Weapons of Mass Death Do Not Belong With Hatred
An Iraqi smuggling case shows how easily nuclear weapon components can move across borders. CSI Technologies alerted U.S. authorities triggering a global probe that led to six arrests in Britain. The piece urges vigilance by manufacturers to prevent proliferation and warns of enduring risks from weapons in volatile regions.
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San Diego
CSI Technologies
U.S
CSI
Great Britain
Iraq
Israel
Saddam Hussein
Iran
England
Silicon Valley
Europe
Japan
Letters To The Editor Raises School Tax And State Of Aiken County
An Aiken County parent responds to a March letter, defending student fundraisers for trips and addressing district revenue, reassessment effects, population growth, and administrative costs. The writer urges immediate corrective actions and warns taxpayers may face higher bills in an election year.
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Aiken County
McNeely
Ken County
Aiken Standard Letters to Editor Guidelines
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address. Brief, legible letters are preferred and may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
Business staff lines and date fragment
A fragmentary text lists Ellen C. Priest as business office manager and Daniel S. Holland as circulation director with a partial date read as April 2. The readable portion provides job titles and two names without a complete context or full date.
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Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Scalia Faults Supreme Court Over Michigan Campaign Finance Ruling
The article reports Justice Scalia’s sharp critique of the Supreme Court’s 6 3 decision upholding Michigan’s Campaign Finance Act of 1979. He argues the ruling unjustifiably limits political speech by corporations and unions, calling the majority’s logic an Orwellian approach that risks distorting democracy and undermining First Amendment protections. He warns that labeling speech as corrosive to democracy is a dangerous metaphor that could curb essential political debate.
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Ashington
Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court
Mchigan Campaign Finance Act
House of Representatives
Michigan
Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
Grand Rapids
Richard Bandstra
U.S
Scalia
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
William Rehnquist
Byron White
Marshall
An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
The piece argues against making Washington DC the 51st state New Columbia. It notes political hurdles, partisan resistance, and a crime era that undermines statehood appeal, while detailing events from Barrett’s indictments to proposed reforms and shadow politicians shaping the debate. It highlights figures such as Marion Barry and Walter Fauntroy, and mentions proposals by Maryland and other states.
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Ashington
District of Columbia
Jesse Jackson
D.C
New Columbia
White House
Capitol
Supreme Court
Federal District
Congress
D.C. Statehood
Marion Barry
Jackson
Radical Soviet reform plan aims to shift toward free market
A group of 60 economists outlined a radical reform plan through Interfax and Nikolai Petrakov proposing an accelerated move to a modern market. It envisions free-market pricing, wage freezes, tight money, ruble devaluation, stock ownership laws, and bank reforms, with a potential shift in foreign aid policy affecting Cuba.
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Soviet Union
Interfax
Radio Moscow
Nikolai Petrakov
Mikhail Gorbachev
Petrakov
Cuba
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U.S. Customs Service
Scott B. Hunter
John F. Boyette
Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
James J. Kilpatrick
Universal Press
Syndi
Jack W. Germond & Jules
Witcover
Tribune Media Services
Barry
Walter Fauntroy
Bate
William Donald
Maryland
Stan Parris
Virginia
Ralph Regula
Ohio
Poland
Warsaw
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