millennium later, that couplet from a colonial American almanac defines an urgent challenge. Modern society increases how, and the predictability of how much, people differ in the sequel.

If America is to be equitable, with careers open to all talents and competent citizens capable of making their way in an increasingly demanding world, Americans must heed the warnings implicit in observations from two heroes of modern conservatism. In “The Constitution of Liberty” (1960), Friedrich Hayek noted that families are the primary trans- George WILL mitters of human capital — habits, mores, education. Hence families, much more than other social institutions or programs, are determinative of academic and vocational success. In “The Unheavenly City” (1970), Edward C. Banfield wrote: “All education favors the middle- and upper-class child, because to be middle or upper class is to have qualities that make one particularly educable.”

Elaborating on this theme, Jerry Z. Muller, a Catholic University historian, argues in the March/ April 2013 issue of Foreign Affairs that expanding equality of opportunity increases inequality because some people are simply better able than others to exploit opportunities. And “assortative mating” — likes marrying likes — concentrates class advantages, further expanding inequality. As Muller says, “formal schooling itself plays a relatively minor role in creating or perpetuating achievement gaps” that originate “in the different levels of human capital children possess when they enter school.”

The Cato Institute’s Brink Lindsey argues in “Human Capitalism: How Economic Growth Has Made Us Smarter — and More Unequal” that economic growth intensifies society’s complexity, which “has opened a great divide between those who have mastered its requirements and those who haven’t.”

Modernity — educationbased complexity — intensifies the demands on mental abilities. People invest increasingly in human capital — especially education — because status and achievement increasingly depend on possession of the right knowledge.

Lindsey cites research showing that “by the time they reach age 3, children of professional parents have heard some 45 million words addressed to them — as opposed to only 26 million words for workingclass kids, and a mere 13

million words in the case of kids on welfare.” So, class distinctions in vocabularies are already large among toddlers. Parental choices of neighborhoods and schools mean that children of college-educated parents hang out together. Such peer associations may have as much effect on a child’s development as do parents.

These factors, Lindsey says, explain why “people raised in the upper middle class are far more likely to stay there than move down, while people raised in the working class are far more likely to stay there than move up.”

In a historical blink, Lindsey says, humanity has moved from lives rooted in a remembered past to lives focused on an imagined future. This future orientation favors the intellectually nimble. “Who gets ahead, who struggles to keep up, and who gets left behind are now determined primarily by how people cope with the mental challenges of complexity.” And coping skills are incubated in families.

Today, the dominant distinction defining socioeconomic class is between those with and without college degrees. Graduates earn 70 percent more than those with only high school diplomas. In 1980, the difference was just 30 percent.

Soon the crucial distinction will be between those with meaningful and those with worthless college degrees. Many colleges are becoming less demanding as they become more expensive: They rake in money — much of it from government-subsidized tuition grants — by taking in many marginally qualified students who are motivated only to acquire a credential, and who learn little.

Lindsey reports that in 1961, full-time college students reported studying 25 hours a week on average; by 2003, average studying time had fallen to 13 hours.

Half of today’s students take no courses requiring more than 20 pages of writing in a semester. Given the role of practice in developing expertise, “the conclusion that college students are learning less than they used to seems unavoidable.” Small wonder those with college degrees occupying jobs that do not require a high school diploma include 1.4 million retail salespeople and cashiers, half a million waiters, bartenders and janitors, and many more.

“Most American kids,” Lindsey concludes, “are now raised in an environment that is arguably less favorable for developing human capital than that in which their parents were raised.”

America’s limited-government project is at risk because the nation’s foundational faith in individualism cannot survive unless upward mobility is a fact.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2013, Washington Post Writers Group

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: JUNE 16

The State on dismantling the Budget and Control Board: It’s starting to feel like Groundhog Day around the Statehouse.

The House and Senate both pass bills to turn most central administrative authority over to the governor, yet when the regular legislative session ends, we’re still stuck in a dysfunctional government in which the governor can’t act like a governor and the Legislature can’t act like a legislature.

Two years ago, the House and Senate bills were too far apart to reconcile during the Legislature’s wrap-up session. Last year, the two versions had been reconciled, the House adopted the compromise, but Senate opponents prevented it from coming up for a vote.

The major disagreement is whether procurement will be controlled by the governor or a scaled-down version of the hermaphroditic Budget and Control Board, whose very existence offends the constitution by injecting legislators into executive decisions. ...

Both the House and Senate bills dismantle the Budget and Control Board, which is the name of a massive state agency that handles administrative functions of government and of its cantankerous governing board, made up of the governor, treasurer and comptroller general and the chairmen of the House and Senate budget panels.

Both versions give nearly all of the board’s executive duties — from human resources and information technology to overseeing building maintenance and parking garages — to a new Department of Administration controlled by the governor. ...

Anyone who would give up all that just to keep Mr. Leatherman and the House’s chief budget writer out of procurement decisions is talking a good game but does not truly support reform.

JUNE 18

The Aiken Standard on new census data that shows S.C. is a great place to be: South Carolina has real reason to celebrate the estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates show South Carolina’s population is growing, and several aspects of our beautiful state are benefiting.

A growth in population and tourism equals a growth in our economy, which is always a plus in South Carolina.

Two of the nation’s fastestgrowing counties, as well as three of the nation’s fastestgrowing municipalities, are located along the coast of South Carolina.

Those counties are Berkeley and Horry with the municipalities of Mount Pleasant, Charleston and North Charleston.

Cities along the coast continue to grow and contribute to the $16.5 billion tourism industry. South Carolina is home to several impeccable beaches, ranging from Myrtle Beach, south to Charleston, and down the coast to Hilton Head Island.

South Carolina beaches are a great vacation destination, and the small, southern towns that surround the beaches offer a chance for vacationers to slow down and escape from the busy routine of life.

From spending time in the sun to shopping in small boutiques, seaside towns offer endless activities for those who get away for just the day or for a full vacation.

How has this affected us locally? In 2010, the census reported that Aiken County had 160,106 residents. The estimates report that Aiken county now has about 162,812 residents. In two years, our town and the surrounding area saw an increase of 2,706 residents, which can be attributed to many things, including the diverse activities Aiken has to offer to visitors and residents.

From Hopelands Gardens, Hitchcock Woods, state parks and plenty of golf courses to a rich history, horse activities and the Aiken Triple Crown, our county is a gem in South Carolina.

Overall, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2010-12, South Carolina saw an increase in the population with 98,359 people. There was also an increase in the population of non-Hispanic whites and blacks.

South Carolina may be growing because of new job opportunities or because of an increase in people moving south to retire.

Whatever the reason may be, South Carolina is a great place to be.

JUNE 15

The Sun News on a group that seeks a statewide system to care for caregivers: Glenn McConnell, the

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lieutenant governor of South Carolina, shares with tens of thousands of state residents his personal experience with the vital role of caregivers, perhaps for” a medically fragile child or a parent with Alzheimer’s.”

In moving forward to an important, long-range report on family caregivers and respite for them, McConnell writes: “My brother, sisters and I could never have imagined the change in our lives when our mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.” Over five years, “we learned the challenges of this long farewell and the importance of family caregivers.”

The report, “Take A Break SC! Sustaining South Carolina’s Family Caregivers Through Respite” makes several recommendations toward improved services “for all family caregivers of people of any age with any special need.”

“Respite is defined as regular, temporary breaks from caregiving for a person of any age with a disability, special need or chronic illness,” Tony Kester says in a letter to S.C. senators and representatives.

He’s the director of the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging, which received a three-year federal grant authorized by the 2006 Lifespan Respite Care Act. Approximately 770,000 South Carolinians are considered family caregivers — and some of them may not identify themselves as caregivers, but simply a daughter, son, mother, father, husband, wife caring for a loved one. ...

The 19 recommendations range from increasing “public awareness about the role and utilization of respite” to establishing “a centralized toll-free number/clearinghouse for access to emergency resources for caregivers and care recipients.” The latter is Recommendation 19, with suggested implementation in 6-10 years.

In his letter to members of the General Assembly, Kester says several recommendations “can be carried out through existing infrastructure, thus lessening the fiscal impact. ...” Full implementation will require more funding.

