McNamara admits Vietnam error in new confession
The former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, at 79, claims America had no business in Vietnam and that the effort was a terrible mistake. The critique is weighed against L Mendel Rivers' career and the broader wartime consensus echoed by President Kennedy.
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Defense
Robert McNamara
Vietnam
America
McNamara
Rivers
South Carolina
L. Mendel Rivers
Marion Rivers Ravenel
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Charleston
Ashley
Cooper
Mendel
Atlantic Ocean
Secretary of Defense
Robert Strange McNamara
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
U.S
Europe
North Vietnam
John Kennedy
Letters To The Editor Encouragement Of Local Business Patronage
A reader questions the premise that tax benefits drive local shopping urging merchants to focus on customer satisfaction. The letter asks if Aiken can supply and compete, noting competition drives quality and profits while questioning supplier willingness to expand business.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
The Aiken Standard provides mailing and subscription rates the office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays with delivery by 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. Saturdays. Switchboard and contact numbers are listed along with a brief note on editorial tips and the publisher address. The paper is published by Aiken Communications Inc. and traces back to 1867.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Powell Could Heal Racial Rift In 1996 Run
Washington columnist Sandy Grady speculates on Colin Powell entering the 1996 race as a third party option or potential running mate. The piece frames Powell as a unifying figure who could reshape national politics, possibly paired with Ross Perot, while noting Powell’s reluctance and the race-driven hurdles ahead.
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Colin Powell
Powell
McLean
O.J
Clinton
Gingrich
Cole
White House
Dwight Eisenhower
Washington
Horatio Alger
California
GOP
Bob Dole
Phil Gramm
Pete Wilson
Christian Coalition
Ross Perot
Ike
Perot
America
Stephen Ambrose
Clinton vows veto power against Republican laws
President Clinton shifts from restraint to open veto threats as he targets House and Senate bills he deems harmful. He vows to veto regulatory reform, litigation bills with loser pay, crime bill changes, and environmental cutbacks while pressing welfare reform and middle class tax cuts. He warns Democrats he will wield the veto to shape policy.
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Clinton
Congress
White House
Rupert Murdoch
Newt Gingrich
House
Republican Congress
American Society of Newspaper Editors
CNN
Senate
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Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Andrew D. Morgan
Aiken, S.C
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Sandy Grady
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