Mandela’s Release Opens Door to End of Apartheid
The 71 year old Nelson Mandela walked free from Victor Verster prison as South Africa nears drastic change. President F W de Klerk, who freed him, lifted bans, scrapped emergency rules, and promised unconditional releases, while whites resist reform and sanctions pressure grows.
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Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr
Mandela
Victor Verster
F.W. de Klerk
de Klerk
African National Congress
Mr. Mandela
P.V. Botha
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Mr. de Klerk
South Africa
ANC
Bush
Oval Office
Alberta Sisulu
Walter Sisulu
European Economic Community
Letters to the Editor raise tax clarity and child protection concerns
Readers pressure for definite limits on a proposed option tax and real estate increases. A letter from David J. Bell of Beech Island condemns child abuse cases in South Carolina, questions duties of social services, and urges accountability, stronger protections for neglected children, and action by authorities.
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South Carolina
Graniteville
Greenwood
David J. Bell
Church Road
Beech Island
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with the writer’s mailing address and be legible, preferably typewritten. Brief, concise letters are preferred and all submissions subject to editing and condensing.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Life Without Father and Illegitimacy in America
A controversial critique argues illegitimacy drives infant mortality and social decay. It cites Nicholas Eberstadt and Nicholas Davidson on unwed mothers, prenatal care, low birth weight, and fatherless homes, urging policy shifts like restricting welfare and reordering divorce rules. It notes racial disparities and calls for sharper focus on two-parent stability.
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America
Nicholas Eberstadt
Harvard
American Enterprise Institute
Eberstadt
Nicholas Davidson
Policy Review
Avidson
Redes
Zampa
Fla
Louis
California Primary May Pick Nominee
California moves toward an early 1992 presidential primary with potential to shape the Democratic nomination. California’s early date could draw candidates and national attention away from Super Tuesday, while Iowa and New Hampshire insist on leading the calendar. Analysts debate impact on regional contests and the fate of the long-standing primary system.
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Ashington
California
Stat
Bush
Iowa
New Hampshire
State Senate
John Roedrick
Roedrick
Towa
Joe Grandmaison
Hampshire
Wn oSee
Grandmaison
Dukak
Ne Hangsure
Tardt
Bob Dole
Mike Dukakis
George Bush
Lennan
Florida
Toweyes
Triage and immigrant pressures described as B bomb threat
The article contrasts triage in medical crises with global overpopulation and immigration pressures. It cites Israel absorbing 80,000 migrants, Hong Kong boat people rising 50 percent, and warns that immigrant inflows from Mexico to the Philippines strain economies, with costs to taxpayers potentially reaching half a billion dollars yearly. It brands uncontrolled birth rates as a B bomb more dangerous than the A bomb.
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Webster
Pina Hospital
Israel
Soviet Union
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Mexico
Philippines
India
Dominican Repulic
Jamaica
Iran
Cambodia
Taiwan
Daiti
Colombia
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Joanne Jacobs
Knight-Ridder Service
Davidson
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Tribune Media
Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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