Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 25, 1995 TAG: 9507250091
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - A federal judge cleared the way for Shannon Faulkner to join The Citadel's all-male corps of cadets, ruling Monday that there is no time to consider an alternative program designed to keep her out.
The only way the state-supported military college can prevent her from becoming a cadet is to persuade a higher court to block her.
``We will explore all the options, and that includes the Supreme Court,'' said Citadel spokesman Terry Leedom.
- Associated Press
Mail carrier fired in AIDS refusal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A postal carrier who refused to deliver mail to a couple with AIDS has been fired after holding on to fears he could catch the virus from their metal mail slot and licked stamps.
``It's his own ignorance that lost him his job,'' said Pat Grounds, who with her husband, Fred, was snubbed by the carrier.
Tim Snodgrass, a 10-year mail carrier, refused to serve the couple after they moved into a home for people with AIDS in late June.The National Association of Letter Carriers is appealing the dismissal
- Associated Press
Man charged in beheading of son
MORIARTY, N.M. - A man accused of hacking off his son's head beside a highway was brought shackled into court Monday, where a judge entered innocent pleas on his behalf to murder and other charges.
Eric Starr Smith, 34, of Parker, Ariz., .
has been ``delusional'' during interviews with investigators, said Prosecutor Ron Lopez. ``He indicated he was trying to beat back the demons. He thought his child was the devil.''
- Associated Press
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