Wolf’s ongoing task, “part of what I do every day,” he says, is generating more public awareness and recruiting faith communities to develop respite programs.

Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church in North Myrtle Beach has respite services for members through its Well Spring Ministry. ...

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BUDGET from Page A1 Housing and Urban Development allocated $354,152 this year, an increase of $43,794, requiring the amendment.

McElveen said the additional funds would go to youth employment, housing repair and demolition, and a small percentage would go to administrative costs.

Council also approved a resolution establishing High Hills Rural Water Co. as a wholesale water customer. The action will allow the city to sell water to High Hills at a wholesale price and authorized the city manager to enter into an agreement with the entity.

Eric Shytle, city general counsel, explained the action. “A wholesale customer resells the water,” he said. “We charge $1.26 per thousand gallons for retail customers. A wholesale customer would pay $1.93 per thousand gallons.”

Shytle explained that the city established a $9.50 per month minimum for each retail customer. “So we couldn’t afford to sell them the water at the same rate as our retail customers because they would turn around and resell it with them making the $9.50 minimum per customer.

In essence, we would be wholesaling to a competitor.”

He said there are three requirements for being considered a wholesale customer, including having downstream customers, purchasing at least two million gallons of water each month and showing a public need and benefit.

High Hills estimated it will buy between 4 million and 5 million gallons a month to expand its services to new customers, including the S.C. Department of Corrections’ Wateree River

Correctional Institution.

Shytle said High Hills has agreed to the minimum purchase requirements.

“This is a huge victory for the city,” Shytle said.

“The contract is not a huge amount of money, but it sets a precedent for other potential wholesale customers.”

Following a public hearing, council also unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance to rezone property located at 812 Harvin St. from Planned Development (PD) to Residential-6 (R-6).

The action followed a request by Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, which had sought a revision to allow for the construction of a storage building on the property.

Sumter City-County Planning Director George McGregor said in 2003 that council rezoned the property to allow the church to use the residential structure located there as a book store. The church razed the structure in 2005.

“The church wants to build a two-bay storage unit on the property,” McGregor said. However, that use is not allowed as the property is currently zoned.

“The solution is to rezone the property back to R-6,” McGregor said, “so it would fit with this proposal.”

It also appears the city is about to get a little larger after council approved first reading of an ordinance to annex parcels located at 525 and 537 Lewis Road.

The land surrounding both parcels has already been annexed, so final approval would eliminate two “doughnut holes” on city maps.

Council also unanimously voted to cancel its next meeting, scheduled for July 2, because of summer vacation schedules.

McELVEEN from Page A1 According to the arrest warrants stemming from the investigation, McElveen is accused of engaging in a sexual battery with a minor younger than 11 between May 1, 2010, and July 3, 2012, and another minor between the ages of 13 and 16 between May 1, 2011, and Nov. 27, 2012, at his home.

He is also accused in the warrants of touching the girls on their uncovered private parts and also rubbing their bodies, including the breast

area, with his hands, prompting the lewd act charges.

All of the charges are felonies, with the criminal sexual conduct charges punishable by up to life in prison. The lewd act charges can result in a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 9, according to the Clarendon County Public Index.

Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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TONIGHT

FRIDAY

SATURDAY 86°

85° 86°

SUNDAY

65° 65°

Sunny to partly cloudy

Intervals of clouds and sunshine

Partly cloudy

68°

69°

Periods of sun with a t-storm in spots

Some sun with a thunderstorm possible

Winds: NE 7-14 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 7-14 mph

Winds: E 6-12 mph

Winds: SSE 6-12 mph

Winds: S 3-6 mph

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 20%

Chance of rain: 45%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 30%

Full Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................... 79° Low ................................................ 72° Normal high ................................... 89° Normal low ..................................... 67° Record high ..................... 102° in 1970 Record low ......................... 49° in 1961

Greenville 84/64

Gaffney 84/64 Spartanburg 85/65

Bishopville 86/64

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.03" Month to date .............................. 4.51" Normal month to date ................. 3.33" Year to date ................................ 23.19" Normal year to date .................. 20.95"

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 358.08 +0.01 76.8 76.14 -0.14 75.5 75.02 -0.06 100 97.05 +0.08

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

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7 a.m. yest.

9.64 4.90 5.43 4.15 79.22 10.15

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Columbia 88/66 Today: Times of sun and clouds with a shower or thunderstorm.

Friday: A thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon.

Myrtle Beach 84/68

Manning 86/65

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Charleston 86/70 The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

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Low Ht. 1:21 a.m.....0.1 1:23 p.m....-0.4 2:21 a.m....-0.2 2:21 p.m....-0.7

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ARIES (March 21-April interfere, and be prepared the last word in astrology 19): Make a deal that to outmaneuver anyone counts. Look over your who tries to come eugenia LAST investments, a contract between you and your or a settlement or close success. a deal. Rearrange your SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. living space to suit your needs.

21): Make changes at home that are TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Share your conducive to pursuing a goal you set. Living emotions and offer support to those in need. in an unusual setting or adjusting your Romance is highlighted and a close routine will give you a chance to explore encounter is likely if you watch for the signals something you love to do. that someone is sending you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Fight for what GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep an even you want but don’t exaggerate in order to disposition regardless of what you encounter. get it. Sizing down and cutting back will An argument will not solve anything and will bring you greater freedom to enjoy the probably be based on false information. people, pastimes and places you enjoy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your drive and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for the determination will impress someone. Love best deal and you’ll find it. Spending more and romance are on the rise, and being a time with peers will help you become more participant will help you explore new diverse with work-related projects. Avoid possibilities. impulsive moves involving relationships or your home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep your thoughts a secret but explore new possibilities. Making a AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do research, change at home will encourage a new learn all you can, explore your options and beginning, but do so with great thought and mingle with people who have something to finesse to be successful. offer. A problem with regard to your position must be handled with consideration.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An unusual connection or information will help you view PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Express life differently. Opening up regarding a cause minimalism in all that you do. Find a way to you believe in will bring you greater get more for less using creativity. You’ll experience and know-how to find solutions. impress someone who offers love and support if you live in the moment and act LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use who and what with compassion. you know to get ahead. Expect someone to

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Connecticut gun maker moving to Aynor On Wednesday, the rifle manufacturer kept its promise, announcing it will move to Aynor, S.C. “One hundred percent of our product line is now illegal in Connecticut due to that law,” said John McNamara, the company’s vice president for sales.

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Today, 7 p.m., district office, Turbeville

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Shown is today’s weather.

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

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Florence 85/64

Sumter 86/65

Today: Partly sunny with a shower or thunderstorm around. High 82 to 86.

Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm. High 82 to 86.

City Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro

Last

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Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Sunrise today .......................... 6:11 a.m.

Sunset tonight ......................... 8:35 p.m.

Moonrise today ....................... 5:40 p.m.

Moonset today ........................ 3:29 a.m.

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70° Some sun, a t-storm possible in the p.m.

Chance of rain: 10%

From Associated Press reports

BRISTOL, Conn. — Less than a week after Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed gun restrictions into law in April, gun manufacturer PTR Industries said it intended to leave the state to avoid the damage it expected to be inflicted on its business.

MONDAY 90°

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E-mail hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail photo to Sandra Holbert c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and caption details with identity of people, pets, places, etc.

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BUDGET from Page A1 Housing and Urban Development allocated $354,152 this year, an increase of $43,794, requiring the amendment.

McElveen said the additional funds would go to youth employment, housing repair and demolition, and a small percentage would go to administrative costs.

Council also approved a resolution establishing High Hills Rural Water Co. as a wholesale water customer. The action will allow the city to sell water to High Hills at a wholesale price and authorized the city manager to enter into an agreement with the entity.

Eric Shytle, city general counsel, explained the action. “A wholesale customer resells the water,” he said. “We charge $1.26 per thousand gallons for retail customers. A wholesale customer would pay $1.93 per thousand gallons.”

Shytle explained that the city established a $9.50 per month minimum for each retail customer. “So we couldn’t afford to sell them the water at the same rate as our retail customers because they would turn around and resell it with them making the $9.50 minimum per customer.

In essence, we would be wholesaling to a competitor.”

He said there are three requirements for being considered a wholesale customer, including having downstream customers, purchasing at least two million gallons of water each month and showing a public need and benefit.

