Peace In Troubled Lands Worthy Goal For 1995
Our View argues that peace in Northern Ireland, where a Christmas 1994 ceasefire paused 25 years of violence, offers a model for other conflicts. The piece notes a hopeful mood with Belfast streets bright, a bumper 1994 shopping year, and a rough death toll of about 3,000 in the 25-year struggle, urging global pursuit of similar serenity in Bosnia Chechnya and beyond.
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Irish Republican Army
Associated Press
Belfast
North Ireland Chamber of Commerce
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Baseball in Crisis Risks 1995 Season, Union and Owners Clash
San Diego Union-Tribune argues MLB labor dispute between owners and players threatens the 1995 season. It notes a salary cap, loss of arbitration, and antitrust exemption battles, with Carter offering mediation as spring training looms and fans growing weary. Concerns include replacement players if the stalemate persists and potential impact on ticket sales.
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Play Union
Jimmy Carter
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Newt Gingrich
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Blue Jays
San Diego Padres
San Diego Union-Tribune
Nativity theft spurs reader praise for local hospice care
A reader laments the theft of a valued family nativity scene once gifted by Aunt Margaret, describing its emotional significance and reluctance to replace it. The letter commends Hitchcock Hospice Service and Aiken Regional Medical Centers staff, especially Jim Cobb, Mary Washington, and Eric Muhlbaier, for compassionate care during Anne Bailey’s illness and death.
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Mary “Washington
Anne Bailey
Aiken
Eric Muhlbaier
Chrissy Leschak
Lib Cumbee
Jatana Chapman
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Predictions From 1994 Pundit Dialog Shape Holiday Themes
A retrospective column reviews predictions from 1994 covering Whitewater investigations and Clinton era politics. It cites forecasts on independent counsels, health care, anti-government sentiment, and electoral outcomes, noting mixed accuracy and grocery-list of entities like Bill Clinton, Kenneth Starr, and Oliver North.
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Whitewater
Congress
Clinton
Whitewater Development Corp
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
White House
Lawrence Walsh
Bill Clinton
Walsh
Ira Magaziner
Washington
Rules Matter To Bureaucrats In Billy Case At San Mateo
A San Mateo County court hears on January 11 the case of 12 year old Billy, a black foster child living five years with white foster parents who plan to move to Oregon. The county’s social services seek institutional care for him, challenging the foster parents while alleging race-based concerns. Marta Diaz represents Billy as social workers push bureaucratic dogma over his well being. The piece condemns bureaucratic emphasis on rules over reality and notes similar adoptions and custody frictions occur nationwide and abroad.
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San Mateo County
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Oregon
Department of Social Services
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Children's Services
San Mateo Department of Social Services
Children’s Services Division
Marta Diaz
America
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