View: Cool Heads Must Reverse Violent Tide in South Africa
The murder of ANC figure Chris Hani tests South Africa’s negotiated transition under President F W de Klerk. White supremacist acts seek to inflame white and black factions, challenging election plans for 1994 and a new constitution. Mandela urges calm as tensions rise.
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Chris Hani
African National Congress
F.W. de Klerk
de Klerk
ANC
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Mandela
Inkatha
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Janusz Walus
Hani
South African
Communist Party
National Party
Letters to Editors on nature walks and social security pledge
A student from Kingsbury Elementary in LaPorte Indiana invites readers to send town pictures for a Kingsbury Education Week display focusing on reading and writing during May 24 28. A senior coalition member urges readers to learn whether legislators signed a pledge opposing tax or cuts to Social Security and notes a Washington office contact. A query questions prior publicity for Wagener Salley High School proposals for regional household and recyclable material collection sites.
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Kingsbury
LaPorte
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LaPorte County
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Seniors’ Coalition
U.S
The
Washington
W.D. Terwilliger Aiken
Wagener-Salley High School
Aiken County
Letters to the Editor invite public input at Aiken Standard
Readers urged to send signed letters with mailing addresses to The Editor at Box 456, Aiken, DC 29802. A citizen criticizes poor meeting publicity and calls for wider notice to improve attendance and recycling information. A Pontiac-style letter argues hostile environment limits and cites Harris v Forklift concerns, urging respect and equality in the workplace.
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Aiken
D.C
Bernice P. Williams Aiken
The Phone Fiasco At Social Security
Jenni Bergal critiques the Social Security Administration for restoring 800 numbers while leaving hundreds of local offices with inadequate lines. GAO found a 47 percent busy signal rate across 834 offices, with worse access where lines were reduced or unadded. Local offices in Florida suffered long waits, while the agency blames Congress for staffing money.
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Congress
U.S. General Accounting Office
GAO
Fort Lauderdale
Ince
South Florida
Miami
West Palm Beach
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Directory Assistance
Social Security
Orlando
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Pensacola
Jed
Crime in Washington tests Brady bill amid capital gun terror
Amid nine drive by shootings in a DC neighborhood over seven weeks two killed and four wounded a massive police stakeout seeks clues and deterrence. The piece cites political delay on the Brady bill and notes limited progress with firearms driving DC homicides lower than last year while President Clinton is urged to act.
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District of Columbia
D.C
WY Ecouatties
Washington
Conan
White House
Engg
James Brady
Ronald Reagan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Judiciary
Crime
Handgun Control Inc
Clinton
Marian Anderson Enduring Grace and Courage Remembered
Philadelphia columnist Claude Lewis recalls Marian Anderson as a symbol of democracy and grace beyond her famed contralto. She died at 96 in Portland after a career that bridged art and civil rights, including iconic performances at the Lincoln Memorial and Constitution Hall.
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Marian Anderson
New World Dictionary
Anderson
Portland
Oregon Symphony
James DePreist
Philadelphia
America
Selma
Washington
Constitution Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Eleanor Roosevelt
Lincoln Memorial
Europe
Lincoln
Danbury, Conn
Miss Anderson
Riverside Church
New York City
Jackie Robinson
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Jenni Bergal
Sun- Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
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Reagan
George Bush
Bush
National Rifle
Claude Lewis
Philadelphia Inquirer
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