High Hills estimated it will buy between 4 million and 5 million gallons a month to expand its services to new customers, including the S.C. Department of Corrections’ Wateree River

Correctional Institution.

Shytle said High Hills has agreed to the minimum purchase requirements.

“This is a huge victory for the city,” Shytle said.

“The contract is not a huge amount of money, but it sets a precedent for other potential wholesale customers.”

Following a public hearing, council also unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance to rezone property located at 812 Harvin St. from Planned Development (PD) to Residential-6 (R-6).

The action followed a request by Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, which had sought a revision to allow for the construction of a storage building on the property.

Sumter City-County Planning Director George McGregor said in 2003 that council rezoned the property to allow the church to use the residential structure located there as a book store. The church razed the structure in 2005.

“The church wants to build a two-bay storage unit on the property,” McGregor said. However, that use is not allowed as the property is currently zoned.

“The solution is to rezone the property back to R-6,” McGregor said, “so it would fit with this proposal.”

It also appears the city is about to get a little larger after council approved first reading of an ordinance to annex parcels located at 525 and 537 Lewis Road.

The land surrounding both parcels has already been annexed, so final approval would eliminate two “doughnut holes” on city maps.

Council also unanimously voted to cancel its next meeting, scheduled for July 2, because of summer vacation schedules.

McELVEEN from Page A1 According to the arrest warrants stemming from the investigation, McElveen is accused of engaging in a sexual battery with a minor younger than 11 between May 1, 2010, and July 3, 2012, and another minor between the ages of 13 and 16 between May 1, 2011, and Nov. 27, 2012, at his home.

He is also accused in the warrants of touching the girls on their uncovered private parts and also rubbing their bodies, including the breast

area, with his hands, prompting the lewd act charges.

All of the charges are felonies, with the criminal sexual conduct charges punishable by up to life in prison. The lewd act charges can result in a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 9, according to the Clarendon County Public Index.

Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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TONIGHT

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SATURDAY 86°

85° 86°

SUNDAY

65° 65°

Sunny to partly cloudy

Intervals of clouds and sunshine

Partly cloudy

68°

69°

Periods of sun with a t-storm in spots

Some sun with a thunderstorm possible

Winds: NE 7-14 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 7-14 mph

Winds: E 6-12 mph

Winds: SSE 6-12 mph

Winds: S 3-6 mph

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 20%

Chance of rain: 45%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 30%

Full Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................... 79° Low ................................................ 72° Normal high ................................... 89° Normal low ..................................... 67° Record high ..................... 102° in 1970 Record low ......................... 49° in 1961

Greenville 84/64

Gaffney 84/64 Spartanburg 85/65

Bishopville 86/64

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.03" Month to date .............................. 4.51" Normal month to date ................. 3.33" Year to date ................................ 23.19" Normal year to date .................. 20.95"

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 358.08 +0.01 76.8 76.14 -0.14 75.5 75.02 -0.06 100 97.05 +0.08

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

City Aiken Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia

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7 a.m. yest.

9.64 4.90 5.43 4.15 79.22 10.15

24-hr chg -0.07 -0.54 -2.15 +0.01 -0.08 -0.07

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 87/64/pc 82/55/t 86/63/t 87/65/pc 86/71/t 81/71/pc 85/72/t 86/60/pc 88/66/t 87/65/pc

Columbia 88/66 Today: Times of sun and clouds with a shower or thunderstorm.

Friday: A thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon.

Myrtle Beach 84/68

Manning 86/65

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ARIES (March 21-April interfere, and be prepared the last word in astrology 19): Make a deal that to outmaneuver anyone counts. Look over your who tries to come eugenia LAST investments, a contract between you and your or a settlement or close success. a deal. Rearrange your SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. living space to suit your needs.

21): Make changes at home that are TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Share your conducive to pursuing a goal you set. Living emotions and offer support to those in need. in an unusual setting or adjusting your Romance is highlighted and a close routine will give you a chance to explore encounter is likely if you watch for the signals something you love to do. that someone is sending you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Fight for what GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep an even you want but don’t exaggerate in order to disposition regardless of what you encounter. get it. Sizing down and cutting back will An argument will not solve anything and will bring you greater freedom to enjoy the probably be based on false information. people, pastimes and places you enjoy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your drive and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for the determination will impress someone. Love best deal and you’ll find it. Spending more and romance are on the rise, and being a time with peers will help you become more participant will help you explore new diverse with work-related projects. Avoid possibilities. impulsive moves involving relationships or your home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep your thoughts a secret but explore new possibilities. Making a AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do research, change at home will encourage a new learn all you can, explore your options and beginning, but do so with great thought and mingle with people who have something to finesse to be successful. offer. A problem with regard to your position must be handled with consideration.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An unusual connection or information will help you view PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Express life differently. Opening up regarding a cause minimalism in all that you do. Find a way to you believe in will bring you greater get more for less using creativity. You’ll experience and know-how to find solutions. impress someone who offers love and support if you live in the moment and act LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use who and what with compassion. you know to get ahead. Expect someone to

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Connecticut gun maker moving to Aynor On Wednesday, the rifle manufacturer kept its promise, announcing it will move to Aynor, S.C. “One hundred percent of our product line is now illegal in Connecticut due to that law,” said John McNamara, the company’s vice president for sales.

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BRISTOL, Conn. — Less than a week after Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed gun restrictions into law in April, gun manufacturer PTR Industries said it intended to leave the state to avoid the damage it expected to be inflicted on its business.

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Ray saves the day Late trey helps fuel Miami win

BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — For years, Ray Allen’s routine has not changed. Show up for work hours earlier than just about everyone else, go onto the court and take hundreds of jump shots.

It paid off for the former Hillcrest High School standout on Tuesday.

And he’ll be back out there today — since the Miami Heat season still has one game remaining.

Allen’s 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a huge Miami rally plus essentially

A title, legacies, on line for Spurs, Heat

BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press

ing the final quarter.

“And we’ve seen it on the other side so many times.”

A pair of free throws

MIAMI — Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies.

No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan’s San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history.

Now is their opportunity to elevate JAMES it.

The truly memorable teams won the hard way, and that will be the case for the one celebrating at center court this time. It’s either a Heat repeat, possible only

SEE RAY, PAGE B4

SEE FINALS, PAGE B4

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami’s Ray Allen (34) goes up over San Antonio’s Tony Parker to hit the game-tying 3-point shot with 5.2 seconds remaining in regulation of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday in Miami. The Heat went on to win 103-100 in overtime to force today’s decisive Game 7.

took the championship trophy out of San Antonio’s hands, and the Heat found a way in overtime to hold off the Spurs for a 103-100 win.

“Ray did what he’s done for so many years,” said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, whose team trailed by 13 in the second half and was down by 10 enter-

Camden crushes Manning 15-5

LEGION STANDINGS LEAGUE III

LEAGUE VIII

W L Pct. GB Sumter 10 1 .909 — Camden 6 2 .750 2 1/2 Cheraw 3 5 .375 5 Manning 3 6 .333 6 Hartsville 1 9 .100 8 1/2 Monday Sumter 8, Camden 1 Manning-Santee 9, Hartsville 8 Tuesday Sumter 9, Hartsville 2 Camden 15, Manning-Santee 5 Wednesday Sumter at Manning-Santee Cheraw at Hartsville, late Today Sumter at Greenwood, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

Friday Randolph County, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Camden, 7 p.m.

Saturday Kernersville, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Wilmington, N.C. at Sumter, 7 p.m.

W L Pct. GB W. Columbia 6 1 .857 — Orangeburg 5 1 .833 1/2 Irmo 6 2 .750 1/2 Columbia NE 2 5 .286 4 Lexington 1 5 .167 4 1/2 Dalzell 0 6 .000 5 1/2 Tuesday Lexington 7, Dalzell-Shaw 2 West Columbia at Orangeburg, ppd., rain Irmo 10, Columbia Northeast 5 Wednesday Dalzell-Shaw at Orangeburg Irmo at Lexington, late West Columbia at Columbia Northeast, late Today Columbia NE at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Friday Dalzell-Shaw at Irmo 7 p.m.

Orangeburg at West Columbia, 7 p.m.

Columbia NE at Lexington, 7 p.m.

