Simpkins Aiken Olympian's Road to Fame Highlighted
Our view profiles Charlie Simpkins the Aiken triple jumper and 1988 Seoul Olympian. From a six child family on Mississippi Avenue to Nike sponsorship and a Baptist College track scholarship, he trains two hours daily and runs miles. The piece notes his dedication, family support, and Atlanta 1996 target.
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Charlie Simpkins
Aiken
Barcelona
Aiken High
Essie Jordan
Milton Jordan
Mississippi Avenue
The
Graniteville Co. R
Simpkins
Baptist College
Charleston Southern
Nike Footwear
Nike
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Seoul
Sidney Gray
Gray
Ashley
Linda Gray
Linda
Jordan
Graniteville
Cecil Atchley
Community Services of
Security Federal
Ronnie Gordon
Palmetto Federal
Depot Stores
Islam Masonic Temple
Young Piney Grove Baptist Church
Trenton
Bell Grove Baptist Church
Edgefield Road
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Williston
Wal-Mart
Atlanta
Potatoes and Spelling Flap Echoes in Quayle Tale
The piece notes how Vice President Quayle’s classroom potato spelling miscue sparked jokes and traces the word’s spellings through history. It recalls Souter’s preferred enquirer spelling and cites other language quirks and public figures' notes on spelling and language.
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Dan
V.P
New Jersey
Quayle
Wigtownshire
Smollett
M. de Champignon
Burns
Madison Square Garden
Seventh Avenue
Ireland
Sean
U.S. Supreme Court
David Souter
Frank D. Wagner
Vero Beach
Fla
Port St. Lucie
Clinton Emerges as Viable Vote No Strategy Gains Momentum
The piece argues Clinton shifts from a protest vote to a plausible alternative as Bush trails in polls. It notes voters reassess Clinton after the Democratic convention, weighing trust and presidential suitability, with Labor Day as a pivot point for focus on the race.
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Bush
Clinton
Bill Clinton
Pat Buchanan
Paul Tsongas
Jerry Brown
Ross Perot
Washington
George Bush
Bil Ditton
Perot The Gadfly Had An Answer sacrificial lamb
The piece argues Democrats abandoned the race allowing Bill Clinton to emerge as a challenger while Bush eyes another term. It cites Perot as a gadfly offering a budget plan and tax changes, argues Clinton would face entrenched Democrats, and notes Bush and Teeter claiming no real change from a long-standing Congress.
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Bush
New York
Mario Cuomo
Maine
George Mitchell
Bill Clinton
Mister Smith
Washington
Capitol Hill
Ross Perot
Perot
Ehough
Clinton
Teeter Sees Strength Behind Bush Quayle Comeback Plan
Robert Teeter, Bush Quayle campaign chair, argues the base is restoring support despite Perot and a weak economy. He cites Ford’s 1976 comeback, predicts strong Southern gains, and says Clinton would be framed as a tax and spend liberal.
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Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Teeter
Ford
White House
Ronald Reagan
Bush
Ross Perot
Perot
Clinton
Bush-Quayle
Arkansas
Dukakis
Walter Mondale
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Sue S. Brown
Debra Z.price
Eilen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
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Phil Crane
Illinois
Political Action Committee
PAC
Phil
Ellen Goodman
Colummn
Boston
Lewis Grizzard
Buffalo News
Jon Margolis
Knight Ridder Service
Pentagon
Gadfly
Paul Harvey
Angeles Times Syndicate
State Department
Congress
Bob Teeter
Ashington
Robert Teeter
Bush Quayle
Bush- Quayle
GOP
Gally Organization
Newsweek
Michael Dukakis
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Tribune Media Services
Eeter
Dixie
South
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