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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1997
Page
4
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is set to appear in a Pizza Hut TV commercial with a reported fee near 1 million. Western opinion largely honors his role in ending the Cold War, while Russians remember his reform efforts as failures, and the ad will not air in Russia.
The piece argues that Southeast Asian economies face growth limits and face currency and stock declines due to inadequate planning and lack of transparency. It calls for external act IMF intervention to restore credibility while noting potential for Asian tigers to rebound with proper reforms and medicine.
The Heritage Foundation argues that economic freedom, not aid levels or climate, dictates prosperity. Taiwan's reforms lifted its GDP per capita from 1133 in 1965 to 14206 in 1996, while Haiti remains poor despite decades of aid. The 1998 Index of Economic Freedom links wealth to property rights, regulatory ease, and small government, citing 156 countries and notable cases like Angola and North Korea. Kim Holmes and Bryan Johnson of Heritage Foundation cite these findings.
A columnist links President Clinton's Akron race discussion to Latrell Sprewell's suspension for choking coach P.J. Carlesimo. The piece argues that public talks on race risk inflaming tensions, turning every incident into a racial issue, and harming progress toward harmony. It critiques media figures and politicians for prompting collective guilt instead of addressing real prejudice.
Arlington veterans and patriots demand removal of Larry Lawrence’s grave near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Critics say Lawrence’s military claims and bio were false, noting his 1983 ambassadorship to Switzerland and donor-backed rise, with Clinton’s role in his burial and a 1996 waiver cited as a grave misuse.
A letter questions focus on crack babies in South Carolina, arguing most affected are minority mothers and criticizing criminal charges for fetal death tied to maternal drug use. The writer urges evidence over emotion and political agendas and highlights lack of conclusive research. The Aiken Standard welcomes brief signed letters with contact details.
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