Saturday Columbia NE at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

West Columbia at Orangeburg, 7:30 p.m.

BY TOM DIDATO Special to The Item

Smith got all the support he needed from a P-15’s lineup that rested Javon Martin, Taylor McFaddin and Andrew Reardon. River Soles, moved up to the cleanup spot, went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs while Kendall Pack added a big 2-run hit from the No. 8 hole.

“River just got bumped up a spot and responded with a good game and Kendall came through with another good night,” Johnson said.

“He always has good at-bats.

He always takes pitches and

CAMDEN — There was a laundry list of things which Craig Smith liked seeing from his Camden American Legion baseball team on Tuesday.

First and foremost was a 15-5 win over visiting Manning-Santee in a game stopped in the eighth inning by the 10-run mercy rule. The victory came one night after Post 17, which improved to 7-2 on the seaSYLVESTER son, saw its 5-game League III winning streak stopped by Sumter.

More than anything else, though, Smith liked the way his offense swung the bats to the tune of 14 hits. The other positive was the six strong innings of work turned in by starting pitcher Grey Hoke, who improved to 1-1 on the season.

“On the mound, Grey Hoke … wow,” Smith said of the left-hander’s stint in which three of the four runs he surrendered were unearned. “That’s the Grey Hoke we like to see. He pitched extremely well and did exactly what we asked him to do. He threw to contact.

“He had some rough spots tonight, but he

SEE SUMTER, PAGE B2

SEE MANNING, PAGE B3

KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Sumter P-15’s starter Will Smith threw a complete game allowing three runs while striking out four with no walks in a 7-3 victory over Manning-Santee on Wednesday’s at Monarch Field in Manning

Smith solid in 7-3 victory

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com MANNING – With as many games in as many days as the Sumter P-15’s are playing, any added break for the pitching staff is a welcome relief.

Will Smith provided just that on Wednesday.

JOHNSON The Sumter right-hander went the distance – throwing just 95 pitches and striking out four with no walks in an efficient

nine innings as the P-15’s earned a 7-3 victory over Manning-Santee Post 68 at Monarch Field.

Sumter improved to 12-1 overall and 11-1 in League III while Manning falls to 3-8.

Post 68 is off until a Monday away game at Hartsville while the P-15’s hit the road for a special throwback game in Greenwood today. The game will be played at Lander University and feature wooden bats.

“Will was really special tonight,” Sumter head coach Curtis Johnson said. “He commanded the zone with

his fastball and his breaking ball.

“He got a lot of first-pitch swings and was really good tonight.”

Efficient was the word for Smith, who faced the minimum through 2 1/3 innings and had five innings in which he threw 10 pitches or less.

“The expectation is always for our pitchers to go out and give us seven innings,” Johnson said. “Will was able to go out and throw strikes and that allowed him to be as efficient as he was and stay out there for the whole game.”

Sumter to host North-South Challenge beginning Friday

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com The Sumter P-15’s have been a part of many of the North Carolina vs. South Carolina Challenges, an American Legion baseball tournament pitting three teams from South Carolina against three teams from the Tar Heel State.

Post 15 has never hosted the challenge before, but that will change on Friday when play in the 9-game event begins at Riley Park.

NORTH CAROLINA VS. SOUTH CAROLINA CHALLENGE Friday-Sunday at Riley Park Friday Randolph County, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Florence vs. Randolph County, N.C., 11 a.m.

Greenwood vs. Randolph County, N.C., 1:30 p.m.

Sumter will play host to Randolph County on Friday beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the first of the 7-inning contests.

Four games will be played on both Saturday and Sunday with the P-15’s playing the final game each day. They will take on Kernersville on

Florence vs. Wilmington, N.C., 4:30 p.m.

Kernersville, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Greenwood vs. Kernersville, N.C., 11 a.m.

Florence vs. Kernsersvivlle, N.C., 1:30 p.m.

Greenwood vs. Wilmington, N.C., 4:30 p.m.

Wilmington, N.C., at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Wilmington on Sunday at 7 p.m.

The other two South Carolina teams will be defending state champion Florence and Greenwood.

“Playing in a tournament like this helps us out a lot,”

said P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson. “All of these teams will have good records coming in. You’re going to see some great teams, some great competition. This kind of lets you see where you stand against the big boys.”

The P-15’s are in the middle of a stretch where they play 14 games in 14 days and 15 games in 16 days. That means Johnson will not use his front line starting pitchers in the challenge in starting SEE CHALLENGE, PAGE B2

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour BMW International Open First Round from Munich (GOLF).

2:45 p.m. -- International Soccer: Confederations Cup Group Play Match from Rio de Janeiro -- Spain vs. Tahiti (ESPN).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Travelers Championship First Round from Cromwell, Conn. (GOLF).

5:45 p.m. -- International Soccer: Confederations Cup Group Play Match from Salvador, Brazil -- Nigeria vs. Uruguay (ESPN).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. -- American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Greenwood (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93., WWHM-AM 1290).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Boston at Detroit (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. -- Women’s International Soccer: United States vs. South Korea from Harrison, N.J. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- College Baseball: College World Series Game 10 from Omaha, Neb. -- North Carolina vs. North Carolina State (ESPN).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (WGN).

9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Finals Game Seven -- San Antonio at Miami (WOLO 25).

1 a.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Finals Game Seven Postgame Press Conference from Miami (NBA TV).

LEGION BASEBALL LEAGUE III STANDINGS W L Pct. GB Sumter 10 1 .909 — Camden 7 2 .778 2 Cheraw 3 5 .375 5 1/2 Manning 3 7 .300 6 1/2 Hartsville 1 9 .100 8 1/2 Tuesday Sumter 9, Hartsville 2 Camden 15, Manning-Santee 5 Wednesday Sumtet at Manning-Santee Cheraw at Hartsville Today Sumter at Greenwood, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

Friday Randolph County, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Camden, 7 p.m.

Saturday Kernersville, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Wilmington, N.C. at Sumter, 7 p.m.

LEAGUE VIII STANDINGS W L Pct. GB West Columbia 6 1 .857 — Orangeburg 5 1 .833 1/2 Irmo 6 2 .750 1/2 Columbia NE 2 5 .286 4 Lexington 1 5 .1670 4 1/2 Dalzell 0 6 .000 5 1/2 Tuesday Lexington 7, Dalzell-Shaw 2 West Columbia at Orangeburg, ppd., rain Irmo 10, Columbia Northeast 5 Wednesday Dalzell-Shaw at Orangeburg Irmo at Lexington West Columbia at Columbia Northeast Thursday Columbia Northeast at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Friday Dalzell-Shaw at Irmo 7 p.m.

Orangeburg at West Columbia, 7 p.m.

Columbia Northeast at Lexington, 7 p.m.

Saturday Columbia Northeast at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

West Columbia at Orangeburg, 7:30 p.m.

MLB STANDINGS American League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 44 29 .603 – Baltimore 41 31 .569 21/2 New York 38 31 .551 4 Tampa Bay 36 35 .507 7 Toronto 34 36 .486 81/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 39 30 .565 – Cleveland 35 35 .500 41/2 Kansas City 34 35 .493 5 Minnesota 31 36 .463 7 Chicago 29 39 .426 91/2 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 43 30 .589 – Texas 39 32 .549 3 Seattle 32 40 .444 101/2 Los Angeles 31 40 .437 11 Houston 27 45 .375 151/2 Tuesday’s Games Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3 L.A. Dodgers at New York, ppd., rain Toronto 8, Colorado 3 Baltimore 5, Detroit 2 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1, 2nd game Oakland 6, Texas 2 Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 10, Milwaukee 1 Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 2, 10 innings Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Dodgers 4, 1st game Baltimore 13, Detroit 3 Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, N.Y. Yankees 0, 2nd game Toronto 5, Colorado 2 Tampa Bay at Boston, late Oakland at Texas, late Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, late Milwaukee at Houston, late Seattle at L.A. Angels, late Today’s Games Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 1-3) at Minnesota (Diamond 4-6), 1:10 p.m.

Oakland (Griffin 5-6) at Texas (Lindblom 0-2), 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-6) at Houston (Harrell 5-7), 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 8-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-4), 7:05 p.m.

