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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1997
Page
4
Russia faces a leadership doubt as Boris Yeltsin, 60s, undergoes heart surgery and pneumonia. Parliament split over whether he is fit to rule, with a first vote to oust him reversed by a second vote hours later. The United States watches closely as Russia contemplates four more years of his term.
Swiss banks face scrutiny over Nazi era operations and Holocaust victim restitution. Ambassador Carlo Jagmetti urged a public-relations crisis response, calling for decisive action. Outgoing President Jean Pascal Delamaraz criticized Jewish groups over compensation fund talks, underscoring need for honest acknowledgment of indirect bank complicity.
Addresses and contact numbers for the Aiken Standard are listed. Subscription, delivery, circulation, switchboard, fax, and editorial contacts are provided for reader inquiries and newsroom coordination. Publisher Scott B. Hunter is reachable at the main number.
In a contemporary analysis, the line item veto shifts spending power toward the presidency, enabling partial approvals and amendments to budget bills. The piece notes past GOP support under Newt Gingrich, Clinton's potential use against space defense, and lawsuits by Moynihan and Byrd challenging constitutionality, with the broader view of ongoing Capitol Hill power dynamics.
Steven Greenhut argues for more levity in American politics and urges bold politicians to use wit and theater to counter solemn discourse. He cites Bora Djordjevic’s The Party of Ordinary Drunkards in Serbia as a model for a satirical yet serious political movement.
The city will spend 32000 dollars from streetscape funds for a Laurens Street and Richland Avenue clock tower honoring the late Mayor H Odell Weeks. The Weeks family and downtown businesses added 9000 dollars. A traffic circle at Laurens Street and Hampton Avenue is proposed to improve flow and beautification.
Ernest Hall of Aiken defends Chuck Tatum’s view of a biased court in South Carolina. He recalls paying a lawyer to represent him, receiving five minutes before a judge, and being banned from speaking, calling for jury trials and reform before his son faces the system.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor. Writers must include signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited and condensed and should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken, SC.
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