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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1998

Page

4

Editorials Question the Grief Industry After Jonesboro Shootings

The Providence Journal Bulletin critiques mass media and television for turning the Jonesboro Arkansas shootings into a dramatic narrative and promoting grief counseling as a universal response. It questions the rushed healing narrative and urges recognition of the real victims and limits of therapeutic coverage.

Jonesboro Ark Arkansas Laura Schlessinger

Remembering Joe Jimnies Aiken sports pillar and community mentor

Joe Jimnies a longtime Aiken youth coach official and Du Pont worker died April 7 at age 67 after a life of service to youth and sports He coached at USC Aiken Kennedy Middle School and with the Aiken Swim Association and United Way He was voted into the Aiken County Sports Hall of Fame and revered as a steady generous figure who kept his humor and helped many including Pete Whitfield and his own family Georgena and five children Jill Jody Julie Jay and Jeremy

Joe Jimnies Joe Aiken Pete Whitfield Pete Georgena Jill Jody Julie Jay Jeremy Jimnies Carlton Fisk Fenway Park Boston Celtic Satch Sanders Worcester Tech du Pont Toe du Pont Operations Recreation Association Aiken-Augusta OBA Tony Orsini Savannah Tony Don Law Savannah River United Way SRP Aiken High Aiken Swim Association USC Aiken Kennedy Middle School Kennedy Bob Pops Aiken County Sports Hall of Fame Jesus Roger D. Rollins

Jamie Thomas Trust Fund donations acknowledged

Stella Gartrell thanks Rev Alfred Holmes and the Mt Anna Baptist Church for donations to Jamie Thomas Trust Fund aiding her education. Contributions may be made at Palmetto Federal Bank or sent to P O Box 993 Aiken. Jamie, a former Aiken resident, is an honor student and three-sport athlete.

Jamie Palmetto Federal Bank Jamie Thomas P.O Aiken Stella Gartrell

Aiken Standard welcomes Letters to the Editor

The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor signed by the writer with mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Address Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29902 or email editorial scescape net.

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LBJ Helped Humphrey Not Nixon in 1968 Campaign

Based on Robert Dallek’s biography Flawed Giant and declassified White House records, Lyndon B. Johnson did not secretly back Richard Nixon. Johnson provided Humphrey with evidence of Nixon’s efforts to sabotage peace talks, angered by Nixon’s alleged treason, and instead campaigned for Humphrey while pressing him to pursue a peacemaker stance.

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