Boston (Lackey 4-5) at Detroit (J.Alvarez 1-0), 7:08 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-4) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 42 30 .583 – Philadelphia 35 37 .486 7 Washington 34 36 .486 7 New York 27 40 .403 121/2 Miami 22 48 .314 19 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 45 26 .634 – Cincinnati 43 29 .597 21/2 Pittsburgh 42 29 .592 3 Chicago 29 40 .420 15 Milwaukee 28 41 .406 16 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 38 33 .535 – San Francisco 36 34 .514 11/2 Colorado 37 35 .514 11/2 San Diego 36 35 .507 2 Los Angeles 29 39 .426 71/2 Tuesday’s Games

| N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3, 1st game Philadelphia 4, Washington 2 L.A. Dodgers at New York, ppd., rain Toronto 8, Colorado 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 1, 2nd game Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 0 Houston 10, Milwaukee 1 Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 2 Arizona 3, Miami 2 San Francisco 5, San Diego 4 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Arizona 3, Miami 1 San Francisco 4, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, N.Y. Yankees 0, 2nd game N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto 5, Colorado 2 Washington at Philadelphia, late Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, late Milwaukee at Houston, late Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, late Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-0) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 4-5), 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-6) at Houston (Harrell 5-7), 2:10 p.m.

Colorado (Oswalt 0-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 9-3), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-6) at Atlanta (Minor 8-2), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Feldman 6-5) at St. Louis (Lynn 9-1), 8:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Fife 1-2) at San Diego (Marquis 9-2), 10:10 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 0-5) at San Francisco (Gaudin 2-1), 10:15 p.m.

Friday’s Games Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NBA FINALS The Associated Press (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Antonio 3, Miami 3 Thursday, June 6 San Antonio 92, Miami 88 Sunday, June 9 Miami 103, San Antonio 84 Tuesday, June 11 San Antonio 113, Miami 77 Thursday, June 13 Miami 109, San Antonio 93 Sunday, June 16 San Antonio 114, Miami 104 Tuesday, June 18 Miami 103, San Antonio 100, OT Today San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.

STANLEY CUP FINALS

By The Associated Press (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Boston 2, Chicago 1 Wednesday, June 12 Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3OT Saturday, June 15 Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT Monday, June 17 Boston 2, Chicago 0 Wednesday, June 19 Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 22 Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Monday, June 24 Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 26 Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Signed LHP Trey Ball, OF Forrestt Allday, RHP Kyle Martin, RHP Taylor Grover, INF Carlos Asuaje, C Jake Romanski, OF Bryan Hudson, RHP Joe Gunke, INF Reed Gragnani, INF Jantzen Witte and C Daniel Bethea to minor league contracts.

MINNESOTA TWINS_Signed RHP Kohl Stewart, C Stuart Turner, LHP Stephen Gonsalves, C Brian Navaretto, RHP Brian Gilbert, C Mitch Garver, RHP C.K. Irby, INF Nelson Molina, RHP Ethan Mildren, RHP Brandon Peterson, OF Zach Granite, LHP Derrick Penilla, RHP Tanner Mendonca, SS Ryan Walker, RHP Jared Wilson, OF Jason Kanzler, RHP Tyler Stirewalt, C Alex Swim, RHP Zach Hayden, LHP Brandon Easton, OF Chad Christensen, 2B Tanner Vavra and SS Carlos Avila Jr. to minor league contracts.

National League CHICAGO CUBS_Signed RHP Trey Masek to a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS_Signed RHP Mark Appel to a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES_Recalled OF Jaff Decker from Tucson (PCL). Placed SS Everth Cabrera on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 17.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Reinstated 2B Danny Espinosa from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Syracuse (IL).

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS_Released C Tyler Smith.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS_Signed RHP Stephen Bougher. Released INF Alejandro Gonzalez.

ST. PAUL SAINTS_Signed RHP Mike Koons.

Sold the contract of LHP Cole Nelson to Atlanta (NL).

WICHITA WINGNUTS_Sold the contract of RHP Jon Link to Detroit (AL).

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS_Signed OF Victor Torres.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES_Released RHP Charlie Weatherby.

Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS_Signed LHP Ryan Gibson and SS Chris Munoz. Released LHP Patrick Crider and OF Deaun Williams.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS_Named Bobby Webster vice president of basketball management and strategy.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS_Named Mitchell Tanney director of analytics.

CLEVELAND BROWNS_Named Frank Edgerly senior pro scout and Brent Blaylock, Brendan Donovan, Matthew Manocherian and Patrick Moore college scouts.

DALLAS COWBOYS_Signed WR Terrance Williams to a four-year contract and S J.J. Wilcox.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS_Signed DT Justin Smith to a two-year contract extension through the 2015 season.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS_Signed CB Michael Adams. Waived G Jeremy Lewis.

Canadian Football League SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS_Signed RB Daryl Stephenson.

HOCKEY National Hockey League LOS ANGELES KINGS_Re-signed F Brandon Kozun to a one-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS_Signed D Victor Bartley to a three-year contract.

OLYMPICS U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE_Named Benita Fitzgerald Mosley chief of organizational excellence.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS_Named Gary Stevenson president and managing director of MLS Business Ventures and Mark Abbott president and deputy commissioner.

COLLEGE ASSUMPTION_Named Mike Rocco baseball coach.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

Medlen, Johnson lead Braves past Mets ATLANTA — Chris Johnson homered for the first time in more than a month, Kris Medlen overcame a defensive blunder and the Atlanta Braves bounced back from a doubleheader sweep, beating the New York Mets 5-3 Wednesday night.

Johnson hit a threerun homer in the fourth, his first time going deep since May 13. Jordan Schafer put the Braves ahead to stay with some gutsy baserunning in the fifth, scoring on a wild pitch that didn’t even roll off the dirt around home plate.

Medlen (4-7) pitched seven-plus innings for his third win in four starts this month, even though he cost himself two unearned runs with an errant throw.

ARIZONA MIAMI

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PHOENIX — Cody Ross can see clearly now, so he must have had a nice view as his decisive pinch-hit home run sailed into the left-field seats.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gregor Blanco had a pinch hit, two-run triple in the seventh inning, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

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Atlanta’s Kris Medlen delivers a pitch during the Braves’ 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday in Atlanta.

INTERLEAGUE DODGERS YANKEES

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NEW YORK — Hanley Ramirez capped a six-hit day with a pair of RBI singles, Yasiel Puig homered to complete a dazzling debut in New York and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Yankees 6-0 Wednesday for a split of their day-night doubleheader.

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TORONTO — Adam Lind hit a three-run home run, Mark Buehrle won his second straight start and the

SUMTER from Page B1 gets on base.

“I was proud of the way we swung the bats tonight against some great pitching.”

The P-15’s struck first, but let a golden opportunity to add on slip away. Jacob Watcher led off the game with a single. Smith followed with a sacrifice bunt, and the throw to second to get the lead runner was dropped, putting two on with no outs.

Phillip Watcher then laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt and beat the throw to first easily to load the bases. Soles was walked on four straight pitches to put the P-15’s up 1-0, still with nobody out.

But Thomas Walker grounded into a 5-2-3 double play and Ian McCaffrey struck out to end the threat.

Sumter squandered another chance in the third. Two walks and a passed ball put runners at second and third with one down. But Manning starter Mark Pipkin again got a big strikeout, this time for the second out, and caught Phillip Watcher leaning off second for the final out.

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After managing just a leadoff single through the first two innings, Post 68 broke through in the third. Back-toback singles by Zack Graham and J.T. Eppley and a Sumter error loaded the bases with one out. Jack Martin drove home the first run with an RBI fielder’s choice and Eppley scored on a wild pitch as Manning took a 2-1 lead.

The lead was shortlived, however. A 1-out single, an error and a wild pitch put two P-15’s runners in scoring position in the fourth. This time Pack came through with a 2-run single up the middle as Sumter reclaimed the lead 3-2.

“I thought Mark and Nick (Gibbons) both battled and pitched well for us tonight,” Post 68 head coach Billy Sylvester said. “They mixed it up and got ahead, but we have to make the plays behind them. We made a bunch of plays, but we kicked a few and that led to some of their runs.”

