Obituary for Mavis L. Sullivan of Aiken and Sumter
Mavis L. Sullivan lived in Aiken for 35 years before moving to Sumter in 1987 to be near a daughter. He died December 18 at a Sumter hospital after a prior heart attack. A longtime Du Pont patrolman at the Savannah River Site, he wrote the column Thoughts of a Free Man for decades and later in the Sumter Item. Sullivan was remembered for his azalea garden on Clemson Drive, his gentleness, and his public open house and verse reflecting his love for mankind and Creator.
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Mavis L. Sullivan
Aiken
Sumter
du Pont Co
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Sally” Sullivan
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College Acres
Washington gun liability law sparks national debate
Officials in Washington pass a law that would hold gun manufacturers liable for deaths or injuries caused by weapons sold. Critics call the measure illogical and fear it punishes innocent producers while offenders act independently. The NRA and lawmakers urge Congress and the president to veto the law, arguing it undermines common law and fumbles responsibility.
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Washington, D.C
Company X
Richard Gardiner
National Rifle Association
Letters to the Editor on Rowan’s book and gun incident
A reader questions media coverage of Cart Rowan and his book Breaking Boundaries. The letter cites an unregistered handgun incident involving Rowan injuring a teenager, asks why he was not charged or jailed, and accuses the press and Sen. Edward of racial bias, suggesting reverse racism.
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Cart Rowan
Rowan
Sen. Edward
Aiken Standard invites signed letters to the editor
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor signed by the writer and bearing the writer's mailing address. Letters should be legible and preferably typewritten. Brief letters are preferred and all letters are subject to editing and condensation. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
8.C
Resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze and Gorbachev’s crisis
The piece argues Shevardnadze’s farewell signals a pivotal moment in the Soviet reform era. It frames Gorbachev as a conflicted leader facing a hollow center amid competing powers including the KGB and the army. The author urges a coalition regime with Shevardnadze and Yeltsin to salvage reform and birth a broader federation of Russian ethnicities and republics.
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Eduard Shevardnadze
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Congress of People’s Deputes
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Andrei Sakharov
Shevardnadze
Foreign Ministry
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America
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Boris Yeltsin
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Central Asia
Israel
Tent Town: Bath Mill Proposal Sparks County Office Plan
Hiram and a friend debate moving County offices into Bath Mill versus building a tent city. They joke a tent could house Health and Drug Abuse services to serve clients in Montmorenci and nearby areas, raising costs and public image concerns. The talk hints at final cost figures pending and possible other proposals, with nostalgia for Bath Mill as a former textile employer.
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Hiram Hocksted
Council
Aiken
Moneta
Hiram
Health Department
Aiken County
Montmorenci
Bath
Montmorenei
Bath Mill
Bath Re
Carrol Warner
Middle East Crisis Won’t End In Iraq
A essay warning that U S forces will remain in the Gulf for decades, outlining risks of Iraq aggression, possible outcomes of a war, and long term U S military and ideological commitments in Saudi Arabia and the broader region. It contemplates casualties, occupation challenges, and the potential for wider geopolitical realignments.
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Middle East
Iraq
Hether
Bush
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Araby
Jimmy Carter
Mideast
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Kuwait
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Baghdad
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