Clinton legal defense fund faced scrutiny over Asian-linked donations
The article notes the Clinton legal defense fund returned 640000 in questionable contributions after being routed via Charles Yah Lin Trie. It questions fundraising links between the fund and the DNC and cites the fund's modest $100000 six month total alongside large legal bills for Whitewater and Paula Jones.
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Clinton
Legal Defense Fund
Charles Yah Lin Trie
Little Rock
Democratic National Committee
Trie
United States
Clintons
DNC
Whitewater
Paula Jones
Jack Germana
Witcover
Air bag warnings spark driver petitions to NHTSA
Hundreds of car owners petition the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to deactivate air bags saying earlier industry warnings were correct. NHTSA granted about 80 waivers while others wait for new rules to take effect mid 1997, drawing criticism of government overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavens
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Lima
Ohio
Aiken Standard Subscriber Help and Contact Details
Public listing for the Aiken Standard provides location and mailing address, subscription and delivery contact numbers, service hours, switchboard and fax numbers, story ideas line, and the publisher's contact with Scott B. Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Letters on taxes prayer and guns in local debate
Readers vent about taxes and federal spending, school prayer, teen work permits, welfare reform, cellular phones in school, airbags safety, gun control, and violence. The letters express strong opinions from multiple local residents on politics, policy, and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Trey Gaines
Beech Island
Repeal Pushes to End Sunday Blue Law in South Carolina
A reader argues that the Sunday Blue Law restricting alcohol sales and store openings before 1 PM in South Carolina violates church state separation and discriminates against non Christian masses. The writer urges citizens to petition state legislatures to repeal the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Belt
South Carolina
Prayer in Schools Sparks Debate and Court Rulings
The writer argues against removing prayer from public classrooms citing Engel v Vitale and related cases Ashington v Schempp and Murray v Curlett. They claim crime and social ills rose after secularization and urge reinstating prayer to improve test scores and morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sngre
Ashington
Welfare debate on who should receive benefits
The text argues welfare rates rose recently and should aid only those unable to work. It notes many depend on welfare for various reasons and suggests supports like babysitters or rides to help able people work, while those who can work should not receive benefits.
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United States
Ricardo Johnson
Aiken
Amanda Flowers Aiken
Clinton
Upourmuing Vault
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Democratic Republic
NRA
NAHC
Gun Owners of America
American Fire Arms Industries
Community leader George Brelsford Jr. remembered in Aiken tribute
George Brelsford Jr. arrived in Aiken in the 1960s to join Owens-Corning Fiberglas as personnel director and became a steady community servant. He led United Way, chaired boards, and held roles with Lions, Kiwanis, the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, and regional groups. He died December 12 after a lengthy illness, leaving condolences from friends and colleagues.
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George W. Brelsford Jr
Aiken
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Co
Owens-Corning
United Way
Aiken Lions Club
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Aiken County Commission For Disabiliies
South Carolina Heart Board
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Aiken Community Action Board
Georgia-Carolina Boy Scout Council
Tri- Development Board
Palmetto Golf Club
Green Boundary Club
Pinnacle Club
Holley Inn Coffee
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TEN
Supreme Court
Ruth Braswell
New Ellenton
Silver Bluff High School
Aiken County
Jeremy Campbell Jackson
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
NASA
Mars
Viking
Robert Rodgers
Brelsford
The
First Presbyterian Church
Bill Charlton
Mr. Charlton
Carl Langley
Mr. Brelsford Best
Haley Inn Coffee Club
George Brelsford
Mr.angley
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