The P-15’s added another pair of runs in the fifth. Smith walked and

CHALLENGE from Page B1 roles, instead choosing to start Javon Martin on Friday, River Soles on Saturday and Gordon Owens on Sunday with Taylor McFaddin the main reliever.

“We’ve got to win our league games too,” said Johnson, whose team led League III with a 10-1 record heading into Wednesday’s road game with Manning-Santee Post 68. “Our pitching will be a little different, but these guys have all done a good job for us.”

Martin pitched Sumter to a win over Florence on Saturday, while Soles threw a 1-hitter against Hartsville on Sunday, and Owens picked up the win in a 9-2 victory over Harts-

Toronto Blue Jays earned their eighth consecutive victory Wednesday, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep.

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DETROIT — Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major-league leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 13-3 Wednesday.

Davis hit a two-run homer and Taylor Teagarden followed with a three-run home run in

Baltimore’s six-run fourth. Against embattled reliever Jose Valverde, Davis hit another two-run shot for his second multihomer game of the season and the fifth of his career.

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CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson managed to hang around for 6 1-3 innings and win for the sixth time at home, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.

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JETS POSTPONED AGAIN Wednesday’s American Legion baseball game between Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 and Orangeburg Post 4 at Mirmow Field in Orangeburg was postponed due to rain.

The game has been rescheduled to be played on Tuesday

in Orangeburg beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Jets, who are 0-6 in League VIII, will play host to Columbia Northeast on Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. They play at Irmo-Chapin on Friday before being at home again against Northeast on Saturday.

stole second and Phillip Watcher singled. He stole second as well, and Soles drove them home with a 2-run single. Pipkin worked out of the no-out jam with no further damage, though, as Sumter led 5-2 after 4 ½ innings. Pipkin took the loss for Manning after giving up five runs, three earned, on six hits with four strikeouts and four walks in five innings.

The score remained that way until the bottom of the seventh. After cruising through three innings, Smith found himself in a jam again after a leadoff single and an error. Gibbons sacrificed the two runners into scoring position and Smith’s second wild pitch of the game brought home another run. Smith fanned the last two batters to keep

the score 5-3, however.

“We hit the ball fair tonight and we were aggressive with nobody on base,” Sylvester said. “I was disappointed in our approach with runners in scoring position, though. We weren’t very aggressive then. We took too many pitches.”

The P-15’s added some insurance runs in the top of the eighth.

Jacob Watcher singled home Pack, who reached on a fielder’s choice, and Watcher came around to score on a balk to make it 7-3 Sumter.

Jacob Watcher and brother Phillip each finished with two hits for the P-15’s. Phillip was on base four times.

Manning’s Robbie Heathcott had the lone extra-base hit – a 2-out double in the fourth.

ville on Tuesday at Riley Park.

This will be the first of two straight weekend tournaments for the P-15’s at Riley Park. Sumter will take part in the Palmetto Legion Invitational Tournament June 28-30. It will play host to one of four pools around the state with teams from the state and around the Southeast.

Joining Sumter in its pool will be Goose Creek, Jacksonville, N.C., and Texarkana, Ark. The P-15’s will play Jacksonville at 5 p.m. on Friday, Goose Creek at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Texarkana at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

On Sunday, the teams from the Sumter pool will meet the teams from the Florence pool at Legion Field in Florence. Joining Post 1 will be Rock Hill, Fort Pierce, Fla., and Whiteville, N.C.

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Body found has connections to Hernandez BRIDGET MURPHY, ERIKA NIEDOWSKI The Associated Press BOSTON — A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez’s house was a semi-pro football player with connections to Hernandez, his family said Wednesday.

Ursula Ward said police told her the body was that of her son Odin Lloyd, who played for the Boston Bandits.

HERNANDEZ “My son is a wonderful child,” she said, crying as she spoke outside the family’s home in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. “He’s a family guy. He hasn’t done anything to hurt anyone.”

Ward would not say how Lloyd knew Hernandez and did not say if police told her how her son died. Earlier, an uncle said Lloyd had a connection to Hernandez but wouldn’t elaborate.

State police returned for the second day Wednesday to Hernandez’s sprawling home

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Massachusetts state and local police gather outside the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in North Attleborough, Mass., on Tuesday. Police were at his home again on Wednesday as Hernandez has been found to have connections with a man whose body was discovered at an industrial park about a mile away from Hernandez’s home on Monday.

in an upscale subdivision in North Attleborough, on the Rhode Island state line not far from the Patriots’ stadium in Foxborough.

They referred questions about their investigation to Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter, who released no information about the case.

Hernandez attorney Michael Fee acknowledged media reports about the state police search of Hernandez’s home as part of an investigation but said he and the player wouldn’t have any comment on it.

Sports Illustrated, citing an unidentified source, reported Tuesday that Hernandez was not believed to be a suspect in what was being treated as a possible homicide.

Two troopers knocked on the door of Hernandez’s house Wednesday morning, but no one answered.

The night before, police spent hours there as another group of officers searched the industrial park.

Later Wednesday, at least seven state troopers searched both sides of a road just off the street where Hernan-

Woods to rest elbow and skip AT&T National

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press Tiger Woods’ sore left elbow will keep him out of competition until the British Open.

Woods said Wednesday on his website that doctors found a strain in his left elbow and advised that he take a few weeks off for rest and treatWOODS ment. That means he will miss the AT&T National next week at Congressional, where he is the defending champion. The tournament benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation.

“I was examined after I returned home from the U.S. Open, and the doctors determined I have a left elbow strain,” Woods said. “I have been advised to take a few

weeks off, rest and undergo treatment. I’ll be ready to go for the British Open, and I’m looking forward to playing at Muirfield.”

Woods began flexing his left wrist after hacking several shots out of the thick rough at Merion during the first round of the U.S. Open.

He said that he was “fine” when the first round was halted by darkness, offered few other details the next morning and only after he finished the second round did he reveal scant details of the injury.

He said it first occurred at The Players Championship, which he won May 12 for his fourth victory this year.

But he did not say in which round it occurred, or even the type of shot that caused the injury.

Woods wound up at 13-over 293 at Merion,

MANNING from Page B1 worked through them. Grey’s growing up very quickly. I love that kid to death.”

Hoke allowed seven hits while fanning three batters on a night which started on an ominous note for the rising senior at Camden High. In the top of the first, Hoke took a liner off the bat of Jack Martin which went through for an infield single. A batter later, on a Jamal Keels ground ball to third baseman Austin Hayes, Hayes’ throw to first base hit Hoke in the head, allowing Martin to score the game’s first run.

It would be the last lead which Post 68 would have as

dez lives. The officers used thin poles to pull back plants and search through undergrowth along the road.

Hernandez returned home during the early afternoon Wednesday, wearing a Patriots sweatshirt and a red hat and carrying what looked like a sports drink. He did not speak to a crowd of reporters staked out about 100 feet away.

The Patriots drafted Hernandez out of Florida in 2010. Since then, he has combined with Rob Gronkowski to form one of the top tight end duos in the

NFL. He missed 10 games last season with an ankle injury and had shoulder surgery in April but is expected to be ready for training camp. Last summer, the Patriots gave him a fiveyear contract worth $40 million.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James said the team did not anticipate commenting publicly during the police investigation.

Sports Illustrated reported that the link between Hernandez and the case was a rented Chevrolet Suburban with Rhode Island plates that police had been searching for. The Associated Press could not independently confirm the report.

Lloyd’s neighbor Larry Connors said a black Suburban with Rhode Island license plates was towed out of the yard of Lloyd’s house after his body was found. Lloyd had been driving it for a few days, but Connors had never seen it before that.

Neighbor Paul Sandefur, a retired transit police officer, said he had known Lloyd since he was in diapers and was at a loss to explain what might have led to his death.

Bruins top Wolfpack for 2-1 win

BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Never has a team swinging metal bats produced so few runs through two College World Series games yet found itself in such an enviable position.

These UCLA Bruins are proving that in this day and age of college baseball, pitching and defense, more than ever, can be a winning formula.

It showed again Tuesday night in the Bruins’ 2-1 victory over North Carolina State. That, by the way, was the same score of UCLA’s Sunday night win over LSU. “It’s Bruin baseball,” coach John Savage said.

“Sometimes it’s grueling, and it’s tough to watch, I’m sure. Our kids hung in there.

