King family renews push for new trial in King murder
Dexter King met James Earl Ray in prison and asked if Ray killed Martin Luther King. Ray denied it and King expressed belief. Coretta Scott King supports a new trial and others align with reexamining evidence, urging prosecutors to lay out whether Ray acted alone and whether a conspiracy existed.
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Dexter King
James Earl Ray
Tennnessee
Ray
Coretta Scott King
Jesse Jackson
James Lawson
Memphis
Martin King
Tenesse
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John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
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Energizer Bunny continues for Alexander toward 2000 bid
Former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander builds momentum for 2000 with a high profile fundraiser in Nashville that raised over 1 million for his PAC now named Campaign for a New American Century. He tours key states, keeps education reform as a priority, and hints at another presidential run despite past campaigns.
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Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Clinton
Alexander
Nashville
Political Action Committee
Republican Fund
PAC
Campaign For
New Hampshire
Iowa
Stacey Lukens
Alexander Pac
GOP
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Trent Lott
Bob Dole
Lincoln Club
Vermont
Washington
D.C
Georgia
Alabama
Whit Ayres
Colin Powell
Dan Quayle
Jack Kemp
Pat Buchanan
Dole
Beanie Babies Offer Message for America's Future
The Beanie Babies craze is pitched as a lesson in small, cheap, people powered politics. The piece argues the toy's popularity shows value of word of mouth, open creative play, and grassroots citizen engagement over elite funding, with named toys and cultural references.
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America
Washington
Bones
Legs
Inky
Ty Warner
Lincoln
Toys R Us
Burger King
Mattel Inc
Pate Rams
Tyco Toys Inc
Sesame Street
Playtime Toys
Tyco
Mount Laurel
McDonald’s
Sparky the Dalmatian
Bongo the Monkey
Letters praised Rapp for park improvements in Aiken
A reader thanks Tom Rapp for beautifying Aiken parkways over 45 years and lauds the improvements. The letter also voices civic concerns about proposed school physical exams, urging parental input and legislative action to limit or define such medical inspections in kindergarten.
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Rapp
Tom Rapp
Aiken
Barbara H. Bass
Judi Inabinet
SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
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