Wednesday,  August 15, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 032 • 12 of 26 •  Other Editions

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the wind turbines, towers, blades, gears and generators installed at U.S. wind farms last year come from domestic manufacturers, doubling from 35 percent in 2005.
• Aberdeen's Molded Fiberglass and Knight and Carver in Howard are two South Dakota-based turbine blade manufacturers.
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Jury selection starts in SD rape trial

• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- Jury selection starts Wednesday in the trial of a South Dakota bar owner accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and two 14-year-olds after serving them booze.
• Prosecutors allege 35-year-old Werner Fajardo (fa-HAHR'-doh) provided alcohol to the three girls at his El Cuervo bar in Huron and assaulted them. He's pleaded not

guilty.
• Fajardo's defense lawyer had argued for a change of venue, saying she was concerned about potential jurors' views on race. But Judge Jon Erickson denied the motion to move the trial.
• Erickson also ruled that news organizations will not be able to use TV cameras or audio recording devices in the courtroom during the trial.
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Rule allowing sale of 85-octane gasoline in limbo
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The fate of a proposed rule allowing the sale of 85-octane gasoline in western South Dakota was left in limbo Tuesday when a state legislative committee could not gather enough votes to approve it or block it.
• The Legislature's Rules Review Committee, which has the final say on rules passed by state agencies, reached an impasse after a series of tie votes on the issue. The panel then deferred further debate on the octane rule until its next meeting on Sept. 18.
• During an investigation into allegations some stations were selling 85-octane fuel mislabeled as higher octane gasoline, the state Public Safety Department earlier this year discovered that state law technically prohibits the sale of 85-octane gasoline. Most car manufacturers recommend that gasoline with a minimum octane rating of 87 be used in vehicles.
• The Public Safety Department, with the backing of Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard, passed emergency rules making 85-octane gasoline legal anywhere in South

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