We were opportunistic. It’s like walking a tight rope, that’s for sure.”

The Bruins’ four runs so far are the fewest by a team that won its first two games in Omaha in the metal-bat era.

Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he’ll have to do it the hard way.

Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is seeded only No. 5 at Wimbledon — setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against title contenders Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.

The All England Club released the seedings WednesNADAL day for this year’s grass-court Grand Slam, which starts Monday. The top five in the ATP rankings remain in their positions: Djokovic at No. 1, followed by Murray, Federer, David Ferrer and Nadal.

Nadal slipped down the rankings after being sidelined for about seven months with a left knee injury following his surprise loss to Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon last year.

POST 15 CAMP

The Sumter Post 15 Baseball Camp will be held June 24-27 at Riley Park.

The camp is open to children ages 7-14 and it will run each day from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp will be conducted by Sumter P-15’s coaches and players.

the hosts got to Keels, the Manning-Santee starter, for four runs in the bottom of the second on five hits.

Hayes got aboard with a leadoff bunt single. He scored from third on a 2-out single by Jordan O’Cain to even things.

Ethan Beasley then drew a walk. O’Cain scored the goahead run on a wild pitch and a throwing error to third while Beasley stopped at second on the play. Leadoff batter Broderick Gaither then lined a triple along the first base line and into the rightfield corner to give Post 17 a 3-0 lead. He made it 4-0 when he came in on the first of three base hits from second baseman Blake Serpas.

Manning-Santee narrowed the gap to 4-3 with solo runs in the third and fourth frames.

In the third, J.T. Eppley drew

SPORTS ITEMS Registration will be held on Monday, June 24, beginning at 7:45 a.m. The camp fee is $60 per camper and all campers will receive a t-shirt.

For more information, call head coach Curtis Johnson at (803) 464-3972 or e-mail him at cujo0130@gmail.com Information can also be found online at www.p-15.net FORMER GIANTS PUNTER JENNINGS DIES

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Former New York Giants punter and radio analyst Dave Jennings has died. He was 61.

The Giants announced that Jennings died at his home in Upper Saddle River on Wednesday morning.

The most prolific punter in franchise history, Jennings had battled Parkinson’s disease, a chronic degenerative neurological disorder, since 1996.

DRIVERS AMONG 800 AT LEFFLER FUNERAL

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Sprint Cup drivers Kasey Kahne, Brad Keselowski and Greg Biffle were among more than 800 people who attended the funeral service for NASCAR driver Jason Leffler on Wednesday.

Leffler was killed a week ago when his sprint car crashed into a wall at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.

a 1-out walk and later came home on a 2-out wild pitch. An inning late, Justin McArthur rapped a leadoff single to left field and later scored on Mark Pipkin’s 2-out single to left.

After a scoreless home half of the third, Camden started putting the game away as it scored 11 runs over the course of the fourth through eighth frames.

A 3-run fourth came without the benefit of a hit as reliever Robbie Heathcott issued three consecutive 1-out walks to Beasley, Gaither and Serpas. Grayson King’s sacrifice fly to center drove in Beasley with the fifth run while Gaither scored the eventual game-winning run on a wild pitch. Serpas made it 7-3, coming around from second on a wild pitch and a throwing error to third.

An inning later, Camden advanced its lead to 9-3. The inning opened with a Lawson Stokes double, the first of his three straight 2-strike base hits.

Taking third after a failed pickoff attempt, Stokes came across on a Tyler Bowers sacrifice fly to right. Beasley later reached on a fielders’ choice and scored on a throwing error after swiping third to pad the lead to 9-3.

Manning-Santee, which fell to 3-7, got to Hoke for a run in the sixth when McArthur’s 1-out single was trailed by a Blake Winans double.

Any chance the guests had of closing the gap went by the board when Post 17 scored three in the sixth. Gunner Smith kick-started the rally with a leadoff walk which was followed by another bunt single

by Hayes. Smith would come

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ASTROS SIGN TOP PICK RHP APPEL

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have signed right-handed pitcher Mark Appel of Stanford, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the draft earlier this month.

Terms were not disclosed Wednesday ahead of an afternoon news conference with Appel and team officials.

The 21-year-old Appel was 10-4 with four complete games and a 2.12 ERA this season. He had 130 strikeouts in 106.1 innings pitched and allowed opponents a .203 batting average.

RED WINGS PLAN NEW HOME IN DETROIT

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings and city officials have announced a $650 million plan for a new arena for the NHL team in Detroit’s downtown entertainment and sports district.

Plans for the 18,000-seat arena were announced Wednesday at a meeting of economic development officials to approve the deal.

Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has long said he wanted a replacement for the 32-year-old Joe Louis Arena.

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home on a Bowers fielders’ choice while an O’Cain single to left drove in Hayes. Bowers made it 12-4 when he came in on O’Cain’s second RBI single of the night.

Manning-Santee collected 10 hits on the night with McArthur having three of those.

With head coach Billy Sylvester not in the dugout due to a previous obligation, Mike Keels stepped in and coached Post 68, which fell to Post 17 for the fourth time this season.

“I told our guys to stay back and try to drive the ball to the other side,” Mike Keels said of his team’s offensive approach. “We wanted to keep our hands back and play like we were playing pepper in the backyard. They did pretty well, though.”

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OBITUARIES

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

GAYNELLE CUTHBERTSON SUMMERTON — Gaynelle Madeline Wilson Cuthbertson, 93, widow of Ralph Hunter Cuthbertson Sr., died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at her home in Summerton.

Born Oct. 16, 1919, in Columbia, she was a daughter of CUTHBERTSON the late Herbert Earl and Anna Ida Gaulke Wilson. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority and Buncombe Street Methodist Church in Greenville.

She is survived by two sons, Ralph Hunter Cuthbertson Jr. of Summerton and Herbert Wilson Cuthbertson of Greenville; two daughters, Anna Beth Cuthbertson Crosby and Little Gaynelle Cuthbertson, both of Summerton; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m.

Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Mildred Royals for all of her loving care and attention.

Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning,

is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

IONA J. DINGLE Iona James Dingle, 61, wife of Moses Dingle, departed this life on June 18, 2013, at Providence Hospital, Columbia.

Born Feb. 9, 1952, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Isaiah and Cecelia Geneva Martin James.

The family will receive friends at the home, 131 Fagan St. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

GLENDA KATE DAVIS CLINTON — Glenda Kate Davis, 75, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Hospice of Laurens in Clinton.

She was a daughter of the late Marion R. and Kate B. Davis.

She is survived by one sister, Delores D. Rasmussen; and two nieces, Wendy R. Gibson and Suzanne R. Owens, all of Spartanburg.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m.

Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends following the graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Whitten Center Parents Club, in care of Marlene Woods, 304 Dixon St., Clinton, SC 29325 or to Hospice of Laurens County, P.O. Box 178, Clinton, SC 29325.

Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

ANNE D. SHAW Anne Amelia Daugherty Shaw, age 88, died on June 18, 2013, at Covenant Place in Sumter.

She was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Punta Gorda, Fla., a daughter of Carl Andrew and Annie Banks Daugherty. She graduated from Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables and attended Coker College in Hartsville. While in Florida, she resided in Melbourne, Orlando, and Coral Gables, but lived most of her life in Summerton. Mrs. Shaw was a former member of Coral Gables Junior Welfare League; a longterm member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Summerton, and a past president of Florence District of the Episcopal Church Women. She was active in many community affairs and events, including the Harvin Library in Manning, the Clarendon County Historical Society, and the Clarendon County Bass Festival. An avid sketcher and painter, Mrs. Shaw was known for her talent as an artist in a variety of mediums. She

drew illustrations for the Clarendon County Bass Festival, all of the drawings for the popular “Santee Supper” cookbook, as well as artwork in “Clarendon Cameos,” a Clarendon County commemorative book.

She enjoyed knitting, sewing, crocheting, smocking, and needlepoint. A lover of travel, she visited many places in the United States and abroad.

She is survived by a daughter, Jessica Markley Lee (Joe) of Sumter; two sons, William David McClary VI of Summerton and Carl Reader McClary of Atlanta; a grandson, Joel Frank Thompson (Karen); four granddaughters, Amelia Thompson Main (Chris), Margaret Anne Lee, Caroline Lee Barnette (Will) and Katherine Allen McClary; as well as two great-granddaughters, Markley Joy Main and Jane Frances Thompson.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, William Pierce Markley, William David McClary V, Barnard Ledward Colby and Eugene Aiken Shaw; sisters, Margaret Daugherty Martin and Carolyn Daugherty Cannon; and her daughter, Maureen Markely Bense.

The family wishes to gratefully express their thanks to ALL of the staff at Covenant Place as well as the care and joyful conversation given to her by Dr. Mayes DuBose.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock

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Funeral Home.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m.

Friday at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Summerton with the Rev. Dan Clarke officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Summerton.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210; Summerton Evergreen Cemetery, P.O. Box 366, c/o Ellen Ardis, Summerton, SC 29148; or St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 9 N. Dukes St., Summerton, SC 29148.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

CARRIE B. ROBINSON Carrie Bell Robinson, 85, widow of Charlie Robinson Jr., died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation.

Born Oct. 13, 1927, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Durant Gregg.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of her daughter, Renee Witherspoon, 190 Rolling Creek Drive.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

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ESSIE BELL BRADLEY BISHOPVILLE — Essie Bell Bradley entered eternal rest on June 14, 2013, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 472 Elliott Highway, Bishopville.

Visitations will be held from noon until 6 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at New Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Wisacky community of Lee County, with the pastor, the Rev. Archie Temoney, officiating. Burial will follow in New Zion Memorial Gardens.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at wilsonfuneralhome@sc.rr.com.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

FRANK BATES Sr. Frank Bates Sr. departed this life Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Sumter.

Born Sunday, Jan. 23, 1949, in Summerton, he was a son of the late Robert and Jannie Allen Bates.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his daughter, Doris Bates, 4854 Paxville Highway, Manning.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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by Allen with 1.9 seconds left in overtime sealed it, and on the last play of the game, Danny Green — who took Allen’s 3-point Finals record earlier in this series — had no chance at getting a potentially tying shot anywhere near the rim, the play snuffed out by Miami’s Chris Bosh.

So Allen lost his record in these NBA Finals.

He still has a chance at what he wants most: A second championship. It’s why he came to Miami.

“There’s a lot of shots that I’ve made in my career,” Allen said. “But this will go, you know, high up in the ranks, because of the situation.”

And without him, Game 7 probably wouldn’t be happening for Miami.

“This is the reason why we wanted him, in games like this,” Miami’s LeBron James said.

The Spurs were up 95-92, and workers were surrounding the perimeter of the court with yellow rope in anticipation of the trophy-awarding celebration. Heat players, like Bosh and James, said they noticed and were upset by that move, and others around the team called it “disrespectful.” When time expired, those workers were to rise and basically use the rope to keep fans and others from getting on the floor for the Spurs’ party.

The Heat had other ideas.

One of the subtle moves that set up Allen’s game-winner came with 19.4 seconds left, after Kawhi Leonard missed a free throw and Spoelstra inserted Bosh back into the game in place of Mike Miller. Leonard made the second to push the Spurs’ lead to three, and James took a 3-pointer that would have tied it for Miami.

James shot missed and Bosh got the rebound. Allen took several steps backward, both getting ready to receive the pass and getting his feet ready for the shot that only would potentially decide Miami’s season. He caught the ball, as James stood alone at the top of the key, both arms raised, wanting the shot.

“If it’s not me, I have no problem with Ray taking that shot, man,”

| James said. “He’s got ice water in his veins. Like I’ve said before, Ray can be 0 for 99 in a game. And if he gets an open look late in a game, it’s going down.”

Sure enough, the shot went down.

Allen never thought about passing the ball — shaking his head no, somewhat comically, when asked if shipping the ball to James was an option. He shot, waited and then saw the ball drop with a swish.

“When I parted ways with Boston, they went their direction and obviously I went mine,” ‘’The minute I got here, this team made me feel welcome. I didn’t win it last year with this team, but they made me feel a part of it. The redemption has been winning 66 games this year and having the best record in the NBA, making it to the playoffs and getting to this point and being with a great group of guys.”

After Allen’s shot, the rope was quickly re-collected, and won’t be back until Thursday night.

Question now is, how will the Spurs collect themselves?

“I have no clue how we’re going to get re-energized,” the Spurs’ Manu Ginobili said. “I’m devastated.

But we have to. There’s no Game 8.”

The 2013 NBA championship comes down to one game: Winner take all, Game 7, Thursday night. No one could have envisioned this when the Heat talked Allen out of taking a longer, more lucrative deal to stay with the Celtics last summer and successfully lured him to South Florida instead.

He scored only nine points, grabbed one rebound, had two assists. The numbers were downright paltry compared to LeBron James’ 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, but certainly Allen earned a ton of the credit.

When time expired, he skipped toward midcourt and let out a scream. A few moments later, he walked off the court coolly, a white towel draped over his neck, slapping a few hands.

Allen had been the best 3-point shooter in Finals history, making 22 of them in the 2008 series with the Celtics. Green took his record in Game 5, and now has 26 for the Spurs heading into Game 7.

FINALS from Page B1 after James led them back from what seemed certain elimination in the closing seconds of Game 6, or the Spurs shaking off as gutwrenching a loss as a team can have to become just the fourth club to win a Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the road.

“As a competitor you love it, because you know you have an opportunity and it’s up to you,” Heat guard Ray Allen said. “We have a chance in our building to make something great.

All of our legacies are tied to this moment, this game. It’s something our kids will be able to talk about that they were a part of. Forever will remember these moments, so we want to not live and have any regrets.”

Allen played in the game the last time the NBA’s season went down to the very last day, the Boston Celtics fading at the finish and falling 83-79 to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010. That made home teams 14-3 in finals Game 7s, with no road team winning since Washington beat Seattle in 1978.

Overcoming those odds, not to mention the NBA’s winningest team, would make this more memorable than the Spurs’ previous four titles, though this is a franchise that never dwells too much on the past or looks too far into the future.

All that matters is now.

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Miami’s LeBron James (6) dribbles past San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili during the Heat’s 103-100 overtime win in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday. A champion will be crowned today as Game 7 will be played in Miami.

HEAT 103, SPURS 100 SAN ANTONIO (100) Ginobili 2-5 4-6 9, Leonard 9-14 3-4 22, Duncan 13-21 4-5 30, Parker 6-23 6-7 19, Green 1-7 0-0 3, Neal 2-7 0-0 5, Diaw 2-6 3-4 7, Splitter 2-2 1-2 5, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 37-85 21-28 100.

MIAMI (103) Miller 3-4 0-0 8, James 11-26 9-12 32, Bosh 5-12 0-1 10, Chalmers 7-11 2-2 20, Wade 6-15 2-2 14, Allen 3-8 2-2 9, Battier 3-4 0-0 9, Andersen 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 38-81 16-21 103.

San Antonio 25 25 25 20 5—100 Miami 27 17 21 30 8—103 3-Point Goals_San Antonio 5-18 (Ginobili 1-3, Parker 1-3, Leonard 1-3, Neal 1-3, Green 1-5, Diaw 0-1), Miami 11-19 (Chalmers 4-5, Battier 3-4, Miller 2-2, Allen 1-3, James 1-5). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_San Antonio 58 (Duncan 17), Miami 45 (Bosh 11). Assists_San Antonio 13 (Parker 8), Miami 23 (James 11). Total Fouls_San Antonio 21, Miami 26. A_19,900 (19,600).

“You know what, it’s all about just winning the title. It’s not about situation or what has led up to it,” Duncan said.

“It’s a great story for everybody else, but we’re here for one reason, one reason only: It’s to try to win this game (Thursday). We have had a very good season thus far, and I think we just want to get to the game more than anything. We just want to see what happens and be able to leave everything out there.”

The teams trudged back to the arena Wednesday, some 12

hours after the Heat pulled out a 103-100 overtime victory in Game 6 to even the series. The Spurs, five points ahead with 28 seconds left in regulation, had to fight off fatigue and heartbreak, insisting neither would linger into Thursday.

By far the best game of this series, Game 6 immediately took its place among the best finishes in finals history, with everything from James’ triple-double to Allen’s tying 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.

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